Terk HDMI-31 Smart HDMI Switch (3 X 1) by Terk
|
List Price: Category: CE See more digital camera details and other models |
|---|
(Click here)
Digital camera reviews of Terk HDMI-31 Smart HDMI Switch (3 X 1)
Digital camera Review: Doesn't AutoSwitch For Me
Summary: 3 Stars
The auto switch feature doesn't work. Manual functions just fine. It might not be terks fault. I have it hooked up to my sony sony dvd player and my dish network hd reciever. The dish network reciever never really powers off even though it might seem like it. so I think that might be the problem. The price was great. I had actullay paid $100 for it at the store but then I seen it on here for half the price. I also think it makes my picture look alot worse. I see alot of pixelation now, that i didn't see before. Well, for the price, it serves it purpose. But I'll think I'll be upgrading my tv next year to one that has more than one hdmi input.Digital camera Review: Doesn't Work (As Advertised)
Summary: 1 Stars
It doesn't work with my system, as least not as advertised. It will automatically switch from my Samsung (HL-R4266W) TV to my Sony (DVP-NS75H) DVD player, but will NOT automatically switch back to my DirecTV (H-20) receiver. I'm very upset that I spent the money for what is essentially a manual switch.
CORRECTION: After some experimentation, it seems that the TV and DVD player lock-up the link. I'm not sure which is the culprit. It turns out that if I turn off the TV and the DVD Player for the time that it takes for the TV to totally power-off (thus severing the link) I can turn on the TV and DirecTV and everything is fine!
Digital camera Review: Doesn't Work Properly - No Audio
Summary: 1 Stars
Read the reviews past the first 2! This thing doesn't work for me, and after looking a little deeper on these reviews, many others aren't satisfied either. I could get one component to work properly (DVD), but never could get my Scientific Atlanta HD8300 HD/DVR box to push audio through. Sent it back.Digital camera Review: Doesn't auto-switch
Summary: 2 Stars
The manual switching works, but after about an hour of messing with it, I gave up on the auto-switch. I have a Time Warner HD cable box and an RCA DVD player.
From experimenting with it I learned:
If I unplug an active HDMI cable and move it to another port, the unit will switch to the new port. It will also pick the correct port if the power cord is detached and re-attached. Hardly auto-switching.
I will probably keep the unit because I can live with manual switching (not that lazy). I am just using it for video, so I don't know if the sound works or not, as others have complained about the sound.
If you are looking for smart switch, look elsewhere because this unit doesn't live up to its marketing.
Digital camera Review: Doesn't quite work as advertised
Summary: 2 Stars
This HDMI switcher doesn't quite perform like you'd hope. We hooked it up to our new Pioneer 5010FD with a 15ft HDMI cable and used another 15ft HDMI cable to hook it up to our PS3 at 1080p. It would not display ANY picture when set to that. We tried another 8ft cable and got a picture at 1080p, but white dots would appear and disappear at random, ruining the picture. We couldn't get any 1080p picture when using the switcher with a 6ft cable and our Xbox 360 running at 1080p. I finally tried it with an upconverting DVD player running at 1080i and got a picture just fine. Be very wary with the lengths of your cables if you plan on using this device at 1080p.