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| Topic: | 2 in 1 out HDMI switcher This thread has 12 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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| Post 1 made on Wednesday August 10, 2016 at 08:17 |
Mario Loyal Member |
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What are you using?
My bedroom TV only has 2 HDMI inputs.
I'm feeding one from maxed out HDMI matrix and the other one is used by locally located Roku3.
I need 3rd input for Control4 OSD.
Just looking for simple, IR controllable (serial or IP OK as well) HDMI 2x1 switcher.
No 4k needed.
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| Post 2 made on Wednesday August 10, 2016 at 08:59 |
Fred Harding Super Member |
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do you need to extract audio on selected sources?
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| Post 3 made on Wednesday August 10, 2016 at 09:26 |
Rob Grabon Founding Member |
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Binary 3 or 5 input switcher, works very well with C4.
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| Post 4 made on Wednesday August 10, 2016 at 10:35 |
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Pretty much anything would work as long as it has discrete IR codes. We use the ones from Snap with no issues.
I keep hoping C4 will launch an app (or "channel" in Roku land) for Roku/Apple TV/Amazon Fire/Android TV, etc.
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| Post 5 made on Wednesday August 10, 2016 at 14:30 |
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Ethereal's new (new this year) 3x1 HDMI switch is great. And it is cheap, about the same price as Snap's 3x1 HDMI switch.
NOTE: I will never touch those Snap HDMI switches again. The above experience comes from having a Snap 3x1 HDMI switch installed. I had a URC MX-780 with a MRF-350 base station, that was locking up - major RF interference from somewhere. It turned out to be the f^n POS Snap HDMI switch. Pulled it out and all interference went away. Got the Ethereal HDMI switch and installed it, everything still worked perfect.
Personal experience = get the Ethereal HDMI switch.
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| Post 6 made on Wednesday August 10, 2016 at 14:33 |
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I've had issues with the Snap 5x1 switchers recently. If I connect a device to input 1 on them, I get no picture. If I move the device to input 5, that usually clears things up. This usually happens with DirecTV receivers, but I've had it happen to a couple DVD players as well. It basically turns it into a 4x1 since I can't trust the first port. I need to find a new brand to use.
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| Post 7 made on Wednesday August 10, 2016 at 15:12 |
Ernie Gilman Yes, That Ernie! |
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Fixed it. On August 10, 2016 at 14:30, Brad Humphrey said...
Experience of everybody who posts here = get the Ethereal [insert product name].
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| OP | Post 8 made on Thursday August 11, 2016 at 00:06 |
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On August 10, 2016 at 08:59, Fred Harding said...
do you need to extract audio on selected sources? Nope. Just lonely PanasonicTC-P60U50
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| Post 9 made on Thursday August 11, 2016 at 08:57 |
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Just a question. Why? The idea of turning on a tv and waiting on it, then selecting what you want next bothers me. Not that it does you. Kind of like my new truck. Turn it on then have to wait on the AC. Faster fan speed. Change already, I moved the dial.Turn the f..k on already. Rear view camera, shut the f..k off already. I want my radio controls. Sh.t takes too long these days. Speaking of that hold on"...... Ok back. Where was I. Looks like others already answered.
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| Post 10 made on Thursday August 11, 2016 at 09:59 |
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Ethereal. It works and was cheaper than most others
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| OP | Post 11 made on Thursday August 11, 2016 at 18:48 |
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On August 11, 2016 at 08:57, thecapnredfish said...
Just a question. Why? The idea of turning on a tv and waiting on it, then selecting what you want next bothers me. Not that it does you. Kind of like my new truck. Turn it on then have to wait on the AC. Faster fan speed. Change already, I moved the dial.Turn the f..k on already. Rear view camera, shut the f..k off already. I want my radio controls. Sh.t takes too long these days. Speaking of that hold on"...... Ok back. Where was I. Looks like others already answered. What do you mean, why? TV had 3 sources but only 2 HDMI inputs
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| Post 12 made on Friday August 12, 2016 at 14:54 |
thecapnredfish Senior Member |
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The on screen control needing an input. What is the point?
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| OP | Post 13 made on Sunday August 14, 2016 at 01:47 |
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On August 12, 2016 at 14:54, thecapnredfish said...
The on screen control needing an input. What is the point? Because while I can figure out how to use 43 different apps on my tablet to check the weather, adjust temperature on 7th T-Stat, set the security system and watch the front yard camera; my wife can not. She can however hit the BIG red 4 button and navigate from there. And, because she can do that, next time I have a potential client at the house, she can tell Mrs. Smithto get whatever I tell her she needs to make her system easy. I can literally talk for hours about 'coolness ' of the system and show/demo things -- then my wife walks into the room and says 'oh yeah, even I can use that", and in 5 seconds she has them sold.
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