broken said:
I do the same thing. Except I also have a 4 input optical switcher.
You can run component through a regular 3 rca switcher (marked for composite and stereo left and right) but its only good for up to about 480p. Once you go beyond that and enter into HD territory, that isn't going to work for you anymore.
Thats why I am curious if that switch can actually handle HD signals.
Even if it doesn't, its still a steal.
It's a straight multiplexer/switch. The only thing that causes signal loss is the quality of the innards.
You'd have about the same exact quality loss from a good quality component video switch than you would through say a standard KVM switch you'd use for PC's. It's almost the same signals essentially and the video signals you're sending through that are of potentially much higher resolution than even the highest HDTV standards today.
Rule of thumb, if you're going through something that does the switching electronically (aka like a reciever, and it uses a digital IC to control the switching) as opposed to a manual "switch' type device (read cheaper pelican switchers you'd find at Gamestop, etc), then the internal loss will be less.
That thing does look sweet, although if it does 5.1 Fiber switching I'd be mighty impressed that shit is supposed to be mighty expensive.
