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So far, this HDMI switch is working just as intended. Recently, I bought the Elgato Gaming Capture card for the the PC (Elgato Gaming HD Pro) that sticks into your motherboard, to have friends see my console videos. When I bought the capture card I did not realize it was NOT compatible with the PS3. It is compatible on the PS4, once you turn off HDCP in the PS4 menus, but on the PS3 you cannot turn it off, since it is embedded into the chip of the PS3. I researched that you can either buy an component cable with HDMI output, or buy some sort of switch that "accidentally" removes the HDCP protocol from the video stream, I bought the ladder.
Understanding that some HDMI switches work and some do not remove HDCP, you have to make sure you bought the correct switch. I have been looking at different switches on the internet and many, not all, list as they do not remove HDCP. Some reviews on Amazon tend to be vague and some reported they were working until the seller issued new versions of the same switch, but do not specify if it removed HDCP or not. Most of the switches look the same with just different logos and makers, but do not let that fool you, really have to look at the switch and the reviews to see if it removed HDCP recently. Some reviews as far back as 2010 suggested it worked fine, but more recent reviews in 2014 suggested they do not. So you really have to research and take the chance or go on eBay and take a chance there, I hear. I took the chance on some recent recent reviews on Amazon regarding this product. As of this writing, the recent review, from January 2016, make me jump on this product that it has been successful for that particular person trying to view video on non-HDCP hardware.
Once I received the product I tested it out.
I have tested with the PS4 WITH HDCP ON, and the PS3, and it works wonders. Here is my setup:
PS3 (or PS4) game console -> HDMI Switch INPUT then HDMI Output -> HDMI In Elgato Capture Card -> View on PC Monitor using the Elgato Capture Software
Now, on the PS4 you can just insert the HDMI into the Elgato card, as long as you have HDCP turned off in the menus. If you do not, you will not be able to listen to sound or video. If you had it turned on and insert into the HDMI switch, and then plug it into the capture card, you can view video and listen to sound. On the PS3 it is a similar set up to the PS4 with HDCP on.
The switch does tend to get warm. I tested out the temperature with an infrared thermometer, running for about 2 hours, it tends to be in the 100 to 104 degrees F range (or 35 to 38 degrees Celsius). It does have a metal case and comes with an adapter. Some switches of this nature, from what I have read on similar models, do not last that long. There are other similar models that are about 4 to 5 dollars cheaper than this model. But again, I bought it because of the recent review that mentioned that it has worked him.
At the moment, it is running as expected and works with the PS3 and PS4. I assume if you are trying to replicate my setup with another console, it should work as expected.
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I bought this splitter/stripper for legally stripping content protection, so that my 1080P capture card could read the signal from our DirecTV receiver. The unit comes with a TINY instruction manual (scans provided). No instructions pertain to properly configuring related devices to interact with this splitter/stripper.In any case, I used brand new, 3-ft (length therefore should not have been an issue) high-end (4K-rated) HDMI cables to connect this unit to our DirecTV receiver, and in turn either directly to our TV or Blu-Ray player (which is our usual output to the TV)... with the same result:Every few seconds, the TV and audio cycle from a good picture and audio to fuzz (random pixelization across the whole screen) and no audio.There is some possibility this unit could work... but with no adequate instructions and no response from the supplier, we have no option but to send this one back. The TV receiver reports new equipment is detected. I presume that an EDID for this device may be registered, or that some other device may run the same permutations of HDMI, but unless the instructions indicate such a case... then all an end user can do is experiment forever, without even knowing in the end that even if they find a setting which "works," that might not be the proper EDID for who knows what other conditions.As far as anyone can tell from the "instructions" (which are little more than basic specs, LESS VITAL EDID INFORMATION), the manufacture and/or supplier must assume their device is plug and play. Frankly, a crude understanding of the technology would infer that isn't even POSSIBLY the case. In other words, there *may* be some cases where the previously connected devices have properly connected with whatever permutations of HDMI this particular device may or may not support... and by just dumb luck... those settings just might "work" (for whatever potentially compromised signal they "do"). But in any case where the capabilities of this device and the previously connected device do not overlap, you're going to get the dysfunctionality we suffered.Waste of time.
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Sunday
High quality HDMI Splitter
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Canek Peláez Valdés
Perfecto para eliminar HDCP
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David C
A handy little device!
Reviewed in Canada on October 29, 2015Size: 1 to 2 HDMIVerified Purchase
Graham David Withers
The splitter's 4th input fools the BT YouView box nicely.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 26, 2015Size: 1 to 4 HDMIVerified Purchase
Archana Asthana
Strips HDCP perfectly!
Reviewed in India on April 18, 2014Size: 1 to 2 HDMIVerified Purchase
