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 with my DirecTV HD DVR!
Summary: 1 Stars
I have a LCD TV with only one HDMI input so I purchased this product to connect my DVD upconvert player and HD DVR into one input without switching cables every time I would switch from one to the other. The auto switching worked great! It did what it says, when you turn on your source, it switched to it automatically. But I could not get a picture from my DirecTV HD DVR! Sound-yes! Picture-no! I also had to keep changing the resolution back to 1080i on my DVD upconvert player because for some reason it would switch back to 480i when using this auto switch. I would not recommend this product!!Digital camera Review: Didn't work for me....
Summary: 1 Stars
I purchased this to use with a Samsung LN-S4692D television (46" LCD, two HDMI inputs), since I had 3 boxes I wanted to hookup to the TV using HDMI (cable box, DVD player, TiVo HD).
Unfortunately, it just wouldn't work properly with my TV. I could get the TV to see the Terk if the TV was already set to the appropriate HDMI input when I turned it on, but as soon as I started cycling through the TV inputs the Terk would disappear (my TV doesn't "cycle" through an input if it doesn't detect that a cable is attached to it).
I tried all sorts of techniques to see if I couldn't get this to work, but nothing did. Terk's customer service was absolutely useless. It took three emails to get a response, and then that was a "canned" response.
I'm afraid I can't recommend this product.
Digital camera Review: DirecTV users beware
Summary: 1 Stars
Just boxed the switch up to ship it back. I am a DirecTV user and I have an HR20 HD DVR that will not pass through the switch. My DVD player works fine through the switch. My HR20 works fine connected directly to the HDMI port on the TV but when I connect the HR20 through the switch the HR20 crashes and has to be uplugged to reboot it.
Bottom line is that the switch seems to work OK as long as you don't have an HR20. I have seen others having this problem as well after researching this online.
I have also read of others using a different switch and the HR20 seems to work fine. Just placed the order for a different brand switch that I have read works for the HR20.
Digital camera Review: Does exactly what it is supposed to...
Summary: 5 Stars
It's mind boggling why other HDMI switches are running around [...]. This switch is under [...]and works great!
As for the features, I don't use the automatic switching capability myself, I usually push the button on the switch to change the input, since I'm usually up anyway to insert or remove a DVD.
This does what it is supposed to. It allows you to insert multiple HDMI devices into 1 input. Works great with no signal loss or degredation.
The only possible negative: That blue light can light up an entire room. It's on top of the unit, so it can be hidden (electrical tape will work as well), but just wanted everyone to be aware of it.
Digital camera Review: Does not work as advertised
Summary: 2 Stars
This product's performance is spotty and inconsistent at best. I can't get my XBOX 360, and my DirecTV HD receiver to work consistently through this device even when using the manual button. The three HDMI cables perform perfectly when connected with either device to my Sony HD TV.