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]

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.

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]

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.

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

[JDavis]

That RF modulator for the N64 doesn't connect to the TV through a coaxial cable, it connects by a RF adapter. Like so:



There were also plenty of third party RF adapters for the N64 that didn't require the RF modulator. Like so:



The original SNES has an RF port built in, so you'll only need an RF Modulator or a 3rd party RF adapter if you have the SNES 2.

Beyond that, I'm not sure why you're confused:


[N64 RF adapter]--->[SNES RF adapter]--->[NES RF adapter]--->[TV]

[Cloisonne]

Oh boy, I feel stupid. Didn't realize the SNES/N64 RF modulator had an RCA/RF out, not a coaxial out. It's hard to tell by the angle the picture was taken at 

Okay, now I totally see how this can all work out. Thanks!

[Arseen]

Oh boy, I feel stupid. Didn't realize the SNES/N64 RF modulator had an RCA/RF out, not a coaxial out. It's hard to tell by the angle the picture was taken at  

Okay, now I totally see how this can all work out. Thanks!

No problem, just remember to have max 1 console on at once otherwise you get jumbled image consisting of 2 or 3 images at once.

[wiggy]

It should only show the image of the system plugged in 1st. Being that it's an automatic RF "switch", anything connected to the female end of the 1st should be electronically disconnected once signal from the game system comes through.

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.

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 1996. :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

Fixed

[Arseen]

It should only show the image of the system plugged in 1st. Being that it's an automatic RF "switch", anything connected to the female end of the 1st should be electronically disconnected once signal from the game system comes through.

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.

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 1996. :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

Fixed

Fixed what?
Not my typos.

And nope it does not disconnect the second video.
It should but it does not.
I think it's because the NES, SNES and N64 use either CH3 or CH4, and those are too close to each other.

[Dr.Agon]

you could just get 2 of these;



and then your set-up would be (BAD PHOTOSHOP, BAD PHOTOSHOP, BAD PHOTOSHOP!!!);



thats how i connected most of my consoles back in 2005, before moving up to composite connectors...

[wiggy]

1996

Fixed what?
Not my typos.

And nope it does not disconnect the second video.
It should but it does not.
I think it's because the NES, SNES and N64 use either CH3 or CH4, and those are too close to each other.

Nothing you did.  Just fixed the date

It switches for me  It doesn't have anything to do with what channel it's set to.   The older switches seem to allow some noise to pass through, but it definitely switches to the RF switch closest to the TV.

[Arseen]

OK, maybe PAL signla is somehow more intrusive or something.

[Mert]

A neater solution would be something like the old system selector I used to use. It was this model here, but I'm sure there are other products out there that work the same. Composite in, RF out.

[wiggy]

I think you can still get coax switches at RadioShack, but prolly not for more than 3 devices/inputs.