HD System Selector (4-consoles) | 
| From: Pelican Accessories
Buy New: $16.11 (On sale from $19.99)
You Save: $3.88 (19%)
New (14) Used (4) from $9.76
Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 6681
Platforms: Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, Playstation2, Xbox, Gamecube, Playstation
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Xbox
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 15 x 12.5 x 3
MPN: PL-970
Model: PL-970
UPC: 708056590703
EAN: 0708056590703
ASIN: B0006TIA7K
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Changeable nameplates let you add or change systems as you go | | • | Hidden front access areas with AV and S-Video hook-ups | | • | Compact cabinet design for fitting easily with your home entertainment system | | • | Includes AV/S-Video and Component cables |
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Product Description
Pelican's HD System Selector is the ultimate control device for all your gaming systems and your home video setup. It lets you switch easily between your DVD, Xbox, GameCube and Playstation, just by touching a button. The HD also supports the latest technologies, with inputs for AV, S-Video, Component and Ethernet connections.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...
 Excellent for those with too many devices January 30, 2006
C. Smith (Columbus, Ohio USA)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Before we picked up our Xbox 360, we were already maxed out on the input ports of our home theatre system. This device, though, helped us piggyback our 360 in with our Playstation 2 connection with no noticeable loss of quality. It has both component and composite inputs (great if you have multiple devices with more than one output type), as well as interchangeable labels for each input. It's all mechanical, so there's no power connection necessary.
The one way it could have been better would have been if it included optical audio ports, but I understand that is much more complex technology and requires more expensive components. Aside from that, though, it has worked absolutely perfectly for me!
 Gets the job done for not alot of mulah. October 24, 2007
T. J. Shea (Fredonia, KS USA)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Ok, first of all the item is not as bad as some of these reviewers have written. I went out of my way to get a second one as I have NES, SNES, N64, Gamecube, Xbox, Xbox360, and a PS2 with a PS3 in the pipe. Both work flawlessly.
Here's the skinny... it's a switchbox... not a processor. It's 20 bucks... not 120.
That said you will have about a 0.5% signal loss (about a dB in signal) going through the unit. Unless you have a really nice HD TV and know where every pixel on the screen is going to be and at what time... you're not going to notice the loss. It does work in HD. The guy who says it doesn't should try fiddling with his settings. If the console and TV aren't configured correctly it will look very bad. All the box is is a physical switcher... wire for wire... and a solid one at that. I dropped mine on a concrete floor while moving and it took it smiling. The lack of completeness on the nameplates for the front is the only packaging complaint of mine. Most people that will use these are hardcore enthusiasts that will likely still have some of the older systems. At any rate... it's worth the money. If you're worried about signal loss then you can go ahead and buy one of the state of the art combiners and signal regenerators that will give you the best possible picture on a single mixed-down set of outputs. If you can afford the TV that would make a noticeable difference in this then you can afford to not bargain bin on your cables and switches anyways. (gold plated connectors are just an excuse to charge you more.. gold is actually a worse conductor than copper is.. worse than the alloys they use on this stuff nowdays, even... it just doesn't corrode. If you take care of your stuff you won't have that problem anyways.)
My only physical complaint about the unit is that it only has 3 component inputs and not 4 of them. The fourth input is composite/s-video, though, and better than most switches composite-only fourth port. I'll be buying a third and fourth one of these to handle the mix-down of the few consoles I'm adding in the future as they do not make, currently, a 12 port component switch... which is what I need.
Great inexpensive hardware, Does HD December 20, 2006
Matthew M. White (Detroit, MI)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I purchased the PL-970, although my package does not specifically state it works in HD. I assumed (correctly) that it was just wire connections. The system is hardware (physical switching) and does not require power. Easy and simply to set up. Works great with my Wii and Xbox360. I saw other similar switch box options that were just over $100. This is definitely a steal in comparison.
Beware of Input 4... April 29, 2006
Melinda Gottesman (Orlando, FL)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is a great product for a great price - but you should be aware that if you have an older tv, or a tv that doesn't have multi-video mode capability (video 1, video 2, etc.) you will not be able to use the front Input 4 - so you can only actually use it for 3 peripherals, which is a bit annoying for me.
 Very poorly made. Don't waste your money. February 13, 2007
Feeding the Hate
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought one of these at a different store and when I went to hook it up I found out that not all of the inputs worked. I exchanged it for another one hoping for a better result, but I had the same problem with the second one. I finally returned the second one for my money back and went to Radio Shack and bought a system selector that actually worked. Also, don't be fooled into thinking that you're getting 4 component inputs. You get 3 component and one composite input.
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