I'm just starting on pulling a system together. Looking to feed the HDMI outputs from a Mac mini, Apple TV, Blu-Ray player, and a Chromecast to my LG 65" UN7300 4k TV. Got an RPi 4B, ESP8266, WS2812B 5m strip, 100W PSU, and various small parts on the way. I was looking at capture cards, but I thought that this Monoprice HDMI 4x2 4k switch might eliminate the need for a splitter and enable me to keep everything easily accessible. Does this seem like a good idea, and has anybody tried this particular unit?
Has anybody tried this switch?
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I have been using the unit daily for about a month and it's been working perfectly.
My configuration consists of 1080p and 4K displays for outputs and a PS4, Xbox One and PC as inputs. This switch allows for seamless mapping from any input to any output and thanks to the integrated downscaler, I do not need to change any display settings when going from the 4K to 1080p display and vice versa; I leave all of the inputs configured for 4K output.
I have not noticed any additional input lag caused by using the switch with the downscaler enabled compared to a direct connection to the display; having said that, my displays are only running at 60Hz.
There are a few things to be aware of with the downscaler:
- The downscaler cannot handle variable refresh rates, be sure to disable "Variable Refresh Rate" if connecting an Xbox One otherwise you will see heavy flickering and intermittent signal loss. Interestingly, the PC (running a 5700XT) doesn't even detect the switch as a VRR capable device.
- The downscaler cannot properly handle HDR signals. If the input 4K signal is in HDR, the resulting 1080p image from the downscaler will have wrong colors.
A few minor nitpicks:
- The power cable is on the short side; it's a decent amount shorter than the Xbox One's power cable for comparison
- The blue LEDs on the front of the unit are quite bright in a dark room; not a big deal I just put some tape over them to help diffuse the lights
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