Anyone used a component splitter on 360/wii

TechnoCorruption · 11 Feb 2007 at 15:55

I have a 360 and a wii and its really doing me head in swapping out the component cables from behind the tv, I have looked into getting a splitter so that 3 outputs can be connected to the 1 input.

There seems to be 2 styles, 1 is like this -

and the other is like this -

You can pick up the first 1 for £10-£15 and the 2nd for £40+, obviously you can tell which is the best one for looks and quality but my question is - does anyone have any experience with the 1st switch, I dont really want to spend loads on a switch but also dont wany any video/audio quality loss either.

Certain sellers on the auction site claim for there to be no signal loss but with real thin output cables and non gold plated connecters im not so sure.

TechnoCorruption · 11 Feb 2007 at 16:06

I read something like that with a double jack that plugs into each component input on the tv which allows for 2 inputs not 1, there is apparently an issue with having to turn the idle machine off at the wall.

Even though you had issues with the HDMI switch, did you notice any quality loss on the audio/video signal?

TechnoCorruption · 11 Feb 2007 at 16:15

Thats good to hear, im only on a 26inch R7 Samsung so any loss would be less noticeable than on a 37-42inch+.

TechnoCorruption · 11 Feb 2007 at 16:35

component switch, they go for around 13-15quid

Edit: Ive just ordered one so will give my opinion on it in the week when it comes.

TechnoCorruption · 11 Feb 2007 at 21:07

Do you have to have the idle machine turned off at the wall, I was looking at these, you get 5 double jacks/y splitters in a pack.
The guy selling them said that there was issues with it switching sound if both machines were turned on at the wall.

TechnoCorruption · 13 Feb 2007 at 18:45

My splitter (first picture in original post) turned up today, first impressions were that it was quite a bit bigger than it looked in the pic, probly 2*2inch, not quite sure what I was expecting

The cable thickness was equal to that of the official wii component cable and milimetres thinner than the official 360 component cable, and as we know it doesnt have gold plated connecters.

Got my 360 and wii connected up and it works perfectly, no visual or audio degradation on my 26inch Samsung LCD, I treid out Gears Of War for a realistic look and PGR3 for more vibrant colours and there is no difference at all between direct connection and connection to the splitter.

On the wii, I tired out Zelda and Red Steel and again there seems to be no difference at all, all game testing was done with the other console on and connected to the splitter which means no interference issues as well.

Overall im really impressed with the splitter, value + quality has to be 10/10