Product Description

IOGear GHDMIS3 3-Port HDMI Switch with Remote, provide additional HDMI connections to your HDTV for the Ultimate Viewing Experience. Take your HDTV to the next level with HDMI technology, the new connectivity standard in digital consumer electronics. Delivering the most vivid and richest viewing experience available today, High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) technology is the latest digital interface that provides HD video and multi-channel audio through a single cable.IOGEAR's 3-Port HDMI Switch enables you to connect additional HD source devices to your HDTV for your viewing pleasure. It is an ideal solution for connecting multiple HD media devices such as video game consoles , media PCs and computers , set top boxes from cable and satellite providers, DVRs, Blu-ray / DVD players and more!

Product Details

• Color: black
• Brand: Iogear
• Model: GHDMIS3
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .88" h x 3.75" w x 2.00" l, .12 pounds

Features

• 3 x HDMI inputs and 1 x HDMI output, Works with Blu-ray / DVD players, DVR players, video game consoles
• Superior Resolution, HDTV: 480p, 720p, 1080i, and 1080p resolution , PC Support: VGA, SVGA, XGA, SXGA, WUXGA, 1920x1080
• HDMI v1.3b and HDCP Compliant
• Switch between devices via front-panel pushbutton or IR remote, front-panel LED for port and power status
• Backwards compatible with DVI devices with HDMI to DVI adapter* No power adapter required

Customer Reviews

Works great with PS3
I have three HDMI ports on the TV but four devices. I have a Samsung 1080P DLP with 5.1 surround. After reviewing and looking at all the switches I decided give this IOGear switch a try based on price. I have a PS3 and a Roku box sharing the device and it works perfect. The PS3 games and Blu Ray look and sound exactly the same. The Roku box streaming HD looks great. The 5.1 Dolby sounds awesome on both devices. Plus I now have an extra HDMI port. The switch is about the size of a deck of cards and to install I just plugged in the devices, connected the box to the TV and the switch was in place and working in just a minute or two. It requires no external power source. The only negative is that the green LED lights for power and HDMI source are to bright. When watching a good Blu Ray with the lights off I hide the LEDs with a remote.

Might need a power supply if using ps3 and 360
I wanted to plug in my ps3 and xbox 360 to it but there is a problem, the 360 draws too much power when it's plugged even if it is powered off (some devices seem to draw more power.) So if both systems are plugged, your ps3 will be a blank screen unless you unplug the 360's hdmi cable, or have the 360 on as well as the ps3 to get the ps3 screen to come on, which wouldn't make much sense. Oddly enough if you power only the 360 it seems to work even if the ps3 hdmi cable is plugged in.

There are 2 solutions, one is you could leave the 360's hdmi unplugged from the 3 port hdmi switch and plug it in when you wanna play the 360. OR you could buy a 5V DC 1A A/C power adapter and everything can stay plugged in and work normally (hopefully). Note power jack polarity is center pin positive, and is not included with this product.

All in all i think it was a good buy, but should have had the power adapter included.

Basic, simple, gets the job done.
I picked up this 3-port HDMI switch when I ran out of HDMI ports on my AVR. It has allowed me to turn one of my AVR's HDMI ports into three. It is simple, to the point, and gets the job done. It works either passive or powered, but keep in mind that when being used passively (no external power) that at least one HDMI device must be powered on to provide power over the HDMI bus. This is usually not a major concern, but might need to be taken into account if programming macros or activities on an advanced universal remote (Harmony, URC, etc). Also, no DC power supply is included, so you'll need to add one if you require active switching. One other handy feature is the switch's 3.5mm wired IR input, allowing it to be tucked out of site and another device (like an AVR) to be used to pass IR signals to it.

Audio and video quality seem to be passed with no degradation in quality by the switch. I'm using short cables (3') from sources to an AVR before passing through an AVR which again repeats/amplifies the signal, so I have not tested this switch at the beginning or end of a long cable chain without an active repeater.