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Title: 3 Way Coax Switcher?
Post by: fighterpilot562 on March 25, 2021, 04:26:13 pm

With my gaming set up, I like to use switchers and so on so I can play anything right away without having to switch cables out
I currently use this
https://www.amazon.com/STEREN-2-Way-Coaxial-Switch-200-315/dp/B0018MJMJY/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=2+way+coax+switcher&qid=1616703832&sr=8-3

For my atari 7800 and Atari C-380, but I just bought an atari 2600, so now I need one that uses a 3 way switcher, but all i have found are piss poor... Any suggestions?

Title: Re: 3 Way Coax Switcher?
Post by: redblaze57 on March 25, 2021, 07:40:27 pm

No expert here but knowing about video signals... You're probably better off getting a composite(maybe S-video) mod and ditching coax all together

Title: Re: 3 Way Coax Switcher?
Post by: retromangia on March 25, 2021, 10:36:21 pm

Your going to want look for something old school. Radio Shack made a ton of these back in the day, when those consoles were current.

Check out something like this:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Qintar-TAB-2-Coaxial-Cable-TV-A-B-Switch-Radio-Shack-Splitter-Input-Output/303717194653?hash=item46b6f49b9d:g:GZcAAOSwB95ffT9R

Title: Re: 3 Way Coax Switcher?
Post by: ffxik on March 30, 2021, 12:33:54 am

Did they make an A/B/C switch?  You can find A/B all over the place, actually back in the day I just used two of those daisy chained, though signal quality isn't the greatest.   :-\