reccomendations on a HDMI Switch

[honavery]

My current TV only has 1 HDMI in, so I'm looking to expand that soon. I've been looking on monoprice for auto switching boxes (I don't need any more remotes), does anyone have any advice/experience with a device they like or dislike?

Thanks in advance.

[spudohio]

I use this one from Monoprice, and it was a fantastic investment:

http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=101&cp_id=10110&cs_id=1011002&p_id=3029&seq=1&format=2

I did try an auto-switching unit, but I returned it. The TW SA8300HD cable box does not terminate the video signal when the box is turned off, so the auto-switching feature never worked when switching from the cable box to either my DVD or Blu-Ray player. Since the auto-switching unit didn't come with a remote, the only way that I could switch inputs was to get off the couch and manually switch the input on the device. Who wants that? :cheers:

Buying a Harmony Remote to control all of my devices (including the HDMI switch) solved the problem of too many remotes.

[honavery]

The TW SA8300HD cable box does not terminate the video signal when the box is turned off, so the auto-switching feature never worked when switching from the cable box to either my DVD or Blu-Ray player.

This is great to know. Thank you very much.

[spudohio]

I guess I should clarify further and say that the video signal didn't terminate with the Passport software. I don't know if this changed when TWC rolled out the new Navigator software.

[nicholc2]

Oppo digital also has a very good HDMI switch as well. A friend of mine picked one up and loves it. http://www.oppodigital.com/hm31/

[Reid]

I use the Philips Automatic HDMI Switcher SWV6813 (Amazon: $45.99) and it works great for my Xbox 360 and DirecTV HD DVR (HR10-250). It is a 3:1 switcher, offers automatic or manual switching, and prioritizes output by order of connection if multiple HDMI sources are active. The only time I ever have to manually switch is if my XBox (in position 1) is downloading in the background while I want to watch DirecTV (in position 2).