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AvailableChecked Jul 30, 2026Commodore Auto Switch Box 252652-01by Commodore

A period automatic RF switch box currently offered as new old stock for Commodore 64 and 128 systems.

Poly.play listed original part number 252652-01 as immediately available in original packaging on 2026-07-30. This is finite new old stock, not a modern video converter. It requires a television or demodulator with a compatible analog RF input, connector, channel, and regional broadcast standard; the seller page does not publish those electrical details.

Sources
  • Commodore 64 Exact model
  • Commodore 128 Exact model
AvailableChecked Jul 27, 2026Hydra SCART Switcher Familyby Lotharek

Automatically selects among five, eight, or sixteen powered SCART sources, with expandable Hydra2 variants providing as many as 24 inputs.

The Hydra2, W-Hydra2, W-Hydra, both Mini Hydra cases, and HEADS pages exposed login-or-register-to-buy paths on 2026-07-27. Mini Hydra cannot use HEADS. Hydra2 and W-Hydra2 can reach 24 inputs; W-Hydra can reach 24 inputs but has one output. Use simple correctly attenuated 75-ohm source cables. Do not feed TTL-level sync into an analog input, and never connect or disconnect SCART while the switcher or source is powered because the seller warns that hot-plugging can damage the video-switch IC. Power hardware is separate: most Hydra2 variants accept 5 V Micro-USB, selected variants also accept the separately sold 9 V PWR4, and the older W-Hydra page specifies 5 V Micro-USB.

Sources
  • Retro video interfaces Bus/interface