Is there such a device - Media Center

General_Hogwart

Hello,

Is there such a device that I could plug my Sky into, along with my Blu Ray Player, Xbox 360 and any other component, scart, RCA and hdmi devices that I wanted to plug into it and then use 1 hdmi lead to connect that to my tv and then use a remote to control that media center to flip between devicec rather than the tv.

If it does exist, is it possible to output it to 2 tvs?

Thanks!

bengalknights

You mean a multi HDMI adapter?

RobTang

It would probably need to be an AV receiver to accept all those inputs, but it would (will) cost a pretty penny.

eg this will probably have every connect you could ever want

http://www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/CDA/ContentDetail/EnlargedImage/0,,CNTID%3d451889,00.html

but probably costs more than your TV.

andrewjf

RobTang wrote: »

It would probably need to be an AV receiver to accept all those inputs, but it would (will) cost a pretty penny.

eg this will probably have every connect you could ever want

http://www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/CDA/ContentDetail/EnlargedImage/0,,CNTID%3d451889,00.html

but probably costs more than your TV.

lol! That's pretty OTT, but would handle every conceivable connection

Cornucopia

There are basic switches, but I would have thought that better VFM would come from upgrading your sound to a separate surround sound system, which invariably come with plenty of channels/inputs these days.

Probably not as many as the above, though.

Something like this would be a reasonable starting point for investigation... http://www.richersounds.com/product/av-receivers/denon/avr1513/deno-avr1513

almillar

Foggie - yes is the answer - what you've asked for is a small part of the features of an AV amplifier - or a surround sound amplifier. You'll need to work out what connections you need - I count 3 HDMI in you need, plus the analogue stuff. You'll not get an amp with SCART - that's a European plug only and amps don't tend to have them, but phono and S-Video is possible.
2 outputs - my amp does have 2 HDMI outs, for 2 separate TVs. You're looking at high end amps for this feature (Pioneer are excellent). You might want to go second hand as these things depreciate quite quickly with all the new features that come along.
Also - you'll need some speakers!

mostly_harmless

This should do the job

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Neet®-HDMI-TRUE-MATRIX-Distribution/dp/B002E50R02/ref=pd_sxp_f_pt