Will this degrade the picture quality by using a switch like this??
1663412
Component and HDMI are supposed to handle the same quality of signal. There are those who would debate the quality of component over HDMI but I have not been able to tell with my eyes any visible difference in picture quality. Sometimes cable length is an issue though, so be aware that a 15' cable or longer *might* degrade the signal quality. Hope that is helpful to you.
1663413
I noticed a slight degradation when using composite cables, but the picture quality is still good enough to be usable
1663414
I have noticed no degridation, but I use premium shielded cables and they are secured well.
1663415
For what it's worth, I think any device between the source of the signal and the destination of the signal will cause at least some degradation whether it's audio or video. I'm 66 and wear glasses and I was not able to perceive any difference on my plasma HD tv. I pipe my satellite signal, 2 blu-ray players and a dvd player through my Yamaha receiver. I am not a purist and with my equipment, the audio and video are just fine. With top-end equipment and eyes that work better than mine, there might be a visible difference. I hope this helps.
1261280
Sorry, but mine didn't even work that well - plugged it in & got a very bad picture, colors also far off - Flickered a few times - then never worked again. Returned to amazon.
2283415
I suspect no, but I am not certain. If you are not connected to the Internet but just want to look at your cameras from a computer which is wired to the switch using one of the non POE ports while your cameras are wired to the POE ports, it would probably work, but no guarantees. If you are connected to the Internet, I would use a router for the firewall that most routers provide.
1995470
If the output is stereo and the devices have a 3.5mm input and output port for sound then it should work.Mashmal stated the standard red and white stereo sound from a composite cable. While I do not disagree that if you have composite and not 3.5mm cables for the sound (which is likely in most home television setups) that a composite switch would work better, but I do disagree that you convert it to 3.5mm unless you just have to. Conversion can degrade sound quality. Also, if your conversion method is not the best quality you might see some bad results as well.
1358016
I'm afraid not. The colors changes in a matter of seconds when you turn the switch on.
876297
Hi Bruce, i'm not sure when will you have to use the adapter but the switch is powered by the HDMI cable you connect to the TV on mine
1005815
I got this specifically to use on my N64. Although it worked, the picture quality was worse than when I just hooked it up directly to my tv using AV cables. I have a 720p Plasma. The colors were much darker and the image is stretched. There is no way to make this run in 480p or any 4:3 aspect ratio.
825421
I don't know, but I can tell you that the converter I bought was terrible - even my 12 year old could see that it reduces quality unacceptably. I guess this sort of lends is good only for observation photos where quality is less of an issue. I wish I hadn't bought ours.
1694468
It only has a VGA connection. So you would need some kind of converter and the quality would be poor.
1496603
I believe it would work. That is how we use it for lyrics projection. As long as you can extend the display to another monitor, the switch is no different.
1972173
Short answer is probably. Long answer is that it depends on the switch, how old it is and if it is properly wired. You won't really know until you try it. But it is more likely to work fine then it is for there to be a problem. There will be a bit of a delay that may take some getting used to though.
1997368
No. It is a pure digital to digital switch. The signal is light over glass. The switching is of an optical signal from multiple sources to an end component.
2208068
Any component will degrade signal quality to some degree, and add some noise. The real issue has to do with perception. I switch between a TV, a CD deck, and a tablet. I have not perceived any degradation or noise. It sure beats switching cables. I would give it a try. You will be pleased.
1527533
No, the edge will not turn the signal into an hd picture or something even close to one. You might get a slightly sharper or brighter picture, but that's it.
2002357
Perhaps so. I don't have that capability on my switch. Light is very soft however - more of a "glow",
2067259
I would expect so. It is for sound only. It doesn't effect the picture in any way.
1068428
No you can not, with that cable. You need a converter, but the converter will downgrade the video quality.