Retro Gaming Cables is now selling a 6-in, 1-out manual pushbutton SCART switch. This is essentially the same switch originally designed for the RetroTINK 5x, but with a standard socket-style output jack. It also includes a 3.5mm audio output, if that’s easier for your setup. The price is about $65 plus shipping and while I haven’t personally tested it, as long as nothing but the output connector was changed, you should expect the same excellent performance.
Purchase Here: https://retrorgb.link/scart621
20 Inch (0.5m) SCART Cable: https://retrorgb.link/scart20in
60 Inch (1.5m) SCART Cable: https://retrorgb.link/scart60in
A few things to note. First, since this is a passive switch, there’s no powered circuitry to worry about, which means there’s no compatibility or voltage issues: What goes in, comes out. You don’t get the sync-regeneration of something like a gscartsw…but this is a fraction of the price.
Next, it’s perfectly safe to use both the SCART port’s audio output and 3.5mm output at the same time. While sure, there’s a chance of adding audio interference and dropping the volume, there’s no safety issues. If you’d like proof, please check out the video I did that spent some time on this.
…and if you’d like to see the original switch in action, please check out the detailed post I did, as well as the livestream below. And once again, while it’s a different switch, the performance should be the same.
