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Extron A/V Gear question
Bear78:
Yeah, If this was a 16 or even a 12 port option I'd be all over it. It has the ports for the phoenix connectors and a few of the connectors. I'm only outputting to 1 TV also so I'm not gaining a ton there.
The VCS on the other hand might me something cool to mess around with. It's a downscaler so I could plug a VGA source into it and get 480i though component.
TDIRunner:
--- Quote from: Bear78 on October 10, 2019, 03:50:39 PM ---Yeah, If this was a 16 or even a 12 port option I'd be all over it. It has the ports for the phoenix connectors and a few of the connectors. I'm only outputting to 1 TV also so I'm not gaining a ton there.
The VCS on the other hand might me something cool to mess around with. It's a downscaler so I could plug a VGA source into it and get 480i though component.
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Oh, I missed the part where you said it only had 8 inputs. I forgot that some models have more buttons on the front than inputs on the back. Mine is that way as well. The buttons on my front are for 16x16, but on the back only has connectors for 16x8.
wiggy:
The VSC300 is an analog-to-analog upscaler. Not sure exactly how one could use it at this point.
The 160xi is a video signal converter. Again, it’s for analog signals only, and it’s more like a down-scaler, taking various VGA resolutions and making them acceptable to old as dirt TVs and projectors.
Tech13:
so I feel ignorant when it comes to these, and I would like to know more and understand why they are so sought after.
Currently I am using consumer grade system selectors. I have checked their impedance with a multi meter and all of them are fairly low ohms, but I am always willing to learn more.
Anyone willing to give a crash course?
Bear78:
--- Quote from: Tech13 on October 11, 2019, 07:43:40 AM ---so I feel ignorant when it comes to these, and I would like to know more and understand why they are so sought after.
Currently I am using consumer grade system selectors. I have checked their impedance with a multi meter and all of them are fairly low ohms, but I am always willing to learn more.
Anyone willing to give a crash course?
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I'm sure someone can give a more in depth answer but more or less, the Crosspoint can act as a single switch for all composite, S-video, Component, and RGB hook ups and can output to multiple TVs at the same time if wanted. So some people that use both a CRT and a modern TV in their setups can send signal to either or both at the same time all though one device.