Hi Richard,
yes these are more like what I was after, I could do a cheap scan conversion to composite to make them work with the TV's.
I'm currently investigating these brick2 units
http://mediat.co.uk/products.htm
they make a 3x3 (9 out) and a 2x2 (4 out) they're s-video so I'm thinking 2 or 3 2x2 units may do what I need it to.
has anyone used these before?
thanks for all your suggestions guys
Paul