Component Video Splitter?

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Gawd
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So i have a Westy 40" LCD HDTV that has only two Component In slots both of which are occupied (Wii and roommates 360) and i just got a 5.1 Surround sound DVD player which has a Component output but im currently running it through S-Video. Now if i remember correctly S-Video isnt capable of out putting progressive signal right? Will i see any difference by going to component? And if so would i see a degradation of quality by running it through something like this?
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Also what would happen if the DVD player is on at the same time as the 360 if there both running through the splitter? Im pretty new to the A/V scene so any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
 
I think what you want is a component switcher/selector. I'm not sure what that there will do, if anything, plus it doesn't do anything for the audio.
 
You'll probably see some degredation with that splitter there. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't DVD not hi-def? DVD players will do upscaling, but the source is still standard resolution, so the picture quality shouldn't improve from S-video to component.
 
Blahman said:
I think what you want is a component switcher/selector. I'm not sure what that there will do, if anything, plus it doesn't do anything for the audio.
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Dont need for audio into the TV just Video the DVD player outputs its own audio and i didnt want a switcher for one extra component.

Ranma13 said:
You'll probably see some degredation with that splitter there. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't DVD not hi-def? DVD players will do upscaling, but the source is still standard resolution, so the picture quality shouldn't improve from S-video to component.
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What about progressive scan?
 
For input you need a switch. A splitter like that works only for going from a single device to multiple screens. For multiple devices to a single screen, you need a switch, that splitter won't work.

With a switch you'll notice very little, if any, degradation. I mean at a technical level, yes the signal will be slightly degraded since it is passing through more insertion points and the internals of the switch probably aren't 75ohm, but as a practical matter a well built video switch will not visibly alter the signal.
 
No, you need a switch in all cases that aren't 1 device to 1 display. Each source has a 75 ohm resistor in series, each display has a 75 ohm resistor in parallel with it. This ensures that the same amount of voltage always gets into different displays. When you start using Y cables, you start screwing up the amount of resistance and the signal can be varied. (Well, active splitters can be used for 1 source, multiple displays)

The difference from S-video to component is great, but not as great as composite to S-video. See: http://www.sega-16.com/Seeing is Believing- Video Connections 2.php
 
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