How To use a HDMI Switch 

Thanks. Simple straight-forward explanation with a demo.

I'm a visual learner so this was very helpful

That's great Vince, thanks. I had connected it up correctly but I needed your video to show me that I needed to then go to the TV remote to put it to HDMI 1. So simple now you've explained it.

Saved me from returning the device. I thought you had to use the supplied power cord and when its plugged into a power source it doesn't work. thankfully I stumbled on your video. helped a lot thanks !!

Explained simply and easy to follow....thanks Vince and RU-vid :)

Thank you, Vince, I just purchase one that is pretty much identical to yours from Amazon. It looks like I am the 1st one to buy so it is nice to know my money was not wasted!!. I hope this comment can be read because something is wrong with either my keyboard or RU-vid's printing (all garbled). Anyway thanks again!

THANK YOU!!! Because of you, my switch works better than ever. Thanks mate for warm sunny Florida!!!

Awesome this is the video I was looking for. One to the tv and connect the other things like ps4, home theater, and Amazon stick.

Great video, thanks for the help. My TV also only has 2 HDMI inputs. This switch will come in handy.

SUPERB Advice, clearly explained and well videos. I followed this when I set up my HDMI 5 way Switch. Perfect!! Thank you SO much My Mate VINCE. xx

Just wanted to thank you a lot I just ordered one off of eBay you are very helpful

I have been trying to figure out how to do this on my tv (it only has one hdmi port) and now I understand this!! Thank you!

thanks sir, whatching 5 years later but still helps

I bought one of those on Amazon and it didn't come with instructions so I never figured out how it works. Thank you for this video. Very helpful!

If you are using this to power your PS4 please use the usb cable to power the hdmi Switcher because if you don’t your screen will flicker from what your playing to Black every ten seconds. Thanks for the info Vince, this proved very handy.

Thanks for this simple video. I just wasn't sure whether the 5 volt usb cord was necessary. All good now.

Brill advice Vince. Cheers!

For a retro gamer and a collector who also likes to play all of his games, this boi is AWESOME. I picked up some AV to Hdmi adapters and i made my ultimate gaming setup possible.

Hell yeah, I already knew of these hence looking on RU-vid for a reliable one with a remote, so your link is much appreciated bro! And showing the reliability too. Thanks

Perfect demonstration. Helped a lot, thanks!

You’ve saved my work from home set up. 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

Thanks, my TV already had a HDMI switch but while fault finding a problem with the sound bar the connections got mixed up. All OK now as the output to the TV is in the right socket now! Many thanks

Thank you! Very helpful video.

Thank you for the video, it really helped me!

Thank you so much for showing me this, it’s been a great help

Thanks I was considering getting the switch and if I do this will help as I only have like one hdmi port and I use it fir my PlayStation

Thanks for sharing! I'll purchase the same brand on my off days!

Hey thanks a lot bro this was an excellently explained video!

When I plugged my nintendo switch into my hdmi switcher, it doesn't work even though my PC works with it. any help? EDIT: I got it to work by turning off the "HDMI Auto Switch" feature on my BenQ monitor.

arrived today mine, geat device, exact same as yours, nice to have all hdmis easily accessible and connected at once.

Great vid Vince.. very useful info. Thank you very much!!

Many thanks Vince

It really helps to see it in action and expain in detail about it. You do it the way it should be done. Have seen some "info vids" that attempt to type on screen about it while playing loud music in the background (whic is also distracting). Great job!!!!!!!!!

Thank you for this video, please can this be used for live streaming with multiple cameras ?

that was really helpful cheers mate

Nice review, thanks! :) I've one too, you're right, it works perfectly for multiple sources! Is yours still working? Do you use the same (since 2016)?

Hi there , nice wee video ,iv just ordered one of these wee gadgets and you put my mind at ease .

I have that 5to1 HDMI selector model + IR cable and remote like yours but my own works without the USB power cable. On my 5to1 HDMI selector: . Input 1: Blu-ray Disc player . Input 2: AVtoHDMI converter (connected to the 4to1 AV selector with my SNES and N64 systems hooked on to it) . Input 3: Nintendo Wii . Input 4: Nintendo Switch . Input 5: Not in use (Fully tested and works)

I actually use one of this on my single port 1080p monitor to plug my androidtv box, ps3, ps4, pc, and xbox360, all worked fine. though I modded mine to cut out the 5v rail on each hdmi port to avoid backfeeding on other HDMI source as a lot of them are just shared on single 5volt rail on the hub.

Thanks mate It worked I couldn’t figure it out on how to use it thanks dude

amazing, well done. thank you for the info!

great video. How do you open the remote to change the batteries?

Thank you sir, your video was very well informed

Many Thanks for this info & Video.....explains it all.....Well Done...IanB

Thank you so much I've been looking for something like this for my Xbox and my ps4

It was very helpful. Thank you very much.

Ok the one I was looking at was expensive so I needed to know how to use it thanks.

need one of these, thanks for tutorial

That was very helpful, thanks a lot!

Amazing video mate. I have the same device, I could get the hdmi working but my remote is not working when using to switch the channels. I have plugged in the IR to the device, do I need to connect it somewhere for the remote to work ?

Thank youuuuu, Vince

Great video, but could you explain/show how to connext the infa red lead in order to use the remote

My m8 Vince is such a helpful channel

Thanks Vince, I'm planning on buying a monitor that got a 2.0v HDMI port. All HDMI switches in my budget are 1.4v. Do you think the coupling goes fine ?

