5 port HDMI switch with Remote Control 5 in 1 out

Editorial Review
5X1 Enhanced HDMI Switch with built-in Equalizer. The HDMI Switcher allows access to multiple HDMI devices, such as DVD players and Satellite set-top boxes to one HDMI display. It's a best choice for home theater systems and dual computer users. No more hassles of manually plugging in different HDMI connectors to view different HDMI sources. - Easy switching of multiple HDMI sources(e.g. DVD, cable/satellite receiver) using remote control or the switch button on the switcher. - Individual LED Display of video source channels. - Supports 480i, 480p, 720i, 720p, 1080i and 1080p resolution. - Maintains highest HDMI single link video resolution. - Supports DDWG standard for HDMI compliant monitors. - HDCP Compliant. - Low cost solution for home theater integration. - Plug-and-play. No software installation. Installs in seconds.
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Customer Reviews

Great HDMI Switcher

2008-01-28
After reading reviews and doing some research on different websites I decided on this product because most importantly it offered me more than 3 HDMI inputs and secondly it came with a remote control. I have had this product now almost a month and I glad I made this decision to purchase this product. The product is solid, the other products that I have seen looked plastic and only offered 3 HDMI inputs (which are right now all occupied). At least I have 2 extra for any future purchases.

The only compliants that I have about this product (minor ones), is that it does not have a on/off power switch, it stays on eventhough your components are turned off and secondly, the description mentioned an HDMI cable, which did not come with this product (not a big deal for me because I already had an extra one). Not sure if the price of this product reflects that, because if it does they need to make it clear to the consumer that this product will not be coming with an HDMI cable or change the pricing of this product to reflect minus the HDMI Cable. Sometimes it does not automatically switch over to the new input (again no big deal for me, that's why you have the remote). But that occurs more rarely then normally.

Minus those few issues, I am glad that I made the right decision to purchase this.

excellent

2008-01-01
I have found this item to be exactly what i was looking for. i have my insight cable box, my PS3 , and the Xbox 360 all hooked up to it and it is perfect for the job it was intended for

MODEL HM-501 HDMI SWITCH

2007-12-27
This switch is model HM-501
It includes:
1. HM-501 5-PORT HDMI SWITCH
2. remote control
3. HDMI cable
4. Power adapter

If you don't get model HM-501 then you are not getting this item.
The model number is on the box. This should explain why some are receiving the HDMI cable and others are not.
They may be getting ripped off.

Not a quality product

2007-12-10
This product does not work with my HD cable box nor with my HD-DVD player. It does work with my Xbox 360, but 1 out of 3 isn't enough.

Works perfectly, includes everything pictured

2007-12-06
I decided to try this because I ran out of HDMI ports on my TV and did not want to invest in a new receiver. This is a very solid product and well worth the money. To start off with, it is made out of metal, not plastic and is of very solid construction. I plugged this in and had absolutely no problems getting up and running. Currently have a PS3, a Samsung up-scaling DVD player and a D-Link video receiver (for video streaming from my computer) hooked up and have had no problems at all.

The box was exactly like what is pictured, which included:
- HDMI switch
- Remote control with batteries
- Power cable
- Instructions
- HDMI cable

I do have 1 gripe, the indicator lights are pretty bright. With it tucked away out of sight (but not out of line-of-sight), the lights shine pretty brightly. Nothing some electrical tape won't fix.

Great for the price, but it gets a little warm!!

2008-06-22
I give it 5 stars becasue it works great, especially for the price. Also a PS3 does not have to use port 5 to work correctly.

Exactly what I expected

2008-05-19
This switch seems to be pretty well made. It's fairly heavy, the HDMI cables fit snugly into the ports (no wiggle), and it responds very well to the remote.

I added the device to my Logitech Harmony with no problems, and off we went. Overall, I'd have to say I'm quite happy with the unit and the price. Note however, that the one I bought did not include the HDMI cable.

5-PORT HDMI SWITCH WITH REMOTE CONTROL

2008-05-16
GREAT PRODUCT, GREAT SHIPPER. PRODUCT COULD BE IMPROVED BY ON/OFF SWITCH. PRICE WAS RIGHT THOUGH.

Good switcher - but purchase it elsewhere

2008-04-17
This is an HDMI switcher distributed by Monoprice -- if you go to their website (which is fantastic for electronics accessories) this switch is much less than the listing here on Amazon.

Doesn't completely work

2008-01-28
This switch would not work with my Samsung DVDVR357. It worked fine with the Dish Network DVR, but not the DVD Recorder. I tried all sorts of settings to try to get it to work, but it simply wouldn't work.

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