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Connecting 3 consoles to one TV via RF
Cloisonne:
I have a CRT TV that only has an RF input, which I want to use with NES, SNES, and N64. Is there any way of connecting three of these systems to this one TV?
I've looked up RF splitters, but they work opposite from how I want them to, with one input and three outputs. And I haven't found any RF swtichers. Can anybody help?
Arseen:
Get 3 of these:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ORIGINAL-NINTENDO-NES-RF-SWITCH-W-30-DAY-GUARANTEE-/190757882438?pt=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item2c6a0e4a46
or these if yer European
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Official-Nintendo-NES-rf-cable-/271110381446?pt=UK_Video_Games_Cables_and_Adaptors&hash=item3f1f701f86
I think you can figure out the rest.
OR BUY NEW TV THAT HAS COMPOSITE INPUTS!!!
Wayu better picture quality. ;)
Cloisonne:
--- Quote from: Arseen on November 26, 2012, 06:19:01 AM ---Get 3 of these:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ORIGINAL-NINTENDO-NES-RF-SWITCH-W-30-DAY-GUARANTEE-/190757882438?pt=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item2c6a0e4a46
or these if yer European
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Official-Nintendo-NES-rf-cable-/271110381446?pt=UK_Video_Games_Cables_and_Adaptors&hash=item3f1f701f86
I think you can figure out the rest.
OR BUY NEW TV THAT HAS COMPOSITE INPUTS!!!
Wayu better picture quality. ;)
--- End quote ---
I have an HDTV which I use for all my other game consoles! I just have this CRT so I can play NES games that use the zapper and SNES games that use the Super Scope Six gun thingy. I also want to connect an N64 to it when I feel like reliving 1999. :3
How would the three NES RF adapter things work? I mean, I already have RF outputs on all three of the consoles, I just need a way to get them all connected to one TV
Arseen:
those cables have pass-through (the box has female connector where you can connect second cable) so they can be daisy chained.
So you connect first cable to TV, second cable to first and the third to second.
Cloisonne:
--- Quote from: Arseen on November 26, 2012, 06:53:49 AM ---those cables have pass-through (the box has female connector where you can connect second cable) so they can be daisy chained.
So you connect first cable to TV, second cable to first and the third to second.
--- End quote ---
Okay, well I see how that would be useful for connecting two systems with RF (or connecting multiple NES consoles), but I don't see how I would be able to support a third.
Let's say I have my toploader NES plugged straight into the TV. There's one extra RF input in the NES RF adapter. If I were to connect another NES RF adapter into the one that's already in the TV, I would still only have one open extra RF adapter. The SNES and N64 doesn't connect to RF with the one RCA input like the NES RF adapters have; they connect with these: (link). They have that adapter, in which I would need to buy a coaxial cable to output straight to the TV.
Unless there's something I'm missing from your explanation? :3