Tech problems, cleaning up our TV space 

So, our TV has:
2 HDMI inputs
1 VGA input
1 F-connector for RF input
1 combined component/composite input

Things we want to connect to our TV:

1 computer (HDMI)
1 SNES (composite)
1 PS2 (component)
1 Wii (component)
1 PS3 (HDMI)
1 Wii u (HDMI)
1 Xbox 360 (HDMI)
1 Nintendo Switch (HDMI)

...you can see the problem here

re: Tech problems, cleaning up our TV space 

Additionally, this gives us:

1 TV
1 SNES
1 PS2
1 Wii
1 X360
1 Wii U
1 Wii U gamepad charger
1 Nintendo Switch dock
1 PS3
(also 1 bug zapper because that was the best place to put it)

that all need to be plugged into a power outlet in the TV area. Of these, there are two that require extra space for a wall wart: the Switch dock and the SNES.

Currently, all of these are plugged into one of two power strips that are chained off each other. We just ordered today a 12-outlet power strip to hopefully help with this mess.

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re: Tech problems, cleaning up our TV space 

For the devices being plugged into the TV, we ended up getting some little switches. Hopefully they help.

I'm not so sure about the component/composite one because I don't know how our TV determines whether it needs to use the component or composite decoder.

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