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HDMI switch prior to receiver
#203429 04/07/08 06:51 PM
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Logic tells me this should work just as well as if it were the last item before the TV but I'll double check with the knowledge bank here since I'm not experienced with it.

My receiver has 1 HDMI out (fine) but only two in.
Currently, I use one [in] for my HD satellite receiver and the second [in] for my HD-DVD Player. Down the road, I'd like to add a BluRay player, PS3 possibly. I'm thinking that an auto-sensing, HDMI switch placed ahead of the receiver would allow me to switch both the HD_DVD and the BluRay player into the same HDMI input on the receiver. Same as it would do for somebody sending two dvices directly to a TV with only 1 HDMI input.

Anybody doing this or can comment as to it's feasibility? Audio, should ideally pass through also.


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Re: HDMI switch prior to receiver
Murph #203463 04/08/08 12:51 AM
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Murph, that'll work. I used a manual two-way switch like this. Worked fine!


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Murph #203477 04/08/08 03:27 AM
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Murph,

I am doing exactly want you asked. My receiver has 2 in 1 out. I need 4 in 1 out so I bought a 3/1 from Monoprice and programmed it into my Harmony and everything works perfect.

Greg

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framer2180 #203484 04/08/08 11:07 AM
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Perfect! Thanks Guys.


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Murph #203497 04/08/08 12:57 PM
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Just be careful about having the Logitech turning things on and off.

When I switch to HD DVD the switch stays at the satellite input as the HD DVD player hasn't initialized yet... then i have to go and manually switch once the green led is on.

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rick240 #203553 04/08/08 06:19 PM
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Good Point. That thing takes forever to fire up.

I'll add an IR sensor to the list of required features for the switch so that worst case scenario is that I have to hit a button on the remote to make the final switch once it is GTG.


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Murph #203815 04/10/08 10:14 PM
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My monoprice 2:1 has IR, I'd imagine all of their larger ones do as well.


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