What is a good way to have more hdtv inputs? I have only vga and dvi in but have these things to hook up.

dish hdtv box hdmi or Component
xbox 360 hdmi or Component
ps2 av
xbox 1 av
vga and I decided to get a 2600 xt ati radeon for blue ray and hd support has hdmi out
what about sound would a home theater system be the best bet I only have 3 rca inputs


Should I buy a new lcd like say a Element FLX1510 15.4in or buy a hdtv selector

Well, it depends on how much stuff you want to be able to switch.

It sounds like you have a PC monitor. (VGA/DVI) -- this won't allow you to use composite/S-Video at all.

HDMI can be converted to DVI, and component can be converted to VGA (Provided that your monitor supports Sync on Green)

So, you have a few choices.

First of course, get an HDTV with multiple inputs.

Second, get a receiver which supports HD. Use the HDMI output, convert to DVI and use that. The receiver will take care of the audio and switch the inputs and upscale them to your selected output. It's not going tobe a CHEAP option, but it provides you wiht a piece of equipment that will keep up to any future needs as well.

Third, get a converter box like an N6 and use that for your inputs. You may need other switches as well, but that should take care of the majority of them.

Thanks for the response SupraGuy, I have everything hook up to my 32" lcd but soon will be hooking up to my diy projector that only has vga and dvi. I was thinking about buyiing a hdmi or component selector but worried about loosing hdtv quality? I also am thinking about buying a 15.4 hdtv with inputs but most that I found only have two hdtv inputs 1 hdmi and one component. I am leaning on buying a POLAROID TLX-1511C or Element FLX1510 15.4in LCD Flat Panel HDTV and maybe Impact Acoustics™ 5-Port HDMI™ Selector Switch? If anybody has the Impact hdmi selector is it good do you loose any hdtv?

thanks

Any reasonable quality switch will not lose signal quality, particularly for a digital signal, sich as HDMI.

There will be some losses for analogue signals, as there are with ANY kind of connection, however, these will be negligible, as in you'd never see them, even with direct side-by-side comparison. A few pixels might be 1 step or so +/- the RGB value that they should be. This will be to a degree which is literally invisible to the human eye. For what it's worth, this will happen with any analogue signal even without a switch in place, just from the connectors.

So, basically, it's all fine.

Take the digital signals, which is DVI or HDMI, and switch them to the DVI port. Zero losses, full quality. Take the analogue signals, component or VGA and switch them to the VGA port. The only thing that you're missing is composite.