Talneharus Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Hey gang I have a quick question! Has anyone hooked another consoles rf cable to the switch box of the 5200? I have a Sega Genesis I use alot and it shares my CRT TV in my room. Ive been completely unhooking the 5200 or Genesis for the other. I see there is a coax in on the switch box for the 5200 the one you would run the cable for television to. Would it be unwise to hook up my Genesis to the port? I'm using RCA cables with a coax adapter for the Genesis in lieu of its own switch box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiddlepaddle Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 It's fine to do that, but you might get a slightly better picture by going direct. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 If you do that, be sure the 5200 box is the closest one to the TV. If the box fails internally, it can take out any RF switches ahead of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talneharus Posted February 27, 2016 Author Share Posted February 27, 2016 Awesomesauce! Thanks! Its the only powered switch box I've dealt with so that had me feeling a bit leery about putting other inputs on. Awesome to know it'll be okay. I love my Genesis and 5200 so its good to hear I don't have to worry about them trying to take each other out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 how about using a splitter or an a/b switch like this. http://m.ebay.com/itm/RCA-Deluxe-A-B-Video-Coax-Switch-VH74R-New-in-Retail-Package-/301465424339?nav=SEARCH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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