Atari2008 Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 I wanted to know how durable and safe the 4-port TV switchbox is. I'll admit, I have images of that Angry Video Game Nerd video dancing in my head, when he tries to hook up the switchbox to the TV and a spark fly out. Does that really happen or was that just some special effect? I find it bizarre that the power supply hooks up to the switchbox although I can see Atari's logic in wanting to reduce wire clutter. I'm decided between a 2-port and 4-port 5200 so I just wanted to make sure the switchbox doesn't give people headaches. Also, some 2-port 5200's don't play all the games? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari5200 Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 if you are in pitch black you can see the spark when you plug in the power adapter, but again, you can see a spark plugging stuff into a normal wall outlet, and that's the only time it sparks, not like it's sitting there shooting sparks out the entire time your playing your 5200. To be honest, I've never had a single problem with it at all, it's no more of a pain in the ass than a normal RF box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Just be careful with the wiring. It's possible to bend the wire on the coaxial connector and short it to ground, which will cause you some grief. Ditch the box and power mod the unit. It's easy and you won't regret it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnight8 Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I wanted to know how durable and safe the 4-port TV switchbox is. I'll admit, I have images of that Angry Video Game Nerd video dancing in my head, when he tries to hook up the switchbox to the TV and a spark fly out. Does that really happen or was that just some special effect? I find it bizarre that the power supply hooks up to the switchbox although I can see Atari's logic in wanting to reduce wire clutter. I'm decided between a 2-port and 4-port 5200 so I just wanted to make sure the switchbox doesn't give people headaches. Also, some 2-port 5200's don't play all the games? Thanks! I have owned several 4 ports and never had a problem with the switch box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari2008 Posted March 12, 2008 Author Share Posted March 12, 2008 Cool, good to know. Like to have all my research on while I save up for my 5200. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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