Product Description

ViewHD latest generation (New Chips & more robust & latest Firmware) HDMI 1x2 splitter, V1.3 Certified. * Solid construction, iron molding, NOT plastic molding. This is not a splitter that is "support/compatible/compliant" to HDMI 1.3, this unit is HDMI 1.3; V1.3 signal in, V1.3 signal out; If you buy a V1.2 splitter that is support/compatible/compliant to V1.3, you will downgrade the entire system to V1.2. How to identify a true V1.3 HDMI product is to check whether its max bandwidth can reach 10.2Gbps or video amplifier frequency of 340MHz, older HDMI V1.2 has max bandwidth of 4.95Gbps or video amplifier frequency of only 165MHz. * Compare the Spec, this is the best HDMI 1x2 on the market offered at this incredible price from J&R Galaxies, the only HDMI 1x2 Splitter with headroom up to 10.2Gbps. The two outputs are independent, it works even when only one display is working. Older 1x2 splitters have synchronized outputs, which requires both output displays to be on at the same time for the older generation splitters to work. * Support video color format: deep color 30bit and 36bit; * Support HDMI 1.3 digital audio format: DTS-HD/Dolby-trueHD/LPCM7.1/DTS/Dolby-AC3/DSD; *Support XvYCc, if your enjoy deep color video, your source and display also need to support it; * Support Blue-Ray/HD-DVD player for 24fs film format; If you enjoy watching 24fs film, please make sure your display supports 24fs, else it will display 50/60fs pictures; * Support CEC; * Support input cable distance up to 15m HDMI AWG26; * Support output cable distance up to 15m; * Support HDMI signal retiming; * No loss of quality; * Free lifetime technical support from the manufacture; * Need DC5V/2A power supply(included) * Operating Temperature Range: -15C to +55C; * Operating Humidity Range: up to 90 RH (No Condensation) * ViewHD one year replacement warranty from the date of sale.

Product Details

• Brand: ViewHD
• Dimensions: 2.50" h x 6.00" w x 8.00" l, 1.19 pounds

Features

• One input HDMI V1.3 signal can split to 2 HDMI V1.3 signal identical to the input signal
• Support deep color 30bit, 36bit, blue-ray 24/50/60fs/XvYCc
• Digital audio format, DTS-HD/Dolby-True-HD/LPCM7.1/AC3/DTS/DSD
• Max bandwidth : 10.2Gbps; Support signal retiming; support CEC
• HDCP 1.2 Protocol Compliant; Support output HDMI 1.3 cable up to 15m; Full-HD 1080P cascade above 4 layers

Customer Reviews

A Must Read: HDMI Splitter Setup Fundamentals
This review covers the ViewHD Splitters (1x2, 1x4 & 1x8) item, this HDMI 1x2 splitter is the latest and the best unit on the market for the following reasons:

1) It is HDMI V1.3 top Spec of 10.2Gbps, ready for next generation A/V application. with HDMI V1.3, you get Higher Resolution, Higher Frame Rate, Deeper Colors.

Since there are so many HDMI V1.2 or older products were "mis-labeled" to V1.3, it is wise for buyers to be skeptical and dig further into product data. The only way to identify whether a HDMI product is true V1.3 or not, is to check whether it meets V1.3 speed requirements. HDMI V1.3 bandwidth is 10.2Gbps, which requires a video amplifier frequency of 340MHz to achieve it. HDMI V1.2 is 4.95Gbps or 165MHz. So, if you see a "V1.3" HDMI product having a video amplifier frequency of 165MHz, then you won't be misled.

2) It is the only splitter available now that has true independent outputs, when the two outputs connects to two TVs, you can watch one TV and shut down the other TV. Early generation splitter has "synchronized" outputs, which means both TVs have to be on at the same time, even if you only need to watch one.

3) It supports all the HD Audio formats, DTS-HD, Doubly-TrueHD... along with deep color up to 36-bit for advanced video.

To enjoy all of its state of the art capabilities, basic understandings of how the HDMI splitter works is required to fully utilize the capabilities of your audio and video equipments.

