Relay 8 for composite video?
micoder
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Has anyone every tried to use a relay 8 board for composite video. I have a security system that just needs to switch between two cameras. It would be nice not to need to buy a switcher. I would expect a little loss of resolution, but these cheap cameras today that people buy aren't that good to start with.
Michael
Michael
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I've had the unfortunate experience of being exposed to similar 'solutions' in the past and any cash you save now is well and truly compensated for with expenditure down the line.
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There are plenty of simple two way switcher's on the market the will do what you require very cheaply, most are then just controlled with a relay.
Thanks for the reply. You are probably right. I just need to go ahead and get something cheap as possible. I suppose if I have to I could make my own little box. Was just checking to see if anyone had every tried it. I do know that if there were not much in the way of the pcb lines, it would probably work. I have run video around before with and only suffered the slightest top end roll off. It was not even visible on the screen but a frequency response test pattern showed the slight rolloff.
There might even be capacitors on those relay 8 circuits. I have no print, so I don't know.
Michael