Will multiple screens work simultaneously with this device? if i plug it into a laptop

One question though, can I invert it and connect one input to up to 5 different outputs? Say you have a TV and a Projector, could you use it to switch between those 2?

Gracias, buena explicación

I was literally watching a tutorial from a real tech company about this, but I swapped to my mate.., VINCE

It works perfectly fine without the IR blaster and the other cable that came with this is that ok or should I plug them back in

This will be super useful!

will this increase the response time of your tv or monitor?

Hi, 4k Hdr work fine ? (Ps4 , android box..) thx

Thanks for the video. I tried mine and there was a problem when I tried to connect with two computers (Macbook pro and Mac mini). I used the USB wire and it didnt help. It couldnt recognize one of my computers. Not sure what's wrong but will try another computer to see if it was the switch. Update: I tried another computer (a PC) and it works. I wonder if it was because my mac mini has better video card/specs that draws more power to the unit. Not totally sure...

Can you use a universal remote with the ir connector?

Did you have a cable box like direct tv? I have only 2 hdmi in back of tv... I have direct tv in hdmi1 and i have a roku hdmi in the 2nd one.. My problem is i want to hear my tv and roku apps through a older model dvd player that only has an hdmi input. Was trying to see if this switcher thing would help.

thanks man very simple

Can you plug in 4game systems in that box

I've got the same model you got bud it doesn't work unless I have 2 working inputs at the same time, my pc and ps4 on an lcd monitor. Is this something has to do with the 5v cable as I'm not connecting any?

Hi there. Just curious what would you use to make a laptop have more hdmi ports? I have a dual monitor and laptop working. But my laptop hdmi port is taken because it’s being used for the monitor to do the dual screen. I need more ports so I can connect my sons switch, pa4 & Xbox. Without interfering with the dual screen that’s set up.

can you use it with a hdmi to dvi/vga adapter?

Does this still work if I want to use a Computer Monitor as the main one? Like I have my computer working normally with two monitors but then I can switch one of the computer monitor to display my nintendo switch for example?

Is hdmi 1.4 also called high speed or just 2.0

Can you record on cable (media) while you are switched over to Roku??

I use this switcher for my 4 DVR'S and it works great, my question is how do I connect a mouse for easy control to my DVR'S ? I get tired of having to manually switch the mouse.

Great video, i`m looking exactly for the Xbox One, and now i´m glad to see it didn´t need to conect the power usb cable to work on Xbox One, thanks

Will this work with an sdi converter?

Very helpful, thanks. Does this work on a computer monitor? I want a remote control to easily switch inputs.

Hey Vince' I'm excited you showeed this! My tv comes with 2 soo I've been looking for this device. Where can I get it??

Nice one works well for my sky and firestick.

is installing the infrared sensor hard what port does that use ? i kinda want one as i only have 2 of em one for my digi recorder and one for my switch but i also would like to use my mini snes and a tablet on ym tv as it is not a smart tv

Thanks for this video ^^

That video helped me.. thanks

Can i use it as a converter like hdmi to vga for my ps4 withoit buying the hdmi to vga converter does it work for multiple use?

Is it possible to buy one with more than 1 output? I bought a $9 splitter from Amazon with 1 input and 4 outputs as I need to run HDMI from my laptop (burnt out screen) to 2 TVs that I'm using for computer monitors however, I've discovered that I can't set it to extend display in order to allow me to drag windows across the 2 screens. According to comments on splitter tutorials, I need a switcher, not a splitter. It shows both tvs as display 2 instead. I need one as display 1 and the other as display 2. I can't seem to find one on Amazon with more than 1 output on a switcher though which is a problem for me. I can't afford anything super expensive either.

Hi mate I’m looking for one of those hdmi port testers that you have to test continuity between the port and the pins! Checked eBay and struggling! Cheers

I notice that you didn't connect the power adapter and neither did I on mine and the unit works just fine. What is the power adapter for? If the unit works without it, why do they include it? Good video, thanks!

Very helpful. Thanks

Thanks a lot friend. Very good explanation

I have a gaming monitor & a tv do I need this so I can connect them both to one ps4?

I just bought one but it says I need to use hdmi 1.4 but can I use 2.0 as well or exactly 1.4 and also it didn't come with the do usb cable so is it the hdmi or the plug

Is it only for video or audio also cause I'm trying to connect my Xbox 360 to an external home theatre system

In my set up I didn't work in any configuration. I've got 5 hdmi systems and only my 360 and switch worked. I'm still on the look out for a decent hdmi switch because I don't wanna swap the cables whenever I wanna record some game footage.

You can use this for a monitor aswell if you want an Xbox,then ps,then your other monitor so yea it all works fine for a monitor aswell as a tv

Thanks for the help Cheer's

perfect! thanks mate!

How would you make a sound bar work with this? Thanks!

Does it work with HDMI-CEC devices?

Thanks mate I'm gonna use this to switch from ps4 to pic for my elgato

Does this thing work with computer monitors too? I've only got one hdmi input in my monitor and I often switch from playing on my pc to my xbox one and it's kind of annoying switching cables everytime I want to play one or the other.

I just bought the exact model you have and the switch will not get any power or picture. I have a cable box from our local provider and was wondering if that would interfere with it? I also tried the USB to see if I could get power no luck. Any suggestions.