HDMI Splitter Fundamentals:
1) HDMI Splitter doesn't change/modify HDMI signal format as long as the HDMI bandwidth is higher than the required signal bandwidth. The HDMI signal format (video & audio) is determined by the HDMI A/V unit at the splitter input.

2) When only one of the two TVs at the two splitter outputs is on, for example: the A/V source is a blu-ray, and display is a 1080P TV. Then the HDMI signal (containing audio and video streams together) will be running at 1080P, and the audio will be the highest audio format supported by the TV.

3) But if the splitter is of poor quality, having trouble passing 1080P signal, then the 1080P signal will be degraded, or in the worse case, the video format will be downgraded until the TV can get acceptable signal. This downgrade is not automatic, if you can't get 1080P picture on your TV, then you need to force the resolution lower until you get a acceptable picture, this is likely to happen in application of extra long wires, or HDMI repeater / extender that can't support 1080P.

4) When both TVs are on, because there is only one A/V source from the blu-ray, so the blu-ray will only supply the commonly acceptable A/V format for both TVs. For example, if one TV is 1080P, and the other is 1080i, the signal format will then be at 1080i, so both TVs can work properly. For this splitter in such 2 TV setup, you can shut down the 1080i TV to watch 1080P TV at 1080P. (If you are using the older generation splitter, then you have to remove that splitter to watch the 1080P TV at 1080P, because the other 1080i TV has to be on and it will keep the format at 1080i if you running the signal through that splitter. What a waste of resource!)

5) Example of incorrect setup: some user connects blu-ray to the splitter input, and then connects one output to TV, and the other output to surround receiver, then complains that the splitter doesn't support advanced audio. This is not the fault of the splitter, this is what you suppose to get. Because in such configuration, the audio format is limited by TV, because both TV and the receiver have to understand the same audio stream, the blu-ray will provide the basic audio stream understood by the TV, regardless how advanced the audio of your receiver and blu-ray disc are capable of. All the decisions are made by the HDMI unit at the splitter input, the HDMI splitter has nothing to do with A/V format received by TV or receiver.

(Referring to the negative review on this item: You can not "split the picture one way and then split the sound the other", because when the two outputs are on, the HDMI data stream at the two outputs are exactly the same. The splitter's job is to generate two output signals as good as the single input signal. The HDMI splitter is not responsible for the Video or Audio format you get at the TV or receiver, those are determined by your A/V source unit per HDMI protocol. You actually wrote a review of your incorrect setup of A/V configuration and the resulting poor performance, instead of a review of this splitter.)

6) To enjoy HD / Advanced Audio, the correct setup configuration is: blu-ray to receiver to HDMI splitter to TVs. So that the HD Audio format can be determined by (receiver + blu-ray + disc) and the video format can be determined by (TV + blu-ray), (audio is taken care by receiver, and video is by TV) thus avoiding audio format to be limited by TV audio capability. Such configuration enables the enjoyment of the best of both worlds: Video and Audio.

7) If you use a computer as the A/V source into the splitter and the splitter outputs go to say one TV and one monitor. Since the computer output video is typically forced to an user defined resolution, so you need to make sure that this video resolution is commonly acceptable to both the TV and the other monitor, otherwise, one of them or even both of them may not have picture.

8) If your TV doesn't display picture after installing the splitter, it may be that your A/V source unit or old TV has HDCP problem, the HDCP authentication check fails, please use other A/V source or newer TV to verify this.

I hope this review can clarify the confusions related to HDMI Splitter, and help to establish the correct setup / applications.

This splitter is simply the best on the market, and it is priced at or below the price of older generation 1x2 splitters. No comparison.

Buy this genuine line of products from the original manufacture, avoid the copies; more importantly to avoid the sellers selling the copies.

