Many people around the nation upgrade their entertainment centers to HDTV’s and 5.1 Surround Sound. They might also have an Xbox 360, PS3, HD-DVD, or Blue-Ray player. Maybe an HD Cable Box or Satellite. With High Definition taking over the world one home at a time, you might find yourself to be in a bit of a cable mess trying to figure out how to get the best quality picture out of every component.
Newer HDTV’s today have 2 sets of component inputs. I believe the theory is, the smaller the TV the less inputs for you to have. Some might come with more, some just might come with 1 set and an HDMI port. I have 2 things that I want to run in HD and figuring this out was a bit tricky until I finally remembered what I used when I had two consoles and a DVD player hooked up to my holder TV. A system selector. Not familiar with these? Well, besides it being butt ugly it is probably the most useful thing you could have around. It normally doubles your inputs for video and audio by adding on 4 extra sets of inputs. Which can be good if you ever to decide to purchase another HD component.
After brain storming for awhile to figure out my wire mess and how to get HD for both my Xbox 360 and Comcast HD Cable Box, I finally realized this is what I needed. I got to my nearest Best Buy after doing some research on the Internet to see what they had. I found one that wasn’t specifically for gaming, which was around $60. After searching around the store and getting no luck finding one, one the associates showed me one for gaming that would work for basically anything, and it was only $19.99. SCORE!
This is how it works. The Pelican HD System Selector comes with the Selector, 1 set of component cables, and some more labels so you can properly label what component is in what port. I basically only needed it to hook up my Xbox 360, and in the future maybe something else like a stand alone HD-DVD player. After getting it all hooked up and ready to go, I couldn’t be more happy with this device. I haven’t lost any quality out of my picture, and it’s easy to use. Just select what system you want (in my case, Cable or Xbox 360) and you ready to go.
Though it’s not the flashiest looking thing you’ll have, it does it’s job and works well. I’d recommend the Pelican HD System Selector for anyone who has ran into the problem of having too many cables and not enough ports.