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Xyphon22

I have a question regarding how to set up my systems. Right now I have a Wii U and PS3 upstairs on our HDTV, and all my old systems (NES through Wii) downstairs on our old TV I've owned for like 15 years but still works fine. Whenever I get a Switch, I don't think I'll have room for all 3 systems upstairs (and I doubt my wife would let me anyways). What would be the best/easiest way to set everything up downstairs? Can I hook up the Wii U or PS3 on a TV that doesn't have HDMI, and will it even look okay on a non-HDTV? Or should I try to find a cheap secondary HDTV, but then how would I hook the older systems to that since they have whatever those screw-things are called (sorry, I'm obviously not much of a technology person)? Obviously the first way is preferable as it doesn't require as much extra spending, I just don't know if it will work. Thanks for any help.

Xyphon22

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LzWinky

I own an HDMI switch that works like a multiplug for HDMIs. Plug all your systems to it and it only requires one HDMI from the TV.

The cheap ones are below $10 and the nice ones are upwards of $70. I prefer the nice ones.

Current games: Everything on Switch

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Xyphon22

@TheLZdragon But is that a converter that like the NES could plug (or rather screw) into, or is it simply for multiple HDMIs? Because my problem isn't too many HDMI plugs, it's the physical space that three consoles will take up (and my wife will never let me keep three consoles upstairs), so I'm going to have to move one downstairs with all my old consoles and my old non-HDTV.

Xyphon22

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LzWinky

No, you'll need converters too.

Current games: Everything on Switch

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Tasuki

For my retro systems (Wii and older or NonHD consoles) I took an idea from this video

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IHh5RsoHtrc

And got a couple of AV switch boxes. They can be bought at Walmart for like $20 and even cheaper then that at a thrift store like Goodwill. They work great and allow you to have all the systems hooked up at once and switching to them is super easy.

The only other thing I can suggest is getting another CRT TV which you can usually find cheap too at a thrift store or Garage sale.

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ogo79

yup i love the av switch boxes

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Xyphon22

@Tasuki That does look pretty cool, but I don't have nearly enough systems to require something like that (I have NES, SNES, N64, and Wii, and I may just end up selling my SNES if I do this). Actually, I realized that the PS3 uses an AV hookup and not an HDMI, so I shouldn't really have a problem with any of that. So I guess my biggest question now is, will the PS3 look and play okay on a non-HDTV?

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