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Review on ๐ŸŽฎ Panlong 8-Way AV Switch RCA Switcher: Simplify Your Entertainment Setup with 8 Inputs and 1 Output for DVD, STB, and Game Consoles by Charles Mistretta

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Purchased to use the RCA connectors only

First of all, the quality of the unit itself. The build is cheap but adequate. The sheet metal resembles 22ga mild steel. The circuitry could be better, but I don't think the quality of the composite video is seriously affected. I'm designing a board to make an 8 channel AV remote control switch. Since the RCA jacks are bloody expensive ($1 each, it takes 27 jacks for 8 channel left and right audio and composite video) I figured I'd buy this switch for its jacks. I was expecting to have to cut the board in half to get the connectors, but inside there are separate boards for the switches and RCA ports connected with 2 14-wire ribbon cables. RCA board pinout: JP1-1: GNDJP1-2: R OutJP1-3: L OutJP1-4: Vid OutJP1-5: Ch1 R InJP1-6: Ch2 R InJP1-7: Ch1 L InJP1-8: Ch2 L InJP1-9: Ch1 Vid InJP1-10: Ch2 Vid InJP1-11: Ch3 R InJP1-12: Ch4 R InJP1-13: Ch3 L InJP1-14: Ch4 L InJP2-1: Ch3 Vid InJP2-2: Ch4 Vid InJP2-3: Ch5 R InJP2-4: Ch6 R InJP2-5: Ch5 L InJP2-6: Ch6 L InJP2-7: Ch5 Vid InJP2-8: Ch6 Vid InJP2-9: Ch7 R InJP2 -10: Ch8 R InJP2 -11: Ch7 L InJP2-12: Ch8 L InJP2-13: Ch8 Vid InJP2-14: Ch7 Vid In

Pros
  • Easy to install and operate, no additional power supply or software disk required
Cons
  • Problems