Customer Reviews

Santa Fe Trail

5 star:		(43)
4 star:		(16)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(13)

 

 

Just a note to anyone that has Playstation 3

Connect your Play Station 3 to Port 5 of the switcher and it should work fine. Port 5 has been designed to work with PS3. It will not work on the other ports.

I bought this switch so that I could specifically connect my cable box, dvd and PS3 to my Sony television that only has one HDMI input. I was on the verge of returning it when I saw the review below that said that the PS3 will only work on Port 5. Had I not seen that I would have returned it.

The performance of the unit plus the cost definitely puts it on a 5-star level but the lack of meaningful instructions I dropped it to a 4-star

This unit is very small, works great as a switch. I'm using it with a DirecTV HDTiVo and an upscaling DVD player. It outputs up to 1080p, and has a simple remote that lets you either rotate from input to input or directly jump to any of the 5 inputs.

It's a bargain compared to the other HDMI switches, and I'm very happy with it.

Like other reviewers, I found this to be good switch, but I've found a few limitations. I discovered that when I attached my Sony Blu-ray player to my Sony Bravia KDL-V40 monitor through this switch, I could only get a picture on inputs 4 or 5 (the screen remained blank on inputs 1, 2 or 3, but the Blu-ray player did indicate that it had an HDMI link). I had no problems getting a picture when attaching my Toshiba HD-A2 HD-DVD player on any input. I then moved both players and the switch to my Panasonic PT-AE900U projector. I had no problems getting a picture on all five inputs with either player. I don't have a Sony Playstation, so I can't do any tests with one, but it may be somewhat finicky like my Blu-ray player.
In summary, some combinations of players and monitors may not work on all inputs through this switch. In my case, this isn't a problem, I only had two devices to hook up. Others may not find that limitation acceptable.

The product works well and fits nicely with my home theater system. The Power LED is way too bright, but the channel LEDS are just the right brightness. A little black tape fixed the Power LED. :-)

Be aware that the slightly misleading Amazon product title may lead you to believe this switcher comes with an HDMI cable. It does not.

Also the user-provide picture of the box and contents, with an HDMI cable pictured, is for the DIGIKEY-labled version of the product, not the Monoprice version. (The DIGIKEY, for a few dollars more, includes a cable.)

This unit does NOT work with the Samsung DP-P1000, DP-P1400, or the Toshiba A35 players. It will work with TiVo HD and Toshiba A2 player. If your devices are not too fussy about HDMI specs it is a stable and convenient switch.

Since this is my first experience with an HDMI switch I'm not exactly sure what the difference is between this unit and the more expensive units, other than the obvious price difference.

Pro's: The unit works great and does what it's supposed to do. It is currently serving as a switch for my HD Cable Box and my upconversion DVD Player and I haven't a problem with either. Very easy to install. For those who are interested, it is on the list of devices controllable by Harmony remotes and my 550 handles it with no problems.

Con's: Only one I've found so far is that you will need space for another wall wart plug in. But even that is small, compared to some other's I've been stuck with.

Why pay the extra money? Get this one. I think you'll be very happy with it.

Worked fine until I entered the world of HD. It does not work with my Toshiba A3 or with the Sony S300 I occasionally borrow from the office. The manufacturer was helpful until I told them I bought it from Amazon and not directly from them. They then pretty much told me to take a hike.

i was in need of a hdmi switcher so i could only run one cable to my projector. i am very pleased with it. does exactly what its supposed to do. unlike the other reviewers my ps3 works on all inputs. this is great product and alot cheaper than any other hdmi switch, with this many inputs, out there. my one problem is the description says 5 port hdmi switch w/ remote control and cable. this led me to believe that an hdmi cable came with it. it doesnt. i thought this is why it was priced .$30 higher than monoprice.it should say and "POWER" cable. i still give it 5 stars bc its a great product.

Like most people who purchased an HD TV I soon found out that my TV only had 1 HDMI slot. This was not a problem for me until I bought my Xbox Elite and borrowed my friends PS3. Every time I wanted to play I had to unhook the HDMI cord and plug it back into my Time Warner DVR. This was getting very cumbersome very fast. So I did some research and found many different HDMI switches in stores and on the web. The ones I found in stores were very expensive and weren't compact at all. I ran across this model and decided to buy it based on the reviews I read. It was a very smart buy. It works great with my DVR and Xbox Elite with no apparent signal loss and it's small!!! I am very satisfied with this switcher and recommend it to anyone that needs extra HDMI ports.