My New Retro Gaming Set-Up: Powered by Extron! 

This video was awesome ! Very informative I’m building a set up and I think you just save me a lot of time

incredible. wish i knew about these matrix switches before

Your video with a few other channels got me hooked on these switchers. First one was a 24x12 that i had to fix. Now i have 6 with different amount of inputs and outputs. But i have 16 gaming consoles, multiple vhs 8mm and dvd players i wanted to play and record on easily. With multiple crt's and other displays. Love these.

I think v4.0 should be getting a Crestron processor and control your console AV switching with a touch screen like I do 😀I wish RU-vid comments could upload a photo, I’d show you my work in progress. My system consists of a Crestron DMPS3-4k-100-C, TSW-1052, Extron MAV 84, Crestron HD-MD8x1 (hdmi switching). Essentially the touch screen turns the power on to the TV and does TV controls and to switch the console selection, click and drag which console you want and it switches it to the proper source.

Awesome setup and great info on those extron swites. I hadn’ heard of those before. I went on ajourney many years ago that still goes on today a little bit. I have one console left that uses Composite signal. My Nes and I hope to Rgb Mod it someday to use with Component cables. Currently it is plugged into a large Crt and looks nice nonetheless. I have two systems that use S Video and those are my Philips Cdi 220 model and the Panasonic 3DO FZ1 of which I both hope to get Rgb modded someday for use with Component cables. Again, I have them both plugged into a large Crt and they Look great, especially the 3do. I imported a Japanese 3do with the 240p switch which really cleans up the image. Now of course, I have the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, and Switch all plugged into a 1080P Led tv for perfect resolution balance through Hdmi. I also have my PS4 Pro plugged in through Hdmi but on a 4K tv to take advantage of that. I have my Dreamcast hooked up through a Vga monitor with the Oem Sega Vga box and damn does that machine look glorious that way. Finally, every other system I own is hooked up with Component cables. The OG Xbox is using the Oem box with component cables. My PS2 uses the PS3 Sony component cables and I have optical audio cables for both machines as well. My Gamecube is hooked up with the offical Nintendo Oem component cables. These all go to a G Comp Component switcher which is split between a Crt and an HD Tv for the best compatibility for enhanced definition/widescreen games and 480i/light gun games. The big one is the other systems. My Ps1, Super Nes, Sega Master System, Sega Saturn, Model 1 Genny/model 1 sega cd/32x tower, and Us Neo Geo Aes are all hooked into the G Comp using HD Retrovision Component cables for beautiful Rgb to the crt. I got my N64 rgb modded and have the same cables being used there as well and I got my US Turbo Duo Rgb modded, recapped, and region free modded and use the Hd Retrovision component cables there too for beautiful visuals. Finally, I use the Jag2snes adapter and Hd Retrovision Component cables on my Atari Jaguar/Jag cd unit. There are so many compenent cables, I had to get two G Comp Switches. 1 that goes to the large crt and a smaller one and the second one goes into the large crt and the 1080 led tv. Also, the Led Tv is on a wall mount that can turn vertically as I am a huge fan of Shmups, so with that, I have the ability to play every Shmup I own in Tate mode and the Analog systems that support widescreen in widescreen. Meanwhile, all audio is fed into the stereo for surround sound. This took many years and is my obsession but everytime I play a game, it looks and sounds great. I look forward to when I can get the 3DO, Nes, and Cdi on the component switcher as well to finish it all up.

Been slowly working toward my next set up. “4.0” if you will. Thinking about using Blue Retro Cores on each console, so that I can use the same controller for all my consoles. Then I might add a SCART Switch, like the one RGC made for the 5X Pro, so further consolidate inputs and free up some slots on my Extron Switches. Bit by bit, I’ll get there. Update: I’ve decided to lean mostly into 8bitdo’s receivers, and have gotten them for most of my consoles. The only ones I don’t have 8bitdo for are the N64, GCN, and Wii. For those I’m using a RetroTime BlueRetro Receiver, and can still then use an 8bitdo Pro 2 controller for them. Decided that I would use a scart switch into an RGB2COMP as well, this way all those scart sources can be output to a variety of outputs.

Was rewatching your video and remembered that you said you didn’t have shielded cables for your OG Xbox. Console4You makes a Wii2Xbox adaptor that let you use Wii component cables. I have one using an HD Retrovision Wii component cable and it all works great!

