HDMI Switch, Splitter and Extractor Shootout

Question I love your videos I've been watching them for the last couple weeks for some reason when I use the receiver to the capture card to the PlayStation 5 it doesn't give 4K only directly from the capture card to the TV and the receiver is 4K HDR

I wish we could get a 2024 update on these... especially one that would work with the Retrotink 4K and the Pixel Morph 4K...

Hi, I'd like to have audio coming from my TV through my Av receiver and a Soundbar simultaneously, how would I go about achieving this?
All three have ARC hdmi connections available, my Av receiver has 4 other hdmi inputs, the Soundbar doesn't have any rca inputs just one hdmi in as well as the arc hdmi and a USB 5 0V connector.

Great video. Thanks.! Which one do you recommend for a home karaoke night?

Idk if you Bob or anyone in the chat can help me but are there any good options for 8:2 matrix switch. This would allow my entire set up to be connected and go through the RT4k (once purchased).

I have a different setup. I use Govee sync box that can go to maximum of 4k 60hz, also i use a nvidia shield pro just to use the Govee sync box, and a pc which can go to 4k 120hz and the s95b is connected to a soundbar.

Installed it all yesterday with the escoo 1x4 with the 8k capability, now i dont have access to hdr on the tv with the desktop and switching the code has to be done manually. Everything else is working perfectly Dolby Atmos.

Any suggestion for a switch/splitter which lets me have everything but saves the settings of each hdmi port

I would be interested to know if any of the really basic 2 in 1 out HDMI switches that don't need to be powered would distort image/sound quality and lag. I asked one company named UGREEN that makes switches about this stuff and they said "there is a certain attenuation" (loss of signal strength) when the switch is in use.
I need one because my PS3 needs to bypass HDCP for the Retrotink 4K and the switch functionality is needed because I'm out of HDMI ports on my TV.

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I don't suppose you feel like reviewing another switcher/extractor for your amazon shop page? This batch of them is longer available. Generally speaking in your tests, have any switchers added lag, or are the Chinesium factories actually good about that?

Traduce este mensaje al inglés: Lo siento por revivir un video tan anterior, me preguntaba si existirá una solución "todo en uno" que junte la mayoría de estos dispositivos? tipo switch, split, edid, extractor de audio, a/v receiver, extender/repeater, etc. It's a bigg rabbit's hole find some middle range, decent, too much testing, and $$$ in various rebranded chinese gadgets with fake claims... Ty for the video!

Hello, Any recommendations for a device which I use to contact my Apple TV to sound bar for Dobly ATMOS & TV 4K 60hz?

Does anyone know if any of these devices can Transform my ps5 audio signal (Dolby Audio 5.1) to -> PCM linear? I’m trying this so that my stupid Elgato can capture audio (they don’t support anything other than Linear PCM)

comment section you are my only hope! This is my use what can i use?
I want to project hdmi signal to a projector AND keep the audio inside of HDMI. But i want to pipe it to a headphone as well. All the audio extractor i have seen deletes the audio on the HDMI.

I've been trying to split my Sony HT-A9 Dolby Atmos system to both my Apple TV and 4K Blu-ray. As the HT-A9 has limited ports. So far both the splitters I've tried results in dropouts. Any suggestions for this type of set up. Preferably with a remote.

Would you happen to have any recommendations for 6x2 Matrix boxes with PS3 & PSTV capture support? I was looking into the Monoprice Blackbird 6x2 Model since they're a more reputable name but also found one on Amazon by a brand named Kanaan which claims to support up to HDCP2.2—wondered if I should go with that one in case I ever need to future-proof my setup, but there's not much info on it.

how do you update it?

I need one that doesn't destroy my Dolby Vision signal

Would this cut down on audio lag passed through my lg c1 to my sonos arc? I feel like my nintendo switch and some other consoles would do better with dedicated speakers using an audio extractor.

Dude, you're the man bro. I just gave in to my inner child this past month and bought damn near EVERY game console I always wanted, and I also bought a retrotink 5x pro and 4k gamer pro... and now I'm totally lost and overwhelmed on how to connect everything to my 5x. Lol. You're the light in darkness for me sir, the compass showing me the way... a switcher. Lol. That's what I need next. Thanks bro.

Hi Bob I need to mix audio from an HDMI input to video from Another HDMI to one output, can you please help.

this is a great video But are there Any plans to Do a video covering HDMI 2.1 Switch's ?

I need a switch that will have at least 3 hdmi ports & pass the hdcp through to the tv. Do you know of any?

I have a audio delay issue with my bose surround sound with certain game or my switch console. For example: turn on super mario world and the coin noise is silent until halfway and can hear the very end of the coin noise. I have optical cable connected to my bose surround and into my oled tv. Has alway been an issue when played through the bose surround wether optical or hdmi. Plays fine through tv speaker

I have two 34 inch widescreen monitors of the same native resolution (3440x1440). I need to have two switched inputs to both monitors (a PC and a Laptop). I bought an Orei 2 in/2 out switch that allows me to switch inputs to each monitor. However, Windows will not recognise the second monitor for extending the desktop, it will only allow copying of the input to both screens. I am thinking this is due to the switch functionality in seperating the input signal to the two outputs whereas I thought the input would be shared to the two outputs. What do I need to allow the two inputs to go to the two outputs as a shred output signal. Is a splitter the right thing for me?

The small one is for game consoles like a xbox series S or X my friend that has no optical out only hdmi, i send mine out to a soundblaster with a pair Beyers and a 1440p monitor👍

Any hdmi splitter that works with cec?