+++++ Setup Example Case #1 ++++++
When using the 1x2 splitter to support two TVs with different resolution, say first one at 1080P and second one at 720P. In the case of a significant routing difference between this two TVs, say one TV is 8FT away from the splitter, and the other TV is 35FT away, then it is recommended to place the higher resolution 1080P TV at 8FT away and the 720P TV at 35FT away. This could avoid potential problem in case the 35FT HDMI line can't support 1080P, but CAN support 720P. In this case, if the setup is opposite, then you will get pictures on both TVs when both TVs are on at the same time, but when the 720P TV at 8FT away is turned off, the 1080P TV at 35FT away may not have picture if the 35FT line can't carry 1080P due to the insufficient quality of cable and signal loss over a long line.

+++++ Setup Trouble Shooting Case #2 +++++
We have seen one case using this splitter for two TVs, one is a new 1080P and one is an old 720P. Both TVs have picture without this splitter, but when using this splitter, only the 1080P TV has picture, but the 720P TV doesn't. Then we found out that when video format from the source unit is forced to 480P, 720P, 1080i, and 1080P, the 1080P TV always has picture, but the 720P TV only has picture when the video format is forced to 480P. This is a classic case that the 720P TV is having HDCP (High Bandwidth Content Protection) compliant issue. It fails the HDCP 1.2 check performed by this splitter. Therefore, any video format beyond 480P will not be shown correctly / no picture on the older 720P TV, while the newer 1080P TV is fine. This is not a splitter problem, the older 720P TV needs a HDCP firmware upgrade to solve this problem.

+++++ Setup Trouble Shooting Case #3 +++++
We have one customer using the ViewHD 1x4 splitter (and the case applies to ViewHD 1x2 as well)with three TVs (Samsung LN-T5271F, Toshiba 47HL167, and a Toshiba 40RV525R). The problem is between Samsung LN-T5271F and Toshiba 40RV525R. When she turns on/off the Toshiba TV, it would also turn on/off her Samsung TV downstairs. If she disconnects this HDMI splitter between the two TVs, the turn on/off problem would not occur.

This problem is introduced by TV with the CEC function. Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) wiring is mandatory, although implementation of CEC in a product is optional.[84] CEC uses the industry-standard AV Link protocol, is used for remote control functions, is a one-wire bidirectional serial bus, and was defined in HDMI Specification 1.0 and updated in HDMI 1.2, HDMI 1.2a, and HDMI 1.3a (added timer and audio commands).[85][86][87][88] The CEC feature is designed to allow the user to command and control multiple CEC-enabled boxes with one remote control and for individual CEC-enabled devices to command and control each other without user intervention.

Alternative names for CEC are Anynet (Samsung); Aquos Link (Sharp); BRAVIA Theater Sync (Sony); Kuro Link (Pioneer); CE-Link and Regza Link (Toshiba); RIHD (Remote Interactive over HDMI) (Onkyo); Simplink (LG); HDAVI Control, EZ-Sync, and VIERA Link (Panasonic); EasyLink (Philips); and NetCommand for HDMI (Mitsubishi)

The problem can be easily fixed by disabling the HDTV's CEC function in such case.

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Worked Perfectly!
I have a DirecTV HR20 receiver and a Samsung TV that had a 50 ft run I was trying to split off in another room from the main TV. I tried the regular HDMI splitter but could only get video but no sound. After doing some research I found out I needed an active splitter. The original one suggested to me ran around $150. I came across this unit and read through the helpful comments. This unit worked perfect with no quality loss. Unit is very small as well which enables you to put it behind the receiver and you don't even know it is there.

Perfect picture from one HDMI Source to TWO HDMI destinations!
Bought this item so that my son would have the option of displaying my PS3 picture on my computer monitor -OR- on our 46" Samsung 1080p TV set. We got tired of having to wait for him to "finish a game" or "just a moment" to watch our TV. But splitting the HDMI out on the PS3 two ways with this device, we now can direct him to just turn on the PC monitor to continue his gaming -OR- if we aren't using the TV, he can play the PS3 in it's much bigger viewing on the TV. You can also watch it on both at the same time, and both have an excellent picture with no loss of picture quality.

This is EXACTLY why I bought this, and it has worked flawlessly so far.

If you need to split one HDMI output for two possible HD screens, then I would highly recommend this device. If you are trying to use this item for some thing that this device clearly isn't designed for, you might want to try something else. But it works great for it's intended purpose!