I was thinking of using Extron but I ended up going with Crestron with a control processor so I can change inputs on an iPad

RetroTink makes a SCART to Component converter, so you could use a Dreamcast SCART cable to plug into it and then run a component cable into the Extron. Sort of an expensive workaround for the convenience of having everything go into the Extrons. However, I’ve been waiting for the Dreamcast component cables for years, so I gave up and purchased a Retro Access SCART cable. It plugs straight into the Tink-5x. It’s the only console I have hooked up using SCART. If/when HD Retrovision of Retro Gaming Cables or someone else releases good Dreamcast component cables, I’ll definitely buy them. But by then I’ll need a third Extron! 😅

Thanks for putting these guides together, man. I picked up an Extron and started fiddling with it during the pandemic as a little tinker project. The thing that kind of stopped me in my tracks though was figuring out how to capture footage! I've got question about two parts of your setup. 1. Could you go into more detail about the capture card part? You said it was an internal card, so I'm guessing you have a PC right there. Is that your primary PC? I'm in a position where my setup and primary PC will most likely need to be in different rooms, so I'm weighing my options. There are some capture cards that record to SD, which would solve the problem. Or I'm weighing the possibility of a small PC build to basically just run Elgato's capture program. Any thoughts on those options? 2. *Please* tell me what HDMI switcher you're using. I've experimented and messed around with so many and they all tend to come out lackluster. But you look like you've got several inputs on that baby and I can't help but be jealous. Cheers and thanks again!

Nice video Mike. That's a lot of cables 😀does picture lose and quality or is it minimal when run through switches?just wondering because it's a slight detour somewhat

It’s called a matrix switch because the switches are ON a matrix. Much like a keyboard.

amazing setup, how did you manage to hook up extron 1 to extron 2 ?

To run RGB through the extron wouldn’t you just use a BNC-to-Scart cable? I got one from I think Retro Gaming Cables. I use it for my PVMs’ BNC connectors. I play my RGB modded NES, N64 & Genesis using it. I just plug the consoles scart cables into the BNC-to-Scart cable, and boom RGB.

I think with Extron switches you wanna skip the scart and just go with straight rgbs cables? Check retroaccess and just click the "BNC cables" tab. I think you'll find what you're looking for.

Hi! You should use 75 ohms bnc to rca adapters, it seems you are using 50 ohms adapters.

Why go through the trouble of connecting all the cables and converters (2x,5x) and not just get a CRT tv?

What are those seemingly telescoping shelves that you have several of your systems stacked on? I'm in need of a similar solution and those seem like they'd be perfect depending on price.

Don’t know if you saw, but Retro Gaming Cables has their Dreamcast component cables up for preorder finally!

I need those mini shelves

Why do you have the retrotink 2x and 5x? Isnt the 5x enough for everything? I have been wanting to get Esther the 5x or 2x, but still undecided. I want to hookup my nes, snes slim, n64, gamecube and wii. Since you are the expert in this subject, do you think the 2x would be enough? Or should I get the 5x? Thanks for the video!

How are you connecting your RGB sync from the Extron switchers to your CRTs?

Why do I always find videos like this when shit is discontinued man...

I have the cross point 450, tried connecting component or even scart to bnc but there is no sync … I can’t get it to work

I remember when I first read about these Switches. They were Very expensive. I have to think that they would last a very long time so You kinda get what you pay for.

You may already have figured out the answer, but for your Extron Crosspoint, you would want BNC cables. These come in various ends, most common being BNC to VGA and BNC to BNC. You can also of course get SCART to BNC. The great part is these are all fully analog so you can link them together as you please. For example, I've got one output that goes from BNC to VGA, then with a VGA extension cable attached, finally ending in a VGA to SCART cable. All works perfectly and lag free. What you have to watch out for with these is when you start using RGB cables, you have to account for sync as well. It gets pretty complicated from there. It doesn't look like you are using any CRT TVs, monitors, or PVMs, so that simplifies things a little for sync stuff. I would recommend you try to hunt down a small CRT TV or PVM just to give it a shot. The Retrotink 5x Pro does an awesome job, but there are still certain things about a CRT that can't be replicated. Great setup though, glad to see people discovering Extron devices. While the gcompsw/gscartsw can output to two devices, they can't do so simultaneously. That's where the Extron Crosspoint really shines, you can send any video and any audio source to any output you want to all at the same time. That's why when new these things cost so much. Thankfully they have been retired in professional video production environments so we have a ton of them available to us for affordable prices now.

Does this make input lag