HM-501 5-PORT HDMI SWITCH w/ remote control, HDMI and power cable for HDMI input/output by PTC Group
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Digital camera reviews of HM-501 5-PORT HDMI SWITCH w/ remote control, HDMI and power cable for HDMI input/output
Digital camera Review: Works great MOST of the time
Summary: 2 Stars
I've been living with this product for about 8 months now and it works great most of the time. In my system I have an Apple TV, Comcast Cable Box and up-converting DVD player. Since my TV has only one HDMI port I routed these devices through the HDMI switcher then to my TV. From my TV I have digital audio out going to my receiver. I use a Logitech Harmony programmable remote to turn on and off all my device and it works great with this box.
Now for the negatives.
1) Occasionally when switching to Cable TV or DVD the unit doesn't recognize the signal change and the light for that port blinks red and green. This is usually remedied by switching to my Apple TV, letting it get recognized, then switching back.
2) In addition... very rarely audio will not work with a certain device/port. This has happened 3 or 4 times since I've owned the device. It takes switching around a few things and turning things on and off again to get this working. Audio seems to have totally stopped working for my dvd player, so I had to route digital audio from my dvd player directly to the receiver (instead of going through the HDMI cable and out from my TV).
3) Finally some devices only seem to work on port 5. My Apple TV only seems to work on port 5 and I've read the same for PS3 units.
Despite this unit being low priced and generally working well I cannot recommend something with this many flaws for a home theater set up. It's frustrating when it fails and even though I know how to work around the failures... my in laws, wife and kids etc... do not have the debugging skills. I'm going to try another hdmi switcher (with the apple tv form factor) and see how that goes.
Digital camera Review: Exactly what I expected
Summary: 5 Stars
This switch seems to be pretty well made. It's fairly heavy, the HDMI cables fit snugly into the ports (no wiggle), and it responds very well to the remote.
I added the device to my Logitech Harmony with no problems, and off we went. Overall, I'd have to say I'm quite happy with the unit and the price. Note however, that the one I bought did not include the HDMI cable.
Digital camera Review: 5-PORT HDMI SWITCH WITH REMOTE CONTROL
Summary: 5 Stars
GREAT PRODUCT, GREAT SHIPPER. PRODUCT COULD BE IMPROVED BY ON/OFF SWITCH. PRICE WAS RIGHT THOUGH.Digital camera Review: Good switcher - but purchase it elsewhere
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an HDMI switcher distributed by Monoprice -- if you go to their website (which is fantastic for electronics accessories) this switch is much less than the listing here on Amazon.Digital camera Review: Doesn't completely work
Summary: 2 Stars
This switch would not work with my Samsung DVDVR357. It worked fine with the Dish Network DVR, but not the DVD Recorder. I tried all sorts of settings to try to get it to work, but it simply wouldn't work.