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If I want to switch the speakers to the (PS3/Cable/Antenna), I turn this ugly looking knob right and if I want to switch speakers to the computer, I turn that ugly knob left.They should make it smaller and change the color to black. Also the knob has a tiny dot on the top which tells you which port you're using. Like the title says, it looks stupid but works great. The gray looks out of place except maybe by a PSOne. I had to use a sharpie to draw a larger dot indicator. I only use the audio for this. My PS3, TV, and computer are hooked to my audio amplifier through this.
Not even worth withholding a star. There is a red indicator but it's too tiny for my sorry eyes so I used a Sharpie pen to label it and now I can easily see where to turn the dial. One minor negative is that I can not see which device the dial is turned to.
The stereo is small and it's old, but it is of good quality and has great sound and speakers. I only use the audio inputs and outputs on the device. I needed to be able to run three components (DVD player, VCR, and computer) into my stereo system.
It works just as I had hoped. So happy to have found this item because it's made my life nicer. But it only has one set of audio inputs on the back.
I am able to run the three components into the Sony Selector, and then run the one output to my little stereo.
It is really simple and the video and sound quality transferred are excellent. This was shipped very quickly and works exactly as it is supposed to work. I considered buying a generic brand that was cheaper, but I knew I could trust Sony, so I paid the little bit extra and I have not been disappointed.
Easy to use, compact and solid. This is an excellent choice if you want a simple component selector device.
Similarly, even though "In" and "Out" connections are labelled, signal can be passed in either direction, letting you split either your output or input. My two complaints are that the selection knob can be difficult to turn, and the red marker that tells which input / output is selected can be difficult to distinguish in poor lighting.
Overall, I highly recommend this product to people looking for a compact, simple audio / video switcher. However, the construction is quite sturdy; I can't see this item breaking down anytime soon.
I ordered two of these items for my make-shift home theater system, and they're everything I expected. It also doesn't appear to degrade audio quality noticably, even going through two switches (admittedly, I'm not an audiophile).
(Note: if you want to switch signals on a 3.5mm stereo connection, you'll have to purchase cables to split the signal to dual rca left and right signals, which is what I'm doing). As at least one reviewer mentioned, contrary to the packaging, they can switch audio signals without any video connection.
(I currently have one sending my computer's audio signal to one of three sets of speakers, and the other switching one of the speakers' input between the computer audio and game console audio).The product is just about as compact as it can get for switching up to 9 signals (6 audio and 3 video), and the color is actually a darker grey than the picture suggests (which I like).
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