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Post by dschroll on Mar 21, 2018 0:51:33 GMT -5
Hey everyone. I've unfortunately run into the problem that I'm out of HDMI ports between my TV, receiver, and sound bar.
Does anyone have any recommendations on a decent HDMI switch? I've never needed one in the past, so I'm not even sure where to start researching them other than just reading reviews on amazon and whatnot. However, if anyone here has any experience with some that are good or aren't so good, I welcome your input. We all came from home theater forums to this place, so I pretty much trust everyone here in terms of recommendations.
Many thanks in advance for helping me find something.
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Post by UsualNoise on Mar 21, 2018 1:13:18 GMT -5
I was going to post the one I got in November, but it isn't listed on Amazon anymore. The closest I can find is here: www.amazon.com/Selector-Switcher-Support-Function-Wireless/dp/B0799JYYDN/It's about $5 more than the one I got and has 4 inputs instead of 3. It's basic, but it worked for me. You can certainly spend more if you want. Also I believe this has auto switching and cannot be disabled. For me, it's perfect since I have the PS3, Switch, and Wii U connected to it and whichever is turned on is the one that is displayed (without using the remote or hitting the button) but YMMV. If you need HDMI 2.0 you'll want something else though. |
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Post by oldskoolboarder on Mar 21, 2018 14:57:11 GMT -5
I use one of the cheap auto-sensing ones from Amazon. Mine's unpowered so only HDMI connections are required. Around $10.
I put the low-end HDMI connections there so I don't have to sweat audio/video quality issues. I connect my Chromecast and Wii U there, it's best to have devices that actually shut down HDMI so the auto-sensing isn't an issue.
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Post by dschroll on Mar 21, 2018 18:58:53 GMT -5
I use one of the cheap auto-sensing ones from Amazon. Mine's unpowered so only HDMI connections are required. Around $10. I put the low-end HDMI connections there so I don't have to sweat audio/video quality issues. I connect my Chromecast and Wii U there, it's best to have devices that actually shut down HDMI so the auto-sensing isn't an issue. Can you put a link on which one you have? I didn't know there was an unpowered auto sensing switch. That seems like it would be perfect. |
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Post by oldskoolboarder on Mar 21, 2018 20:10:28 GMT -5
I use one of the cheap auto-sensing ones from Amazon. Mine's unpowered so only HDMI connections are required. Around $10. I put the low-end HDMI connections there so I don't have to sweat audio/video quality issues. I connect my Chromecast and Wii U there, it's best to have devices that actually shut down HDMI so the auto-sensing isn't an issue. Can you put a link on which one you have? I didn't know there was an unpowered auto sensing switch. That seems like it would be perfect. Nice and cheap. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009DQJ8X2/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 |
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