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Excellent Product, Highly Recommended. Cable TV + Apple TV --> HDMI Switch --> Xbox One S --> TV. Works Flawlessly

Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2016

From opening the box, I was impressed with the product. The packaging was neat, and the device feels well made. It came with a different colored remote, to which I am certainly not complaining (it's black, not white). I found it strange that the buttons on the remote list the number 3 at the top, the number 1 on the right, and number 2 on the left (see product images for remote button organization).

The IR remote works as previous reviews had mentioned: I have a 18 foot gap between my entertainment center and my couch, and I do need to lean forward with the remote in order for the IR receiver to function. No biggie for me though.

I use my Xbox One S as the center of my entertainment system. Therefore, to utilize multiple inputs through my Xbox TV input, I connected my Cable and Apple TV to the switch, and then connected the output of the switch to the "Cable TV Input" on my Xbox One S. I then connect the Xbox One S hdmi output to my 4K TV.

Everything works flawlessly. Within seconds from pressing my desired input on the IR remote, the input switches to the desired input, with no loss of quality or sound!

I highly recommend this product, and for those who utilize the Xbox One as the center of their entertainment system, I highly recommend the setup I previously described.

Thanks J-Tech and Amazon!

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Stoopered

Static issues. Edit: customer service contacted

Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2015

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I cannot believe I did not return this item when I had the chance. Buyer Beware. If you have this product and it goes to static at anytime during your return period, return it. It will not get better. It went to static the first couple days I had it, to resolve the issue you change the output, then change it back by pushing the Source button. I figured this was just a glitch. 2 months later it is doing it much more often. I cannot believe I paid a premium for a device that works no better than the less expensive devices. I don't think having a product like this should have a return policy limited to less than 3 months. I bought this in May on Amazon, shipped from J-Tech and it sucks. I made sure to post my feeling about this on other sites so others know as well. I don't think I need to include a photo, just google static and you will see images. But I will post a picture of my hookup.

Edit Sat Aug 8th 2015

I was notified by Customer Service that the device has a one year warranty. And they offered a replacement device. I requested a return label and replacement device. I am updating this to 3 stars until I get and test the replacement. Fingers crossed that I have a defective device.

Edit: 9/11/2015

After a week of testing the new unit I have no more issues to report. It appears that my initial device was malfunctioning, and that the replacement works perfect. I don't notice any color or quality degradation from connecting directly to the projectors hdmi. I have updated my review to five stars, which is what the working product deserves. The company was quick to remedy my issues and responded to all my emails. I would definitely recommend to a friend. I feel that I really was unlucky getting a non working one, because the build quality is actually really solid.

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Greg D.

Pretty good HDMI switch

Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2016

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I recently purchased this item to replace one of the small "auto" switches due to adding a soundbar to my TV. When I connected a Roku 3, PS4 & DirecTV DVR to the auto switch it would no longer switch between connections. I believe this is due to the Roku "always on" configuration.
I needed a switch with a remote (or front button at least) and this fit the bill.
The remote uses a typical button battery and I had no issue installing the provided battery. I have no data on how long it will last yet. As long as it's pointed directly at the unit it seems to work just fine. The only weird thing is the direction arrows appear to cycle backwards. I expected the up arrow to cycle in order (1, 2, 3) however it appears to go in reverse to logic (3, 2, 1). There are 3x direct input button so as long as you remember what device is on which port the arrows are not needed.
As far as the physical unit, it is very small (which is a good thing) and feels well made. The lights are fairly bright but shouldn't be distracting unless its directly below your TV at eye level. I have noticed no heat issues even sitting on a shelf wedged between the side panel and the DirecTV DVR.
The power input is on the side, which in a bit cumbersome, and the power cord has a straight plug [at the unit] instead of a 90 degree plug which would make placement much easier.
The only issue I have had so far is that switching to the DirecTV DVR seems to take a 5-10 extra seconds where the sound comes through but the screen remains black. Occasionally I will get a warning pop-up about the TV not being HDCP complaint. The TV is an LG LCD that never has that issue when directly connected to the receiver. I have to assume there is some sort of handshake issue with switch. At this point it always goes away and never comes back when changing channels. I have noticed more frequent video-audio sync issues but it isn't on every channel so it may be DTV related.
All in all I am happy with the purchase and the rest of my family had no issue figuring it out after it was installed.

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clarkss12

Nice Switch for the Price., but not perfect.

Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2018

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Received this HDMI Switch today and replace my MonoPrice HDMI switch that I had for awhile. The MonoPrice was starting to give me issues on some of my devices. I have 4 devices connected to it, 3 different Android boxes running different OS's and one PS3. The PS3 did not work, no signal at all, but I can always use an HDMI port on my 4k TV, but rarely use the PS3.

