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Xbox 360 Joytech Control Center | 
 enlarge | From: Joytech
Category: Video Games
Buy New: $99.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 20933
Platform: Xbox 360
Media: Video Game
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.2
Dimensions (in): 12.9 x 11.7 x 5
UPC: 778399881035
EAN: 0778399881035
ASIN: B000MTM4UI
Release Date: May 18, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Includes remote control, for switching between systems | | • | Backlit LCD | | • | Styled to match your Xbox 360 |
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Product Description
With the Xbox 360 Control Center, your Xbox 360 becomes an integral part of your home theater system. This high definition A/V selector connects your Xbox 360 and 5 other sources to your entertainment center.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Buyer beware: you get what you pay for. March 21, 2007
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Three significant problems with this product that you need to be aware of.
First, I can confirm the flickering problem mentioned in another review. It causes my projector to lose the signal and start switching through inputs trying to reacquire it.
Second, there is a problem with either the Xbox 360 cable that comes with the switcher, or with the TOSLink (fiber optic digital audio) generator in the switch itself. Either way, the audio from my 360 pops in and out randomly, yet all my other TOSLink audio connections that pass through the switch (but don't originate from it) sound fine.
Third (and in my opinion most importantly), the Joytech box causes noticeable signal noise on my display. I know it's the switch causing the interference, because when I cut it out of the loop, everything looks great, but when it's connected there's a lot of obvious shimmer and noise in the picture.
Clearly if you're looking at this product, it's because you have several high def sources that you want to hookup with component video and digital (TOSLink or coax) audio. You want to do this to get better quality output than you would with cheap connections.
You won't get that using this product. (I can't really complain about the audio throughput, but then I'm not a big audio guy, so I don't have much frame of reference for what's good or bad. Sounds ok to me, but I'm no expert. I do know the video really suffers coming out of this box, but I imagine the digital audio is harder to hurt.)
If you need a component video switch, suggest you look somewhere else. I'm planning to replace this with an Audio Authority 1154B ($350). I've spent too much on hardware and high quality connections (all monster cable for any analog signal) to ruin it with a cheap switch. Going to sell mine to gamestop if they'll take it, toss it out if they won't.
One thing to consider here, before I let you go. If you're hooking up with the basic low quality component cables that came with your DVD, 360, etc., and you're happy with the picture, this may be ok for you. (though you'll still have the flicker problem and possibly the intermittent audio to deal with). Cable that cheap isn't putting through a great signal anyhow, so you may not notice a big difference passing through this switch.
If everything else in your setup is good quality, don't dumb it down with this product. Your picture will thank you.
 incompatability issues March 3, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This works great for the xbox 360 and other components (DVD player). However be warned that there are major problems when using PS3 or
Wii. When there is a bright scene such as when watching a movie with a bright scene on bluray or on the start up screen on the wii, the screen goes off and you will see horizontal bars for a few seconds. I have contacted customer support. They are aware of this issue but there is no current fix. Here is their response.
"We are experiencing a few compatability issues regarding the 540C and the newer consoles.
There are rumours going round that Joytech are manufacturing an adaptor to work with the Wii, if this will also work with the PS3, will be tested, however, nothing has been confirmed from Joytech at the moment.
Please keep an eye out on the website"
So if using PS3 or wii not recommended. Everything else the control center works great.
Addendum: there is flickering problem even when using a regular dvd. I am using rear projection TV. Maybe the problem does not occur with LCD. But that is no excuse to make a product such as this with such major picture problems.
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