I have three HDMI components, only two inputs on my TV, and a receiver that doesn't know what HDMI is. Ever since I picked up an HD-DVD player I've had to plug and unplug when switching between the DVD player and the Xbox. On my way home from work on Friday, I stopped by Monoprice and picked up their cheapest HDMI switch. There are three things I like about this switch:
1. It's small.
2. No need to plug it in (I'm just about out of outlets, anyway).
3. So far, no degradation in signal.
I guess the only downside is that it's a manual switch, meaning I have to physically push a button to change inputs. That doesn't bother me because if I want to play an Xbox game I have to get up and insert a disc anyway. It's a 2-in-1 switch, so I have my DirecTV and Xbox hooked up to it, and my Toshiba HDAX2 goes directly to the TV. For twenty bucks, this little guy is well worth it.
