Here in Belgium almost everyone used scart cables for game consoles, vcr and dvd players. We had 2 scart input but 3 scart devices. PSX vcr and dvd. So we had to switch from time to time. There were even scart switches, but they all sucked.
Ah least with a switch you wouldn't get electric shock while plugging-in the scart cable (which was a major issue for me, and not just static electricity).