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jkruger · Joined: 24 Oct 2007 Posts: 2435 Location: Carlsbad, CA

What is the best solution for getting two or three hdmi inputs into my hdfury? I bought a splitter from a guy on AVS but it won't do two inputs to one output, it's the opposite, one input to two outputs. I'm looking for a switch to run 2 or 3 inputs into my pj. There are several on amazon, not sure which ones are good. Question

greg_mitch · Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 5320

The monoprice switches are usually pretty highly rated.

Here is a 4x2 for plenty of future upgradeability plus will run another display for $89!

http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=101&cp_id=10110&cs_id=1011002&p_id=3728&seq=1&format=2

ecrabb · Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 7:20 pm Post subject:

Yep. For cheap, you can't beat the Monoprice switches. If you don't care about a second display, they get even cheaper than that!

https://www.curtpalme.com/forum_archived/viewtopic.php@t=8138.html
https://www.curtpalme.com/forum_archived/viewtopic.php@t=5890.html
https://www.curtpalme.com/forum_archived/viewtopic.php@t=6969.html
https://www.curtpalme.com/forum_archived/viewtopic.php@t=6394.html

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jkruger · Joined: 24 Oct 2007 Posts: 2435 Location: Carlsbad, CA

So... could I run two projectors at the same time on the 2 outputs on this one? Like a stack?

ecrabb · Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 7:32 pm Post subject:

Sure, you could do that... With a Moome card in each projector ($$ ouch!), or into two HD Fury's and out to the projector. But it would be simpler and cheaper to just use a regular 4x1 HDMI switch into an HD Fury and then out to an RGB distribution amp (or matrix switcher) to drive the two projectors.

The latter is how I'll be setting up my 'just for fun stack' this weekend! Twisted Evil

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jkruger · Joined: 24 Oct 2007 Posts: 2435 Location: Carlsbad, CA

Stacking the 1271 and 1272? That's what I want to do with mine. I have a 1271 switcher and an extron 8 also. either one of those do the job? I only have one fury

KrisRoberts · Joined: 21 Jan 2007 Posts: 115 Location: San Diego

I have the monoprice 4x2 matrix switch linked above. For me it works very well. I had to put electrical tape across the front though, because the LEDs are super bright. But other than that no problems and it seems like a real bargain.

My inputs are an Xbox360, PS3, Oppo 981, and my HTPC. The outputs go to the moome card on my G90 and my little Panasonic PT-AX200. Both devices accept 720p/1080p and handshaking is surprisingly trouble free.

The only one that is a little finicky is the PS3 with the AX200... I have to turn the PS3 on and then really quickly set the input for the AX200 to it. If I dont do it right away it doesnt sync up and I have to power cycle the switch and the PS3 and try again. With the G90, the timing is not as critical and I can turn the PS3 on and then switch the projector to it and it always seems to hook up. And if the PS3 has already connected to the G90 I can turn the AX200 on and switch to it whenever without a problem.

But if you just want something to switch between a couple inputs to one output for your HD-Fury it should work and have an extra output in case you did want to use a monitor or other display down the line.

danOO00 · Joined: 22 May 2007 Posts: 70 Location: Putnam County, NY

I have the monoprice 4x2 also.. I just set it up last week with one output to an HDFury/RTC-2200 to the NEC PG projector. I dont currently use the second output.

It works fine, but my damn motorola 6200 STB from comcast has known issues with the hdcp handshaking when switching devices are before the display. It would freak out every time it was de-selected from the active input of the switch. Luckily I had a n older Motorola 5100 HD STB in another room with DVI output, and it seems to work now. Time will tell if this remains reliable, but I can now switch between the PS3, STB, and HTPC.

The image quality is definitely superior to the analog out of the STB, and the blu-ray content blows the upconverted DVD's away IMO.

Dan

ecrabb · Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 8:08 pm Post subject:

jkruger · Joined: 24 Oct 2007 Posts: 2435 Location: Carlsbad, CA

I have the SIC-m cable too. Came with the switcher. Sounds like it might be more work than I'm up for. I'm still not done tweaking the 1272 on the ceiling...

**kal** · Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 10:14 pm Post subject:

Another vote for Monoprice HDMI switchers. Never actually used one myself but they're the ones that are always recommended. Dirt cheap (around $50 for 4-5 inputs), a remote control too. They also have HDMI 1.3a compliant ones now as well.

Kal

rabies_70 · Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 11:15 pm Post subject:

Another vote for Monoprice. Bought one for the theater, loved it so much bought one for downstairs. NEVER a single hiccup, and being in California I got to use the overnight shipping option which only cost 90 cents more than regular shipping. How much more kick ass could Monoprice be? Thumbs Up

Phil Smith · Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 7717

I bought one of these: http://www.octavainc.com/HDMI%20switch%20splitter_5x2_toslink.html Not cheap, but it switches audio along with video, and sends the audio to a single Toslink output.

armstrr · Joined: 26 Mar 2006 Posts: 160

does the monoprice 4x2 pass the audio as well? for the pj, this isn't an issue, but i would like to use it to send video AND audio via hdmi to a 2nd room tv. only having to run 1 hdmi cable to the 2nd zone tv would be a bonus

KrisRoberts · Joined: 21 Jan 2007 Posts: 115 Location: San Diego

I dont have an hdmi receiver, so I cant say from experience that it does. But it says it supports hdmi v1.3 which would be kind of silly if it didnt support audio.

armstrr · Joined: 26 Mar 2006 Posts: 160

my bad. i thought 1.3 referred to "deep color" only. thanks!

WanMan · Joined: 19 Mar 2006 Posts: 10270