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Pros

Belkin 4-way hdmi switch gives lots of performance for very few dollars. If your blu-ray player is in slot 1 and your streamer is in 2 and you have both on it will default to the blu-ray player. For instance, our dvr box remains on at all times, as do...  Read More

As expected, this device is a breeze to setup. The grandkids are happy and i am happy. This eliminates that. All three of these complaints are, to me, insanely minor.

The switcher automatically switches to higher priority ports when the higher priority device is powered on. The switch auto engages the device of higher priority that has power. It has a button that allows you to select a device manually.

Wireless remote with an infrared reader plugs into a jack in the device. Comes with a wireless remote and ir sensor that you can place in a convenient location.



Cons

Belkin switcher does not come with an ac adapter, even though one is required to operate the remote. I believe the belkin unit was drawing more power than my cable box was able to handle causing it to overheat.

The ps4 causes the input light to blink repeatedly but it won't put the signal through to the television. Since controller doesn't work i have to manually click a button to switch back and forth. It also randomly puts horizontal bars of static across ...  Read More

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Quality


Remote works great and can be used with the logitech harmony hub which is a great feature!


Works great for the kid's game consols!

Competitiveness


Sometimes you will have to disconnect the hdmi cable and reconnect it then it works lack a champ.

Overview

  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    great, external, port and good.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 235 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jul 29 2022.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Automaticly switches when you turn on a new device


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The only thing its that if the component that you are connecting do not generate sufficient power to use the box you have to put external power in it


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Even though its progressive and upscales to 1080p


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The oldest standard of hdmi ever invented


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Some time you have to reboot the hdmi packet for it to catch


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Usually its the old copy protection standards that cause the conflicts


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Nice electronics world today you dont need radio shack because what ever little gizmo you were going to build amazon already carries it assembled


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Could not have picked a better little gadget

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