HDMI Splitter question

cherman24 · 07-24-2007, 10:19 AM

Sorry for the noob questions, but on the one TV I have, I run DirecTV HD and the PS3. I only have one HDMI port so I switch the cables back and forth. I've been thinking about getting a splitter. Should I go the route of http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2 or would this piece suffice http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...ormat=2&style=

I don't believe option two is allowed or would work.

The above plug is HDMI Male to Female DVI, correct? I don't see it on monoprice with just one head, would I need to get an adapter?

Thanks for your help and input.

Bigloww · 07-24-2007, 10:25 AM

All you needis a HDMI switch like the 1st one you listed. Forget about the 2nd option, it is for splitting HDMI to 2 DVI's and not for your application. That manual switch from monoprice for only $18 will do the trick. One thing you may want to consider: You may want to add 1 or 2 more HDMI devices down the road. If so, look to this 4x1 HDMI switch for around $50. It also has a remote. I would also pick up your HDMI cables from monoprice as well. Great deal.

cherman24 · 08-01-2007, 12:29 PM

I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who gave me feedback, pointed me in the right direction, and told me to trust monoprice. I finally got everything in the mail (forgot to order one wire and you can't beat their prices) and got everything hooked up. I have my DirecTV on channel one and PS3 on channel two of the splitter.

This may be my (hopefully) last stupid question...is it bad to have power on both devices and be switching back and forth? Should I leave one off before I "switch" to it's channel? Why I ask is, I figure the PS3 can be on running the "folding at home" program while I'm watching TV.

Thanks again and I'm glad I've found this forum.

eHDMI · 08-04-2007, 01:08 PM

I would go ahead and get a 3x1 switch at least..the 2x1 would work fine, but just in case you get another HDMI item....

madforit · 08-04-2007, 04:00 PM

hi guys looking for some help i have 2 hd tvs and i want to have both with hd i purchased a hd 5m cable and a hd splitter from the states i can get a picture on both sometimes with sound and sometimes without, if i turn 1 of the tvs off i have to shut everything down and start again and sometimes i cant get either set on unless i disconnect one of the hd cables from the splitter ...have i gone about this the wrong way ???

Lee Stewart · 08-04-2007, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by madforit

hi guys looking for some help i have 2 hd tvs and i want to have both with hd i purchased a hd 5m cable and a hd splitter from the states i can get a picture on both sometimes with sound and sometimes without, if i turn 1 of the tvs off i have to shut everything down and start again and sometimes i cant get either set on unless i disconnect one of the hd cables from the splitter ...have i gone about this the wrong way ???

Hi and welcome to HDF

How about you tell us where you live and the HDTV's that you have, along with this spliter you are using. Also what is your source for HD?

How far away are the HDTV's from the source box?

madforit · 08-04-2007, 05:37 PM

i have a sony kdl-w40a12u and a sharp 46 inch aquos both hd complient ..the hd cable is 5m and the spiltter is from usa not branded from what i can see hd source is a sky hd reciever and i am in the uk

Lee Stewart · 08-04-2007, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by madforit

i have a sony kdl-w40a12u and a sharp 46 inch aquos both hd complient ..the hd cable is 5m and the spiltter is from usa not branded from what i can see hd source is a sky hd reciever and i am in the uk

Does your splitter look like this? (It is not really a splitter - it is a distrubution amp) Did it cost that much? There is a 10m MAX length from the box to ANY HDTV connected to it. I really need the name of the place and the model number of the splitter you bought. You must have something - the website you bought it from?

http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...ormat=2&style=

**rbinck** · 08-04-2007, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by madforit

i have a sony kdl-w40a12u and a sharp 46 inch aquos both hd complient ..the hd cable is 5m and the spiltter is from usa not branded from what i can see hd source is a sky hd reciever and i am in the uk

You probably will need to tell us more about the splitter. Like where did you buy it and do you have a link. The one Lee linked is HDCP complient and maybe yours is not.

madforit · 08-05-2007, 01:55 PM

i was gonna post the one i got of ebay but it said you have to have at least 5 posts to do so so i will do some more post just so i can put it on

madforit · 08-05-2007, 01:56 PM

2 more post to go and by the way it was very cheap

madforit · 08-05-2007, 01:57 PM

the hd cable is 5m away in the next room

madforit · 08-05-2007, 02:00 PM

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWN:IT&ih=008

i connected this splitter to the 5m cable and the second to the 1m hd cable as i say they both work but if i turn of or on a set it turns the other one off and the screen goes blank like there is no signal at all

Lee Stewart · 08-05-2007, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by madforit

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWN:IT&ih=008

i connected this splitter to the 5m cable and the second to the 1m hd cable as i say they both work but if i turn off or on a set it turns the other one off and the screen goes blank like there is no signal at all

Never saw one of these. It is not a splitter. From what you are posting, it is not a constant feed split or else each TV would act independent of the other. That is how the Distribution Amp works that I linked.

