[loplop]

Has anyone seen any good HDMI switch boxes on the market? The TV we have has only one port, but I have 3 devices that run on it (Cable Box, DVD Player, A/V Server). I saw one at Best Buy, but they wanted $135US for it. Any Ideas?

[Belisarius]

I haven't looked for switch-boxes (although I've occasionally seen them on sale at sites like Tech Bargains and whatnot), but I did look for an HDMI receiver a while ago. I don't know how similar they are, but it wouldn't surprise me if you needed to keep an eye out for similar things. There were two big things I learned that caught people by surprise: First off, what version of HDMI is supported? Newer versions have newer features that you might discover are lacking if you get a box that only supports older versions. Second, and this is the big one, I think, will it transfer sound? That is what surprised a lot of people with HDMI switching receivers - they weren't able to get sound via the HDMI connection. For some reason, sound is frequently stripped out by switchers - at least it was when I was looking. You might find a cheap switcher, but if you want sound, make sure it'll be able to handle that.

[Jim3535]

I have heard the switches on monoprice are good. Also make sure it supports HDCP. If not, then it won't allow any protected content through it.

Monoprice is also great for cables too. Stores want to sell the same stuff for $100 instead of $5. It's pure profit for them.

[loplop]

I forgot about monoprice. I've bought cables from them before. Thanks!