Got this yesterday so I could hook my stuff up. I wanted a switch that could handle everything.
I have a cheap switch from walmart (belkin switch) that works great but it can't handle intensive things like a PS4. It also didn't come with a power cord and it topped out at 1080p. So when I looked for my next switch I wanted one that could handle above 1080, come with a power cord, and handle intensive things.
A bunch of switches have horrible reviews, so I bought this one on a whim thinking I could always return it if it didn't work.
Today I hooked it up. I have a chrome cast, PS4, and Steam Link plugged into it. I also have my surround sound system hooked to my TV.
Hookeup was very easy though 1 of the ports was tight.
I tested the chromecast first. I was worried it wouldn't work well with this or my surround sound. But it worked great. I had absolutly no problems here.
Now here's where I got confused. I was under the impression you needed to manually switch inputs. I also thought only the blue light would be on. Neither of those were true though. There were 2 lights on. Blue and orange. Blue was the active input and orange the inactive, but on, input. The others were not lit. I wanted to switch to my Steam Link next and hit the input # but got a black screen (the Steam Link fell asleep on me and was outputting a blank screen). I thought it hadn't switched and tried going through all the inputs. The tricky part? It only lets you switch to on inputs! If an input isn't on it won't switch to it, even if you tell it to. Call it a bonus feature. But if you don't know about it, it's hella confusing. I hit the "switch" button on the device and it still wouldn't cycle past the 2 on inputs. My other switch (from walmart) DOES switch through all inputs, regardless of status, so this was something I didn't expect.
Also, this is an auto switch. Meaning it WILL switch to the input that comes on automatically. You do NOT need to manually switch it. I love this feature but I noticed some people don't.
Once I figured out the lights and input I tested the Steam Link. This is streaming my PC intense games to my TV. Again I thought it may have issues but again it proved me wrong. It did awesome. No problems.
The last system was the PS4. The one that my other switch hates. This switch does just fine. It had no problems handling my PS4. Probably because it's powered, unlike my other switch. But either way, it handles my PS4 just fine.
I also tested the PIP (Picture in pitcher) mode. You hit the pip button on the remote and it'll show the other 3 inputs.
I can't test 4k or 3D since I my TV doesn't support either of those. I'm hoping it doesn't have issues with those but I don't think it will.
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Product Description
Levin 4 Ports HDMI Switcher Box, High Resolution, Super Compatibility!
- 4 HDMI input ports & 1 output port.
- HDCP 1.4 protocol compliant.
- 3D HDMI 1.4a video format support.
- Support PIP (Picture in Picture), contain 1 main screen and 3 sub- screens. One program is displayed on the full TV screen at the same time as one or more other programs are displayed in inset windows.
- 3D video support including Frame packing for all 3D formats up to a 297MHz TMDS clock.
- Support display resolutions up to 4K*2K@30Hz,1080P@120Hz,and 1080P 3D@60Hz.
- Support deep color 30bit, 36bit, 48bit per pixel.
- Digital audio format: DTS-HD, Dolby-True-HD, LPCM 7.1, DTS, Dolby- AC3, DSD.
Specifications:
- Power Supply: DC 5V 1A
- Frequency Bandwidth: 2.97Gbps
- Dimensions (mm): 65(W) X 118(D) X 25(H)
- Power Consumption: 1W
Package Included
- 1 * HDMI Switch
- 1 * Power Adaptor
- 1 * Remote Control
- 1 * Operation Manual