What this thing is doing is feeding the signal either to the left or to the right. Not both. More of a "Y" adapter than a splitter.

QUESTION: You can turn each TV on and off seperately but not both together?

You can return it and get the Dist. Amp that I linked. That will do what you want - provide the same source to two TV's at the same time all the time.

madforit · 08-05-2007, 06:26 PM

i have done as much research as i can find on this type of splitter and by all accounts it should send the signal to 2 seperate tvs without any issues im confused lol ......thanks for your input i do appreciate it

07-24-2007, 10:19 AM	#1
cherman24 Let's Go Pens! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Near Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 123	HDMI Splitter question Sorry for the noob questions, but on the one TV I have, I run DirecTV HD and the PS3. I only have one HDMI port so I switch the cables back and forth. I've been thinking about getting a splitter. Should I go the route of http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2 or would this piece suffice http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...ormat=2&style= I don't believe option two is allowed or would work. The above plug is HDMI Male to Female DVI, correct? I don't see it on monoprice with just one head, would I need to get an adapter? Thanks for your help and input.

07-24-2007, 10:25 AM	#2
Bigloww Chi Town Baby.. Da Bears. Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: In a van, down by the river. Posts: 5,100	All you needis a HDMI switch like the 1st one you listed. Forget about the 2nd option, it is for splitting HDMI to 2 DVI's and not for your application. That manual switch from monoprice for only $18 will do the trick. One thing you may want to consider: You may want to add 1 or 2 more HDMI devices down the road. If so, look to this 4x1 HDMI switch for around $50. It also has a remote. I would also pick up your HDMI cables from monoprice as well. Great deal. __________________ Commit to the Indian.. *In Loving Memory of Junkie, The Rizz, Eagle and the Boys.. They are gone (wasted in fact) but not forgotten..*

08-04-2007, 01:08 PM	#4
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08-01-2007, 12:29 PM	#3
cherman24 Let's Go Pens! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Near Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 123	I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who gave me feedback, pointed me in the right direction, and told me to trust monoprice. I finally got everything in the mail (forgot to order one wire and you can't beat their prices) and got everything hooked up. I have my DirecTV on channel one and PS3 on channel two of the splitter. This may be my (hopefully) last stupid question...is it bad to have power on both devices and be switching back and forth? Should I leave one off before I "switch" to it's channel? Why I ask is, I figure the PS3 can be on running the "folding at home" program while I'm watching TV. Thanks again and I'm glad I've found this forum.

08-04-2007, 04:00 PM	#5
madforit My plasma is High Def. Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 8	hi guys looking for some help i have 2 hd tvs and i want to have both with hd i purchased a hd 5m cable and a hd splitter from the states i can get a picture on both sometimes with sound and sometimes without, if i turn 1 of the tvs off i have to shut everything down and start again and sometimes i cant get either set on unless i disconnect one of the hd cables from the splitter ...have i gone about this the wrong way ???

08-04-2007, 05:37 PM	#7
madforit My plasma is High Def. Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 8	i have a sony kdl-w40a12u and a sharp 46 inch aquos both hd complient ..the hd cable is 5m and the spiltter is from usa not branded from what i can see hd source is a sky hd reciever and i am in the uk

08-05-2007, 01:55 PM	#10
madforit My plasma is High Def. Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 8	i was gonna post the one i got of ebay but it said you have to have at least 5 posts to do so so i will do some more post just so i can put it on

08-05-2007, 01:56 PM	#11
madforit My plasma is High Def. Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 8	2 more post to go and by the way it was very cheap

08-05-2007, 01:57 PM	#12
madforit My plasma is High Def. Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 8	the hd cable is 5m away in the next room

08-05-2007, 02:00 PM	#13
madforit My plasma is High Def. Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 8	http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWN:IT&ih=008 i connected this splitter to the 5m cable and the second to the 1m hd cable as i say they both work but if i turn of or on a set it turns the other one off and the screen goes blank like there is no signal at all

08-05-2007, 06:26 PM	#15
madforit My plasma is High Def. Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 8	i have done as much research as i can find on this type of splitter and by all accounts it should send the signal to 2 seperate tvs without any issues im confused lol ......thanks for your input i do appreciate it