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This would have been cool back in 1983.

You guys heard of HDMI???]]>Mar 13th 2007 4:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/
However, a component switch would be neat.]]>Mar 14th 2007 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/Mar 13th 2007 5:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/Mar 13th 2007 6:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/Mar 13th 2007 9:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/

Nice write up, engadget how-tos FTW! We want MOAR MOAR!!!! How about a new engadgethowto site? One new howto everyday or so that would kick some major ass! Hackaday is dead anyway and only links to DIY sites.]]>Mar 13th 2007 9:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/
The mechanical method will potentially introduce noise, and for analog signals, that's a bad thing.]]>Mar 14th 2007 10:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/
The cool thing about this is that while you can easily find pre-made composite and component switches it is pretty hard to find them with more than 5 to 6 inputs and if when you do they normally cost quite a bit more than this would. I had my eye on one that could do 6 composite or component or S-Video devices with stereo or optical digital audio and ethernet and an IR remote that was like $120. While this is nowhere close to that this could still be pretty useful and much cheaper.]]>Mar 13th 2007 9:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/
"comes in any colour you'd like as long as it's ..."

??

its pretty lame.]]>Mar 13th 2007 9:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/Mar 13th 2007 9:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/Mar 13th 2007 9:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/
The hardest part of this project is soldering wires to the integrated circuits, everything else is pretty simple. Yes composite is crap, but this example can be used to make whatever kind of switch you'd like.

And sorry I haven't gotten more How-To's out lately, been working on slews of secret projects ;)]]>Mar 13th 2007 9:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/Mar 13th 2007 11:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/But would it be possible to have HDMI or HDVI switcher or would the same chip would work?]]>Mar 14th 2007 9:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/Mar 14th 2007 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/Mar 14th 2007 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/I did not reply to my self!]]>Mar 14th 2007 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/
Cheers,

Scozza.]]>Mar 14th 2007 10:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/Apr 9th 2007 11:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/there aremany different kinds of component video
VGA is of the RGBHV variety aka 5 wire, seperate wires for each colour and one for each horizontal sync and vertical sync.
DVD YPbPr component variety and has sync in one of the colour wires
Further types of component analogue video signals do not use R,G,B components but rather a colorless component, termed luma, combined with one or more color-carrying components, termed chroma, that give only color information. Both the S-Video component video output (two separate signals) and the Y'PbPr component video output (three separate signals) seen on DVD players are examples of this method.

So you have different colour information and sync. ]]>Mar 14th 2007 10:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/Mar 14th 2007 10:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/
http://www.lyons42.com/PatchBoy/PatchBoy.html]]>Mar 14th 2007 10:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/Mar 14th 2007 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/
Standingfast]]>Mar 14th 2007 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/Mar 14th 2007 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/Mar 13th 2007 9:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/Mar 14th 2007 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/]]>Mar 16th 2007 10:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/
How about some specs? Did you test it on a scope yet?]]>Mar 14th 2007 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.joytech.net]]>Mar 14th 2007 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/
I want an AV (and various other connections) switcher, but I'm not about to pay $100 for the number I need.]]>Mar 14th 2007 3:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/Mar 14th 2007 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/1. Mark and drill all holes.
2. Spray paint the pre drilled case what ever color you wish.
3. follow the rest of the directions.

J
]]>Mar 14th 2007 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://computerguru365.blogspot.com/2006/02/diy-rca-switch-box-updated.html]]>Mar 14th 2007 6:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/Mar 15th 2007 2:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/Mar 15th 2007 2:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/
I wish. I looked into implementing a *coax* switcher about a year ago. However, most of the EEs I talked to said that coaxial works very differently and that simply connecting up the conductors wouldn't work.]]>Mar 15th 2007 2:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000286Q5I?ie=UTF8&tag=mnmsprst-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000286Q5I]]>Mar 15th 2007 2:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/Mar 15th 2007 2:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/Mar 15th 2007 2:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/Mar 15th 2007 2:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/Mar 15th 2007 9:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/
So where is the HDMI and Toslink version?]]>Mar 15th 2007 9:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/Mar 15th 2007 11:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/Apr 9th 2007 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/Apr 9th 2007 2:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/
i would really like to see a way to convert an RCA signal to VGA, so that this box could be used with both RCA and VGA outputs.

all in all, great job!]]>Mar 15th 2007 11:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/Mar 15th 2007 11:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/Mar 15th 2007 9:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/13/how-to-make-a-solid-state-a-v-switcher/Mar 16th 2007 10:14AM