Terk HDMI-31 Smart HDMI Switch (3 X 1) by Terk
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Digital camera reviews of Terk HDMI-31 Smart HDMI Switch (3 X 1)
Digital camera Review: DID NOT WORK FOR ME!
Summary: 4 Stars
This product would not work for me. I was using it with an RCA Scenium 50" projection LCD TV, PS3, and Scientific Atlanta HD Time Warner Cable box with DVR. Apparently my TV is not compatible with the switch. When I connect my cable box or PS3 directly to the TV it works fine. When I try to run the cable box through the switch I get the sound but on screen I get the message "NOT COMPATIBLE WITH HDCP. CONNECT COMPONENT CABLES TO TO WATCH TV"
I rated the product four out of five stars since the switch did it's job. The problem seems to be with my TV. Whenever I would turn on the PS3 it would switch, when it was off it would go back to the cable box.
EDIT: From the research I have done it seems the problem I'm having is with the SA 8300 cable box and HDCP problems. I've had the box for around 3 years so I'm thinking about exchanging it with TWC and see if that works.
Digital camera Review: DIdn't work...
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought this thing hoping it would work with my Samsung TV, Apple TV, and Panasonic upconverting DVD player. Unfortunately, when it arrived, I was never able to get it to work. Two problems with it:
1. My Samsung TV, with its auto-sensing ports, didn't even "see' that the switch was plugged into it. Neither Samsung or Audiovox/Terk's technical support was able to assist with this.
2. If I jimmy rigged it (swapped my HDMI cables on the TV, so the TV was set to the source that the switch was plugged into) I could get video through my DVD player, but the Apple TV never worked.
In the end, I returned it, and ended up buying the XtremeHD switcher. It touts being compatible with the Apple TV, and, despite reviews that it didn't work with Samsung TV's, I took a risk. It ended up working great!
Digital camera Review: DOES NOT WORK!!!!!!!
Summary: 1 Stars
I needed this switch to hook my Toshiba HD-DVD Player, my Comcast HDMI cable box and HDMI-DVI PC to my LG 29" 1080 HDTV. The only thing that worked was the cable box and the switch downgraded the signal to my TV to 480 which isn't any better than the DTV signals. I tried turning everything off and then on again with each individual unit and still had the same result. Do your research before purchasing this product as I didn't and wasn't aware of HDMI hadshaking and HDMI-DVI compatabilites with the PC.Digital camera Review: Delivers as promised
Summary: 5 Stars
I was looking at the different auto switchers - as many others my HDTV does not have enough built-in HDMI ports. I wanted an automatic switch so my family would not have to horse around with the old routine of "put the TV on Video 7 input and that switch thingie on HDMI 3 input and the receiver on input x..." It just needed to WORK... I chose this one because I have had other Terk products and have been very happy with them. This one was no different. I hooked it up to my Sony 50" Grand Wega and then to my Apple TV and PS3. Worked perfectly in auto mode on the first try. Tiny power brick was nice too - no issues with it crowding anything else out of the surge strip.Digital camera Review: Device did not work
Summary: 1 Stars
I have a Panasonic BluRay player that I hooked up to the device and it did not work. The player gave me an error message U72, which means the device is not compatible. The Blu Ray player works when connected directly to the TV. I have returned the device and called Panasonic, who said the device should have worked. The device itself must have been faulty.