So I'm reading both particularly negative and very few positives about this HDMI splitter. The application I want to use it for is fairly simple: My TV has two HDMI "plugs," one of which does not work. In order to watch satellite TV, which uses the one...
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What you want is a multiple hdmi receiver. Amazon sells them for roughly the same price. This item splits 1 signal into 2. To display on multiple tvs for example. The multiple receiver will allow you to have both items plugged in and detect which one is on. It can also be switched with the push of a button. Good luck
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We actually bought this to monitor an output source during one of our company's live meetings. It handled a live video feed just fine through the HDMI input. Not sure exactly what issue you might be facing.
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I'd say it's worth a try. It sends both audio and video for me. It does glitch sometimes, but I have a work-around. I use it to split the signal from a 3x1 HDMI switch (Sat Receiver, Blu-ray player, and Roku box) to send it to two Coby HDTVs. I have a Redmere HDMI cable in one of the runs. This setup works--it sends both Video and Audio quite well. However... Sometimes (but not always) I have to turn my source off and then back on to get a proper HDMI handshake. Sometimes the initial handshake sends video, but not audio. Sometimes it works perfectly on the first attempt. But the second attempt (when needed) always works. It's kind of weird... But there's a lot of hand-shaking in my setup, so... I'd say it's worth a try. It sends both audio and video for me. It does glitch sometimes, but I have a work-around. I use it to split the signal from a 3x1 HDMI switch (Sat Receiver, Blu-ray player, and Roku box) to send it to two Coby HDTVs. I have a Redmere HDMI cable in one of the runs. This setup works--it sends both Video and Audio quite well. However... Sometimes (but not always) I have to turn my source off and then back on to get a proper HDMI handshake. Sometimes the initial handshake sends video, but not audio. Sometimes it works perfectly on the first attempt. But the second... » Read More I'd say it's worth a try. It sends both audio and video for me. It does glitch sometimes, but I have a work-around. I use it to split the signal from a 3x1 HDMI switch (Sat Receiver, Blu-ray player, and Roku box) to send it to two Coby HDTVs. I have a Redmere HDMI cable in one of the runs. This setup works--it sends both Video and Audio quite well. However... Sometimes (but not always) I have to turn my source off and then back on to get a proper HDMI handshake. Sometimes the initial handshake sends video, but not audio. Sometimes it works perfectly on the first attempt. But the second attempt (when needed) always works. It's kind of weird... But there's a lot of hand-shaking in my setup, so... « Show Less
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I used this splitter to attach a second monitor, it works well for this, I would suppose that if you were trying to link two computers the same way it could work?
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I have been using this product for a while now and my experience is it has performed exactly as it should with no problems. I have it splitting an HDMI connection from a PC to a desktop monitor and a wall mounted LCD TV and I have video and audio on both simultaneously with no issues.
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I'm not sure why anyone wouldn't say this is a splitter... I use it to connect my cable box and my computer into one screen. Beware tho, that the automatic switch function doesn't really work very well. It'll switch from my TV to computer just fine, but never the other way around. If you don't mind having to push the little button on the device each time to switch devices, then this works fine. Hope I could help!
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I only see an one HDMI port and that is an HDMI output. I don't believe it can be used for input purposes but have not tried to use it that way.
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Your HDMI cable may not send the information, use one with audio return and internet capabilities. If you have it hooked to a cable or satellite receiver they (nearly all Directv and some others) cannot send the required signal, it's not the splitter, rather it's the unit hooked to it. If your signal is coming from a DVD, Blue-ray etc it should work. Check to see if the receiver is showing PCM or something else as an input source signal. The receiver should be able to decode the signal from the source via HDMI as long as the signal is provided to it at the input. Just a side note, if you have a DVR or other device as a source run the splitter directly from this device to the splitter and then to other devices such as a second receiver or a TV. If you run it to the TV then to a receiver or other device you may run into a problem as many TV's do not send the required signal out (even if it says the TV does or does not address that issue). Good luck, I know the units should send the signal but, you can email J-Tech if you can't find the problem and they will help, or send you a replacement if it is defective. However, I have several friends who have purchased the J-Tech on my advice and ALL their minor problems dealt with issues other than the splitter. On one system I had to turn everything off and hook up the connections then power up the connected devices then the splitter; it was an ARC problem but, that seemed to cure the problem. Again, good luck.
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The splitters (2) that I tried at the input end would not work - the signal strength was too low. Just for interest I tried a splitter at the other end and zero signal. Also at the output end, even some 90 degree elbow adapters or HDMI keystones would drop the signal enough to be a problem. Bottom line is the cable is good, just have not found anything that is not a drain on throughput.
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If you are thinking you can utilize 2 seperate devices through the receiver, I don't think so. If you are trying to augment the HDMI device, That's where I get a little hazy..... Running a fully digital HDMI device I wouldn't think that it's necessary. But I don't think that it would hurt either. Basically there are multiple inputs, but only one output sort of. Your watching a video, you get the sound for that too. Your listening to music, nothing shows on the video.
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That is exactly how I'm using it. The HDMI is plugged into my Dell laptop, and it is connected to a VGA older monitor so I can have a second screen. It works like a charm!
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You do know that this is a WiFi adapter for computers, right? There are no satellite signals involved, just an internet gateway in or near your house. If you are looking for something for Dish TV, this isn't what you want. P.S. it works fine for me, picks up more connections around the neigborhood than the WiFi built into my laptop.
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You'd probably be better off buying a signal splitter than this switch. This device shares more properties with a USB hub where in you take one input, and turn it into several different ones. It only detects/uses one signal at a time, a splitter would probably increase the amount of TV's you could also hook up (to display the same image) in the future.
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Not certain what the settop box is? The splitter is meant to split one HDMI input signal into two output signals for two separate displays (two tv's). Thus you could watch what is being input (source) on two displays at the same time, etc. Whichever the case I would not recommend this splitter as it did not perform for me as expected. It does split the signal but it is too weak and causes loss of picture. Better to purchase a splitter with a powered amplifier.
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No, the splitter does not work as it is addressed. I wasted my time and money on this and purchased a 50 foot hdmi cable that I now cannot use. I would look elsewhere to solve your splitter problem.
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I purchased for similar problem, did not work for me either, even with a splitter. If you find a way for this to work, I'd like to know
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This is nothing more than a Booster/splitter. In other words, it will display the same thing on two different monitors or projectors. It could best be described as being "dumb" hardware. If you want unique images on each of the two external monitors you will need something like a USB to VGA adapter (which this is not). Good luck to you.