Topic: So I bought an NES...

Yesterday at a garage sale I bought an NES with two regular controllers, two turbo controllers, a zapper, a couple of instruction booklets, and a poster. The lady who was selling was very nice because she gave it all to me for free. Only one problem though, I don't have an AV cable or RF switch for it. This is probably a stupid question, but do I need both the AV cable and RF switch or just one of them? Sorry, I don't know much about these things and I don't want to waste my money, but I got the thing for free so why complain about money?

You only need one or the other.

yep, only one or the other. also, way to score some good stuff! hope it all still works. :3

I highly recommend getting some composite cables. They're easier to come by than RF switches, produce a better picture, will fit any television or game system, and will cost you a lot less money in the end. If you have an HDTV, you might actually have a few component cables left over from other game systems that you upgraded to Component or HDMI cables.

In other words, your standard A/V cables.
Here's what you should do:
1. Go to RadioShack
2. Pick up a standard AV/Composite cable (3 male connectors on each end). This should cost $3-$5.
3. Pick up a Y audio splitter. (1 male : 2 female). This will be about $3.50.
Now you can hook up your NES with pseudo-stereo sound for less than $10.
If the NES didn't come with a AC adapter you can pick one of those up at RadioShack for dirt cheap as well.

Okay! Thank you!

I have the A/B switch. That's how I play my NES and SNES games at home. But, I guess A/B is a good choice for you.

I am sure you can find something on eBay or Amazon.