Customer Reviews

GE 23294 Audio/Video and Game Switch

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Game switch uses the red, yellow, and white inserts along with an S-Video. There is a TV input and 4 additional inputs for the devices. VERY easy to use, can't go wrong. Item took a few days to get to my house; product arrived in new condition.

We have several different gaming systems, and it works great. We use it to switch back and forth, and its really easy to work...the durability is good.

Seems to work OK, video switches aren't that complicated. However, there is one flaw: the instructions state that you must use all composite-only (red/white/yellow plugs) or all S-video devices. I tried to mix devices (DVD player on S-video, game system on composite) and it didn't work.

I was under the impression that since I hooked up an S-video cable to the switch as the output to the TV, all signals sent from the switch would be via S-video, not so. The input device also has to be S-video or you get no video. I.e. you can't hook up a game system using composite-only and have the video switch output via S-video.

It's not a deal breaker for me, but it sure would have been nice to use S-video for my DVD player and composite for my game systems (that don't support S-video). Unless all of your devices use S-video, there's really no reason for this to even have the ports.

I bought this switcher for our kids' TV. We had a DVD player and various video games to hook to one older TV with one set of RCA style inputs (Red, white, yellow). It works well, is simple to operate, and took no time to set up. It does have compatibility with S-video cables used by DVD players for a better picture. However, it won't convert between RCA and S-video or vice versa. That is, if you go with S-video on the output, then all the input devices have to use the S-video input. That's not a fault, it wasn't designed to do that especially at this price point. So, I have all four inputs using the RCA connectors and the picture is perfect on our kids' older standard definition TV.

This product did not work at all. It would only allow one product to work. You could hook all the others up but only the first one would work. I would not recommend this to anyone.

The item was received in "Like New" condition. I say Like New, only because, there's a visible scratch on top of the switch. It works great though! Great item, and great seller! Item was shipped fast! Don't hesitate to buy from this seller :)