question about hd system selector's

sociopharm02

sociopharm02

CAGiversary!
Feedback
168 (100%)
OK, my wife was gonna buy me a HD system selector for my Birthday, so I could play my games on HDTV and watch DVD's without having to constantly switch cables. Anyway, I was wondering if anyone has the Pelican one that goes from around 80-100 depending on where you get it at. Gamestop has them for 80.00. How are they and does it have good quality. Second part of this question is that if you do a search for system selector's at Gamestop you get several and you get 1 that goes for 80.00 and one that comes out on 12-01-04 that looks exactly the same for 25.00. Has anyone else checked this out or know anything about it. Sorry if this post is confusing.
 
Yeah I saw the new one at Wal-mart for $25.00 I almost bought it but then decided that I really didn't need one.
 
I have the pelican system selector pro and it works flawlessly on my HDTV. No signal loss, and it also acts as an optical and ethernet switcher.
 
[quote name='rodeojones903']I have the pelican system selector pro and it works flawlessly on my HDTV. No signal loss, and it also acts as an optical and ethernet switcher.[/quote]

One question I had was if all three Ethernet ports are live when you don't have one of them selected? The reason I ask is if they are, I can replace the one I have with that one and remove my network swtich at the same time.
 
I bought the Pelican last spring ($90 shipped free on BestBuy.com with a $20 giftcard . . . $70 net).

I love it . . . my xbox goes directly into one of the two component inputs on my TV the Pelican through the other . . . I have my PS2, GC, DVD player, and cable going through the selector.

Excellent component! I'd probably go for the cheaper one now . . . but I guess its good to have the extra capacities for the longer run.
 
I have had one for almost a year now it it works great. A must buy for anyone with more that one system and a home theatre system.
 
[quote name='Segaholic2']Oh, for the OP: Here's the difference between the $80 and $25 models.

http://ps2.playmoreconsoles.com/fullnews.asp?NewsID=5042[/quote]

That article says nothing! It says that for a smaller unit, they charge less money, but doesn't mention any difference about the features. What a crock.

I have a Pelican AV/S-Video switcher and it's great. That cost me $20 at BB (about 2 years ago).
 
This is the bad buy I have: http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=801668

I'll admit I don't use the HD stuff with it, just s-video. However, it has been great for everything except for one thing: the ethernet ports. Don't get me wrong, they do exactly what they are supposed to do. The thing is, I had the misconception that it was a hub also. It's not. It only connects the currently selected device to the network. This means, well suppose that you have your satellite/cable tv in port 1, and your xbox in port 2. If you are connected to Live, and while you are waiting for a game, or something, and you want to switch it to your tv for a sec, it will disconnect you from Live because your xbox is no longer selected.

Other than that, I whole-heartedly recommend it, whether it's $25 or $100. :)

Now, to answer your second question...I dunno what the deal is with that Gamestop one being $25. :? If it's the same thing, it's a steal at that price!
 
[quote name='drae']This is the bad buy I have: http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=801668

I'll admit I don't use the HD stuff with it, just s-video. However, it has been great for everything except for one thing: the ethernet ports. Don't get me wrong, they do exactly what they are supposed to do. The thing is, I had the misconception that it was a hub also. It's not. It only connects the currently selected device to the network. This means, well suppose that you have your satellite/cable tv in port 1, and your xbox in port 2. If you are connected to Live, and while you are waiting for a game, or something, and you want to switch it to your tv for a sec, it will disconnect you from Live because your xbox is no longer selected.

Other than that, I whole-heartedly recommend it, whether it's $25 or $100. :)

Now, to answer your second question...I dunno what the deal is with that Gamestop one being $25. :? If it's the same thing, it's a steal at that price![/quote]

Thanks for the clarification. It's not useful for me, then, since I have a Tivo and a XBox, and I'm sure one might be trying to do something while the other was in use.
 
The article says that the new one allows you to hook up 4 components at once, the Pro allows 8. I have DVD, Xbox, Gamecube, and PS2 hooked up all through component connections. I have HD cable hooked up throught the second component connection on my tv (Toshiba 57H83). Everything works awesome and was VERY easy to hook up. It allows me to run everything through my home theater setup with multiple types of audio connections as well. I can also watch cable tv and play a game at the same time. I have not used the ethernet connections yet so I cannot really comment on them. Definately a must have if you have an HDTV and multiple systems.
 
Official Xbox Magazine did a short review of the Pelican System Selector Pro in their January 2004 issue. They gave it a 9.0/10 with the following pros and cons:

[quote name='Official Xbox Magazine']
Pros:
- Compnents, optical, and Ethernet connections for online gaming
- Eight inputs is plenty
- Includes a component and composite cable

Cons
- Another $100 to spend on your multi-billion-dollar setup
- Even more to spend on extra optical and Ethernet cables
- No remote control
[/quote]

This hasn't been mentioned yet, so I thought I'd throw it out there for those who are thinking about buying it: it comes in both silver and black.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
bread's done
Back
Top