Customer Reviews

Pro System Selector Silver 2.0

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I was a little concerned when I first ordered this product for a few reasons. I was running my component cables through my Yamaha receiver but simply ran out of room. I have a 64inch widescreen HDTV and was fearful anything less expensive would result in a poor connection/signal. I was pleasantly mistaken. This would easily be worth the original $99 price, but becomes a no brainer with it at only $63. I use it for my DVD player, my XBOX 360 with HDDVD player and my PS3. All of them have no loss in picture quality. Trust me on my 64inch TV it would be easy to catch. It also supports older connections for video and I would imagine since they are less of a signal that there wouldn't be a problem. I was also impressed it has inputs for digital audio as well as ethernet connections. It has everything but HDMI. It even comes preprogrammed with names of every game system and video device on the market.
My only reccommendation would be to ditch the included component cable and replace it with a better quality one. I'm not sure how they would work but my review is with a Monster cable as they looked pretty cheap. Since they were included though who cares?
EDIT:
Well my foot went in my mouth after writing this review. I should have used it longer as i discovered that it isn't as good as I had thought. When I began watching DVDs and playing more games (PS3 and 360) I soon realized that the picture signal became distorted. It seems as though it has more difficulty during action scenes for some reason, but also was distorted at the opening credits of some DVDs/ games. I ran the cables back to my TV and Yamaha receiver without further problem. I just sent this back and am waiting on the refund. Hopefully nobody used my review and made the same mistake I did. Sorry.

The format of the switch is great, and it is too bad that (at least through component cables) it is not compatible with the Wii. That's because it loses video sync on extremely bright signals, like the Wii's pure-white menu.

It also appears to blow-out the highlights of DVD video sources, and loses sync on over-bright video signals from DVD as well.

So basically, I am returning this unit and trying to find something that does not interfere with my component imagery.

Main machine is great it has ethernet connection so if you have two systems connected just switch over to line to and bam your done.

I'm running a Wii, XBox 360, PS2, Dreamcast, and Mac Mini through it and all work fine. I've never seen the problems some other reviewers mention with bright screens and losing sync, so perhaps there are several hardware revisions in the market. There are a few bells and whistles that could have been done better: you can assign any of a long list of source names to each input, but you can't add user-entered names, so the Wii will always show up as 'Gamecube,' and the Ethernet switching is essentially useless--- it's a 2-to-1 multiplexer, not a hub, so only one port will be active at a time; a five-port hub would have been tremendously more useful with modern consoles and other devices. Overall, though, it works just fine as an input selector. There's a barely perceptible loss of sharpness compared to going directly into the receiver; I only notice it with things like text windows on the Mini, and never when playing a game or watching a video.

It's just what a video gamer can ask for. No more switching back in forth with the A/Vs behind your tv. There all hooked up and ready to go.

I've been through 2 system selectors, one of them from some 3rd party and another low-end Pelican. However, I am pleased to say that this is a very good video switch.

I've got an Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, and my computer sound card output plugged into this. My 360 is 1080i and my Wii 480p. I have not experienced any issues like I did with the old switches, namely:

* Out of sync issues (where my projector loses the source) or HDTV goes crazy
* Inputs not properly displaying progressive scan

That hasn't happened. I like the labeling system, but there's no Wii, just Gamecube. Oh well. The remote works really well and it looks nice with my setup. I like the front panel, that's really nice.

I was looking around for a good switch and a lot were really expensive but only had about 3-4 component inputs. This has 5 component inputs. The LED display tells you what it's outputting and what channel you're on. It was well worth it!

I did a fair amount of research and landed on this product in the hope that it would simplify things for me. In short, it does so and very well thank you. It's a pretty straightforward install; the only (minor) critique is that it doesn't have a dedicated "Wii" option but has a "GameCube" one - dates it, but if you're not bothered, this product is a great bargain at about $50...

I've read all the good and bad press on this one before I choose to purchase the product. I have found it works very well as long as you use good cables to reduce signal degradation. I have found that Plasma and LCD are more prone to artifacts, while my Mitsubishi projection TV has never had an artifact issue.

Unless you really need to have a remote and control more than three HD systems, consider looking at "Pelican HD System Selector" or the "GameStop Universal System Selector", between 15 and 20 bucks. I have one of those too and have found it to be just as good a appliance.

Pros: Simple to setup and use. Programming the labels is about has hard as setting the presets on your car radio. Blends right in with other stereo components. Passes 1080i HD signal to my CRT HDTV without any distortion that I can discern. Display is bright, clear and easy to read. Remote makes switched from game console back to TV or other devices from across the room simple.

Cons: No S-Video cable included. No dedicated audio cable included, so if you use all RCA style video outputs (component and composite) and send your sound via RCA to a receiver you either have to use your own cable or separate the red and white cables from the yellow on the included composite cable. As the other reviewers noted, there is no Wii label and no way to update/customize the labels.

The LAN support isn't a true hub, but a switch, where port A or B can talk to the network but not both at the same time. You cannot link a LAN port to an input channel, so you have to select both the right A/V channel and LAN port.

This is much cheaper and much more versatile then the other products I have found for video/audio switching. The fact that the fiber ports are also switched is a huge bonus!. I think there is a possibility that the quality of the video is however slightly degraded. I did swap out to some really nice monster cables and I did still notice just a slight drop in video performance. However I am willing to swap that for the very nice convince of switching between devices with out having to unplug cables or switching things around.

BTW this is not a game Amazon why did you ask me to rate this game?