JVC JXS111 HD Compatible Component Video Switcher

by JVC

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 22 x 3.4 inches ; 6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005USA7
• Item model number: JXS111
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 30, 2003

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The JX-S111 is an affordable AV switcher with five AV inputs (two with S-video) and two AV outputs (one with S-video). A monitor output with S-video is also included. The passive design means it can be operated even when no power supply is available, making it ideal for portable application.

Product Description

If your home is one of the growing multitude with multiple entertainment sources, such as cable or satellite, VCR, DVD, and laserdisc, you need the high quality, unintrusive signal steering of the JVC JXS111 A/V Switcher. Color - Black

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

56 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Product. Couldn't live without it!, October 17, 2004

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Atomicwasteland (Rockville, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: JVC JXS111 HD Compatible Component Video Switcher (Electronics)

This is a great product and I couldn't live without it!

I recently purchased a High Definition TV and went on a "cable kick" where I was determined to purchase the highest quality cables for everything so that I could get the full benefit of my TV. Imagine my annoyance when I found that my HD-TV only had TWO COMPONENT inputs (and one HDMI/Digital input) on the back of the TV! Of course it then had another FIVE inputs, but they were all the lower quality COMPOSITE or S-VIDEO connections. I mean, what was the point of buying the TV if all I could hook up (with a high quality connection) was my cable box and my DVD player???

Thank goodness for this item. It allows you to plug in up to THREE different COMPONENT sources and output them to a single COMPONENT output port. (You switch between them by clicking the button that corresponds to the port you want to use at that moment). For example, you can have an X-Box connected to Port 1, a Playstation 2 connected to Port 2, and a Gamecube connected to Port 3. This would allow you to dedicate only a single COMPONENT port on your TV to your gaming systems, while freeing any others (if there even ARE any) for something else like a Cable Box or a DVD player.

Note: you'll see FIVE buttons on this item, but only THREE of them allow COMPONENT connections -the other ones (Port 4 and Port 5) only allow the lower quality S-Video or COMPOSITE connections. Port 4 is located on the back of the box (next to Ports 1 to 3), while Port 5 is actually located on the front of the box -which is pretty convenient if you want to plug in something temporarily (like another game system or a camera!) A high quality VCR (with S-VIDEO) would be a good bet to use for Port 4...

Please note that ALL 5 Ports allow input of S-Video and COMPOSITE video, it is just that the first 3 ports ALSO allow COMPONENT source inputs.

In addition, there are actually 2 ouput ports. The first (#1) is a COMPONENT output port (3 plugs) and Analog Audio (2 plugs), while the second output port (#2) has S-VIDEO (1 plug), COMPOSITE VIDEO (1 plug), and ANALOG AUDIO (2 plugs). This means that this product would be perfect for someone even if they didn't have ANY COMPONENT sources at all! They could still use S-VIDEO or COMPOSITE connections for everything.

One other great feature. This item does not require ANY power at all. It is a simple switcher. You push one button and the other buttons pop out. It is solely mechanical, not electrical.

Finally, please note that this unit does not support anything other than Analog Audio. It is a VIDEO switcher. If you are looking for the same thing for high quality audio, you can purchase a simple Digital Audio switcher (at about 1/3 of the cost of this unit) to do the same thing. However, at the time of this purchase I was NOT able to purchase this audio switcher from Amazon. I had to find it elsewhere on the net from a specialty store.

All in all a great product! I wouldn't consider anything else if you want the highest quality video for everything.

29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great little unit, December 20, 2002

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J. Fisher "cyto" (SLC, UT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: JVC JXS111 HD Compatible Component Video Switcher (Electronics)

This JVC component switcher does everything easily and well. It does not require a seperate power source and it is very easy to set up. It allows you to hook up several component electronics to your HDTV with little signal loss, meaning that pictures will look just as good on your HDTV. Most HDTV's come equipped with only a few component hook-ups, so this unit simplifies your a/v connections without having to switch out your other units everytime you want to use another system(i.e., XBOX, Gamecube, Directv). Most of us digital tv owners have several units to hook up and this unit is very welcome in any Digital A/V setup!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For people who love electronic toys!, August 17, 2004

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John M Spangler (Bryan, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: JVC JXS111 HD Compatible Component Video Switcher (Electronics)

I ordered this one already knowing about it. I bought it at our local stereo store and am now ordering one for my dad who loves his toys too. I have a Gamecube, XBOX, PS2 and Direct TV with HD that all have the capability of using component cables. This little unit makes life a bit easier. Just plug in your cables from your systems and plug them into the JVC unit and then plug one more component cable into your TV. Wah la, you got 4 systems hooking up to one input on the back of your tv. No more swapping cables, just sit back and relax and enjoy!