Since my Android boxes run 24/7, when I switch inputs on the switch, the PIP pops up on my TV screen for about a minute. First I thought it would be annoying, but after using the switch for awhile, it is a pretty neat enhancement. Of course, I will have to like it, because I don't see a way to disable it......

Last issue, is that it is only HDMI 1.4 and not 2.*., that means that it will only passthrough 4k at 30fps, and not a full 60fps. But, again, I can live with that, since my other media players connect to my AVR so I get full 4k video at 60fps.

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Dan

Lasted 1.5 Years

Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2018

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I was excited to find this product, as an alternative to disconnecting on HDMI device connected to my tv for another one. The device was priced decently and worked well for about a year and then the remote started not to work. I thought, "that's fine, I'll just switch the activated port by hand." But not too long after, the HDMI port started to randomly lose connection for no reason. The connection would go out and random intervals or even unexpectedly switch to a different port for no reason. It eventually started happening so often that it was too burdensome to use the device any more. Now I am disconnecting and reconnecting my HDMI devices as I did before buying this, until I can find a different product to replace this one. Hopefully one that works for more than a year.

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J.B.

Works well for over a year in multi monitor computer setup.

Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2016

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I bought this over a year ago (October 2015, writing review December 2016). This has worked well for me in a setup with two computer monitors, and a KVM. The KVM switches computers, and this switches the second monitor. The auto-switch option I don't use often, but occasionally it will automatically switch when I switch KVM, but more often than not I will use the button on this HDMI switch or the remote if I can find it on my desk. I wish there was a hotkey switch, but I don't switch often enough to make that an issue. I give it 5 stars, as after setup, I've had no issues with it. It continues to function well with out any issues.

I will warn that I had some initial frustration getting the switch to work at first. I don't remember the exact details of this, but I do remember some initial frustration figuring the thing out, but once it was setup all worked like a charm.

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B-Real

Works ok, but it randomly locks up. About ...

Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2017

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Works ok, but it randomly locks up. About every 3 or 4 days it locks up and the out light is no longer on. The power on light is, but it will not switch inputs. I have to unplug it and then plug it back in to work.

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Jonathan Cohen

didn't have to move wires or hit i a few times like i had to do with the MonoPrice

Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2016

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Been using for a Few days, and the product works as well as advertised, I have been using a MonoPrice 4x1 HDMI Swicth (Purchased in 2010) for the last couple of years to switch between laptops on my monitor, and this cleared the picture up. It worked on first Shot to install, didn't have to move wires or hit i a few times like i had to do with the MonoPrice. This has the Great ability to Move to 4k when i decide to buy the 4k Monitor that i want.
Price is around the Other HDMI Switches on here, but went through the Belkin Pro 4x1 and the Cable-Matters 3x1 HDMI Switch before moving to this one. This one comes with a Power Adapter which is needed if you aren't using an Expensive Red mere Cable / Active HDMI Cable.

The Only Con i can think of is that it is very light, and should weigh at least a Pound because the the use of 24AWG HDMI Cables it literally just floats on my desk (will get double sided Velcro so it wont be a problem.

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Pbldn

Ports for connecting TV

Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2023

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Reliable and easy to use

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Arg

Better option for always-on devices

Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2018

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This is a review of the J-Tech four port HDMI switch with PIP, ASIN B00OJMAXZ2.

I bought this to replace an auto-switching 4-port HDMI switch, which I put up with for months: It was switching inputs in the middle of watching programs, for no apparent reason. There are tons of auto-switching units out there. My guess is they're all built around the same lousy chip that does not offer a disable option. The problem is, only one of my HDMI devices has a traditional on-off switch. My Google Chrome and Apple TV are not designed to be turned off, which does not mesh well with HDMI auto-switching. Especially when the devices are located remotely.

For my application, the key feature of this switch is that I can turn off the "Auto" switching function. I would prefer a hardware slide switch instead of the electronic switching, but I couldn't find one of those at any reasonable price. So this will have to do. My application is multiple HDMI devices on a rack, mounted 50 feet away from the TV. So, all the pretty lights on the front panel of the J-Tech make my laundry room look a little more like Christmas.

The PIP function is actually helpful, too, as I can see that my other always-on devices are, in fact, working. There's no explanatory info on the PIP functions in the brief manual, so I'm not really clear on when the PIP shows up and disappears. But it does seem to show up when switching and disappears shortly thereafter.

The remote control has soft pushbuttons which are helpful, but the manual does not fully explain all the buttons.
The input LEDs are right - to - left (4, 3, 2, 1) on the front panel, which seems odd to me but has no effect in my setup. I'll guess that the board was designed by somebody who spoke a language that reads right to left.

This was a lifesaver for me, and I'll never buy another auto-switching HDMI switch again.

I paid the street price for this unit, and I was not compensated in any way by anyone for writing this.

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