Was not HDMI CEC. Had to manually break off ...
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Was not HDMI CEC. Had to manually break off pin to make it CEC less. Not sure if it was a manufacturers defect on the item I got or this is the way they make them. I was expecting a CEC Less adapter but instead got a regular one.
2255304
This device works via CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) which bare-minimum spec should work with HDMI standards of 1.2 and up. I've connected it to a very low-end vizio TV that came out just this last year, and used the CEC menu to detect and use the device. I've also connected it to an older Dell s300wi projector, circa 2011-2012 which also works with the device in so far as it detects and plays through, but is not of sufficient spec to control the volume. A workaround for this for me was to connect the vizio TV, crank the volume up high on the sound bar, and then connect it to my projector setup. As I am using this with a chromecast, I have a high volume level on the sound bar, which I then can control via the chromecast audio. It's not perfectly ideal for that setup, but it does work, and this is a limitation of the older projector, NOT the sound bar.

Sound is decent; I'm getting what I expect out of a 2.1 sound bar system, though I do have an older Sony model that has superior sound in a single bar, which I paid a similar price for. Still, for the sale price of $70, I feel as though this is a fair investment to make in a simple, cec-controlled sound bar. It's nice not to have to worry about an extra remote or adding a universal remote to a simple bedroom TV/projector setup.
2539939
I got this as a gift from my father-in-law last year for X-mas as our old LCD Flat Panel only had 1 HDMI input. When we got it it was Ideal for switching between various external devices that otherwise would had to have been plugged in continually by hand.

Recently (within the last month), my Father in Law (who bought one for himself as well) was having issues with his TV not getting any picture from his Blu-Ray player. When I went to fix it, I found that If I bypassed the Switcher and plugged all of the HDMI cords directly into his TV, there was no interruption of signal.

I informed him it was either the HDMI cord connected to the Philips Switcher's Output, or the Switcher itself. I later found out that it was his switcher that was having an issue. I thought it was unfortunate that his had gone out on him after less than a year of use, and went about my business. Until Black Friday...

We bought a new Panasonic Plasma TV which has 3 HDMI ports on it, ideal because we accumulated some new HDMI based electronics and we still had our switcher, but upon setup of the new TV we found that suddenly OUR SWITCHER NO LONGER WORKED! I tried every configuration: New HDMI cords, different devices. NO SIGNAL on all of them.

So, if you decide to pick one of these up on the cheap (I see they're going for $12 new) be aware you are getting what you are paying for. At less than a year, I consider this a disposable product: Something I don't want associated with my expensive electronics.

All in all, it worked fine for almost a year before it's ticket was punched by...who knows what. But be aware of thi before spending money on it.
648829
I wanted a device that could accept up to FOUR (or more) HDMI inputs and go to TWO different HDMI outputs.  For inputs I have: 1) a DirecTV box, 2) BluRay player, 3) Xbox and 4) an HDMI that I can swap between a laptop, PC, or PS4.  The outputs are: 1) HiDef TV and 2) HiDef projector.  I currently have an older Monoprice that sometimes is 'less than perfect'.  I bought this unit because of the great reviews and decent price.  Turns out, I bought the WRONG unit.  This only has ONE HDMI output.  Had to send it back.  8-(
136646
Bought this to send one signal to an A/V receiver and the other directly to a TV. Everything worked fine before. Not sure exactly where the fault lies, but after I hooked the thing up, things went south. The splitter-TV connection worked fine, but the splitter-receiver-tv signal was severely distorted, with color issues, static, and artifacts.

The kicker was that, even after I uninstalled the splitter, there was some red static in the signal through the receiver and the signal would cut out every few seconds. Luckily, the issue was with the HDMI cord rather than my receiver, but I feel like I lucked out. This splitter busted something.

