Is it possible to have more than one system connected to one

[AtariDude]

Hi,

 

I am not sure if this is the correct forum for this question but here goes:

 

I have 2 TVs in my room. One has a Sony Playstation connected to it and the other has an Atari 7800. I am in the process of possibly obtaining an Atari Jaguar. I don't wish to buy another TV just for the Jaguar so I want to know if it is possible to have 2 systems connected to one TV and have some sort of switcher where one system is active and the other system is inactive.

 

I don't want to have to re-arrange cables each time. Is something like that possible?

 

Thanks for your time.

[cwilkson]

Hey Ataridude,

 

Yeah, sure. Just go into your local Babbages, Software Etc, Software Boutique,

Best Buy, or whatever, and ask for a audio/video switchbox. Be sure to get one

that support both composite and S-video.

 

-Chris

[Albert]

There are many different s-video switchboxes on the market, I have two by Sony which have four composite/s-video inputs and one by RCA that has six inputs (I belive) and can be operated by remote (although I never use it that way). I definitely recommend getting a switchbox that supports s-video as Chris suggested, especially if your TV has s-video inputs.

 

Here's a page from Best Buy's site that lists four different A/V switchers they sell:

 

Best Buy - Video Switchers

 

..Al

[AtariDude]

Thanks for your help guys. That information is going to be very handy

[Wntermute]

It is absolutely possible.. I have a $20 Pelican S-Video switchbox (look near the Playstation 2 stuff, it's in a "PS2 blue" box) with my Playstation 2, Dreamcast, Jaguar, and Nintendo 64 conencted to it. The output feeds into my VCR, which also has my 4-port 5200's funky switchbox and a cable-ready manual switchbox connected to it for my 7800.

 

I have several systems "on deck" with this setup.. since I can just move the video cable from the N64 to the SNES, I can quickly switch between the two.. and just moving the RF cable from the 7800 to my Intellivision, NES, or XEGS I can have those ready quickly too.