I have a TV with three HDMI inputs and a gazillion game consoles, so I'm looking for an HDMI switch that has a gazillion inputs. The TV also has a complex menu system that makes it a pain to switch HDMI inputs. So I want to leave my TV set to one HDMI input and use the switch to switch among inputs.

So I have an HDMI switch, but it's a "smart" switch that switches to the active source automatically, and this is a pain in the poo-poo hole because if I turn on my PS4 for example, that makes the TV turn on automatically, and that makes all my other game consoles turn on automatically, and the switch switches to one of the other consoles, so I have to switch it back to the console I turned on.

I want a "dumb" HDMI switch that doesn't do this!

Thanks!

Any recommendations for someone that needs to connect a: PS4 Pro, Wii U, GameCube and a laptop? Looking at the Ezcoo switch but I'm a little worried about compatibility with older consoles, thanks!

Hi, Great video. I have a older Pioneer plasma and I need a 3-4 switch that supports a 5.1 sound bar. Any recommendations ?

I think I need some help here cause I am not sure how to do it.
I got an Odyssey G5 monitor with one HDMI input, I want to connect my MacBook and my PS5 but I also want to extract the audio from the PS5 and send it over my audio interface (either analog or digital connection).

I am thinking, I will run the hdmi cable from my PS5 to an hdmi audio extractor and then the hdmi output from the extractor to an hdmi switcher, which also the MacBook will be connected to it, and then the hdmi switcher out to the monitor?

Is this doable or it will downgrade the picture quality or whatever?

Thank you in advance! 🙏

I would like to find a switch that can take INPUT from: HDMI ARC (TV) and 3.5mm (from AIO PC), with OUTPUT to RCA (Studio Monitor Speakers), with a switch to choose source I want to use.

So I want to run hdmi from my tv to my sound bar and to a external amp . Would I get arc? Matrix? Please help

I have HDMI eARC-compatible soundbar (ATMOS supported). I mainly use PC (with HDMI out) for my media player for Netflix. I use PC monitor for main display with HDMI port (no eARC TV). Which extractor do you recommend to get ATMOS from Netflix to my soundbar using PC? [my scenario for extractor is PC -> HDMI-in , then HDMI audio out (eARC/ARC) --> Soundbar , and HDMI-video out --> Monitor]

I'm trying to use my tv (with no eARC) with a sound bar/sound (with eARC) to get Dolby Atmos surround sound and DTS X.

AVStar 8K@60Hz 4K@120Hz HDMI 2.1 Splitter is a 4k 120 splitter that can downscale the second port to 1080 120. AVStar 4K@120Hz HDMI 2.1 Audio Extractor Audio Converter is a 4k 120 audio extractor. There's a few 4k 120 switches, I'm currently looking at Kinivo's 8k 4.1 and daisy chaining it with another if needed with their 4k switches daisy chaied for retros. Kinivo's 4k 5.1 switches have one output on one side and an input on the other side so those are great to daisy chain.

That was pretty awesome! and maybe, I even understand it, lol!

I'm trying to figure out if any of this equipment makes sense for "upgrading" my TV and AVR that has HDMI Arc, (no eARC) to capture and pass through Atmos. Or does the TV or receiver or both have to have an Atmos decoder? If I'm misunderstanding and these capture switches are the decoder, then what's the wiring diagram supposed to look like?

Bro I just want to run 2 Extended Monitors on my one HDMI port 😢 i think it’s completely impossible

This is exactly what I needed. I have an older switcher but I think it's starting to die since it will drop signal randomly and ther are a whole lot of options for devices these days.

My tv soundbar audio uses hdmi. Does it recognize it when I switch to my ps4. Will I still hear the TV sound bar when playing the game

I have a feeling that your recommendations on amazon are all unavailable at the moment or maybe limited to certain countrys only ?! I'm from europe btw

excuse me with switch should i get for my elgato hd 60 pro 1080p card the 2019 model .

Hey Bob, great roundup. Do any of these support 1440 120hz ? I guess most of them should as it's included in the HDMI 2.0 spec. I want to purchase the new LG 27in 1440P OLED and extract audio to my Denon 4K receiver, which doesnt support 1440P thru put.

I want to record songs off mtv to mp3 to play in the car. Will this work?

Any recommendations for a 6 in or 8 in and 2 out?

Are there any splitters that can pass HDMI 2.1 to my monitor from my Xbox Series X and "mimic" HDMI ARC or HDMI eARC to my Sonos Beam? I am asking cause I use a full 4K gaming monitor for my Xbox Series X and gaming monitors do not have "TV" features lige ARC or eARC.

Hey Bob, I was a little confused as to why you recommended one specific splitter for MiSTer's direct video. I was really leaning towards that avedio one as I want to capture and monitor HDMI via MiSTer. Would it be better to use avedio without direct video?

Do you have any experience with “Orei” products? I’ve been using their 4x2 UHD matrix for a couple years; seems good to me but I’m curious how it stacks up with more formalized testing. They’ve got a 6x2 HD version that I might check out as well… couldn’t find too much commentary on it outside of Amz reviews, but that 6x2 configuration is a good one that’s hard to find.

Anyway thanks for another great video!!

I would love to see how the TESmart 16×1 HDMI Switch stacks up in lag testing.

About the “Matrix Switch w/ Audio Extraction” whenever I plug my ossc, the audio wouldn’t play through the hdmi output. Instead it just extract the audio. I even tried with the output B and it did the same thing.