I'm a pretty tech-savy guy. Maybe I hooked something up not-to-spec, but chances are this thing busted some of my gear. Do not buy.
1768226
Plugged the system in to my HD TV. Seemed to work well. Then used cable remote (Time Warner) to change the TV cable channel. While doing so the system turned itself off. Turned it back on and found its input settings were back to default. Reset system back to HD TV and adjusted its volume. Used cable remote to see what films were currently playing. While doing so the system turned itself off. Get the idea? It kept responding to what I was doing with the cable remote and as a consequence resetting itself each time. All suggestions by them on how to stop this from happening failed. They finally stopped communicating with me. Spend the money and buy a unit from a Consumer Report recommended manufacturer (as I have now done). Learnt my lesson. Cheap is cheap.
3820008
Bought two, send back both of them. The HDMI output does not work as asvertised. Sadly, the whole purpose for this tablet was to make it part of my Home Theater. It seemed OK otherwise but don't know because I boxed it back up quickly after realizing it would work with my TV.
4684134
Unfortunately my TV only has two HDMI inputs and I have three devices.  My plan was to use this to connect my XBox 360 and PS4 to this auto switch.  The 360 came through without any problems.  I powered it down, then started the PS4.  It worked like it should.  The PS4 logo appeared on my TV without me having to make any adjustments.

However, after about a minute or so, the image began to flicker.  Well, not so much flicker, but would black out for a few seconds, then come back on for a few seconds.  When I looked at the auto switch, the leds kept flickering between input 1 and 2.  I shut everything down and only plugged in the HDMI cable running from the PS4 to the auto switch.  Unfortunatley, the results were the same.  After a minute, the screen would go black every few seconds.

I tried moving the HDMI cable between all three inputs.  I tried plugging the auto switch in both HDMI ports on the TV.  Each time, with the PS4, the screen would go black every few seconds.

Right now, I've got the Chromecast and the XBox 360 plugged into the auto switch, and the PS4 is connected to a dedicated port on the TV.  The switch has been running fine with those two devices, even with the Chromecast always on.

I'm going to ask the seller for a replacement, but I'm curious why it's working with the two devices and not the PS4.

Anyway, 3 out 5 since it works with some of my devices.
4699494
I needed a long hdmi cable so I can use my laptop on tv as well. First the cable is not what the picture shows. it was different. second it would work sometimes and sometimes it would not work. thrid its very sensitive even if you touch the wire it losses connections. I know its noy my laptop or tv because I used a different hdmi and it works fine. I recently got a blu-ray player as well and this cable does not work with it at all. overall. spend a little extra and get something else.
652132
Not the correct cable. The mini hdmi end is too large
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Description needs to specify that this HDMI switcher requires but does not include a power adaptor.
523539
I was not able to make the HDMI output work on XPS 13 / Ubuntu 16.04 . Looks like a Linux kernel problem
2628000
Tried for an hour to manually add a channel so I could run an old super Nintendo signal to HDMI. Could not get it to work. Resigned to just watch TV and work on it the next day. After an hour of tv this thing just quits working. Sends out a green screen then turns off. Returning immediately.
1346329
I received the Denon AVR from Amazon at a great price, but it was not all it was advertised to be.  Supposed to be HDMI in and out but when I read the instructions the fine print said the receiver only transfers the video portion of the HDMI and I would have to use a separate digital cable from each component to the AVR.  Thats old technology!  Do not buy this item.  Go for one that is HDMI compatible.
288773
This piece of crap doesn't work on any of the equipment I've tested it on that accepts component in.  Nothing!  Not scalers, not component to hdmi adapters, and most certainly not on component inputs on an HDTV!  Don't bother with this cable because it doesn't properly signal sync therefore it doesn't work.  Buy a new video card instead.
3671360
Unfortunately, the HDMI switch was not what I expected. It gets the job done, but only just; when I have to switch inputs, the switch refuses to recognize my computer's HDMI cable unless I press the button about a million times. Only then will it understand that I want to switch to the computer and not something else.

People claim that this is too manual, but it's not. It's too automatic. I wish it was fully manual, because then I could force the switch to read from one specific source that I want it to, and there'd be no problems. But that's not what this is.
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Read reviews carefully...(and specs)

It did NOT seem like 3k lumins

When i plugged in any HDMI it went Very fuzzy and made loud pops from the speaker.

Wasn't "Dead on arrival"
It just didn't work.