Question : Problem: rca multi connector? to tv.

i need a device,switcher box or something that will allow me to connect my dvd,vcr and video game console all together to my tv.
does anybody know of one and or what its called?
thanks.
s.

Answer : Problem: rca multi connector? to tv.

Hello sante101:

From the title of your post it looks like you are looking for an RCA video switchbox.

Here's one at Dell:

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?sku=A0963931&cs=19&c=us&l=en

and here's one from an outfit I never heard of before:

http://www.emtcompany.com/products/av-accessories/lm493-s-video-av-audio-video-switch-box-svideo-selector.htm?gclid=CJWQ0fe17osCFRlmWAodIidkVg

These do S-video as well as RCA.

There can be a significant loss of quality in the signals when using these devices - keep cables as short as possible and make sure you can return the thing if it doesn't work well.

Another way to do what you want would be to use the Input/Output connectors on the DVD and VCR units (provided they have both) and chain your devices together - the game console output goes into the VCR input/VCR output goes into DVD input/DVD output goes to monitor.  If the DVD and VCR are off they should pass the signal through (they also have video/VCR or video/DVD settings, I think, that will do the same thing).  This puts a lot of equipment in the signal path and you might have poor quality from the tail end device (game console in this case), but it might be acceptable, especially if you keep your cables short.

wb