IOGEARHDMI 4 Port Switch - 4K @ 30Hz - 4 In x 1 Out - True HD and DTS HD Master Audio - Auto-switching - IR Remote Control - Front panel LED - GHSW8241

I was using a Onkyo receiver as a HDMI switcher but the receiver is huge and I don't need the amp for speakers. Way overkill for switching 7 HDMI devices. I've tried several lesser expensive HDMI switchers but they all had some kind of problem. Not passing audio very well, extremely cheap remote, nvideo not syncing when switching, etc... Figured I'd splurge a little more and try the IOgear. Works like a champ. II did say I couldn't be happier, but I do wish the remote was a little more robust but it's better than most that I've tried. I also wish it had a black front as opposed to silverish metal. But it works, which is the important part. The others didn't support the bandwidths needed for Dolby Atmos. This one does. Will be purchasing a Sonos Arc to use with this for it's full potential. Note: I have one drawback in that my TV (Samsung) is a couple years old and only has an ARC port and not an eARC. Soooo, I found this other device that lets me connect the output for the switch to the input of this other device, and then there are 2 outputs from the device, one to the TV (ARC) and one to the eArc on the Sonos Arc. (device is: UHD/HDR EARC ADAPTER 4K ARCANA 18GBPS, from HDFury). Not cheap, but works. All in all, this switcher is the first one that I've found that has all the features I need and most importantly, performs.

I bought this a good long while ago to switch between my video game consoles and my computer on a tertiary display. It's been two years and I haven't had a SPOT of trouble with it until this weekend. I wanted to change the output to the "big tv" in the living room, and bought a 25 ft HDMI cable to do so. I get one split second of my screen showing on the tv before it cuts out. I bought a second HDMI cable, thinking that it might be the cord, but both cords work fine in other places or as direct connections. I now have to buy another smaller switch to go between two outputs (my 3rd monitor and the livingroom tv) instead of just switching what's plugged in. Idk how this could be such a huge product and NOT be amplified when i own two smaller 4 port switches roughly the size of a deck of cards and both of them work flawlessly with the HDMI cable and, therefore, are amplified. A minor annoyance and not something I'm reducing my rating for, but i still feel like it's important to let people know. If you plan on using this with any cord of 10 or more feet of length, know that you will have problems.

I have edited this post as I found a solution to my issue. See the end for details;----------------------There are very few 8 to 1 HDMI switches out there. This (GHSW8181) is my third one, and by far the best. The quality seems fine, and the remote is easy to use and works at odd angles.I rate at 3 stars because of an issue I am having with the unit. The Power On Detection allows the switch to automatically switch to devices when they are turned on. That sounds convenient, but when your Nintendo Wii in sleep mode "wakes" up extremely briefly every few hours, the Power On Detection feature becomes nightmarish. On top of that, the Amazon Fire TV will install updates every now and then, and when it restarts, the switch auto-switches to it as well. The manual says it "might not work with some devices", but it appears to be working too well on this model.Luckily the manual states that by using an RS-232 cable you can program the device and turn the feature on or off. Being and IT administrator, that sounded like an easy task. Problem is that I could not get the command "pod off" to work. It kept coming back as an invalid command. To test my connection I tried other commands, such as "sw i03", and the device switched to port 3 as expected. "sw +" and "sw -" also worked, and incremented/decremented the port as expected. I attached my terminal output for reference.I searched online for updated firmware and found nothing. Live chatting with IOGear online support for 30 minutes about the faulty command resulted in the response "This is really out of our line of support because you're dealing with Serial Port. If these commands are not working but others are it can be an issue with your system. Sorry but I can't offer any other support with this issue". Thinking it was a problem with my particular unit, I returned it as defective to Amazon and received a replacement, but the replacement had the exact same problem.Needless to say, I will be searching for device #4 as this one does not meet my expectations, but as long as the Power On Detection feature is fine with you, then it is a very nice unit.-------------------------Reading through other reviews, I found that the chip inside this think is an ATEN ship. Going to ATEN's website, I found the manual for their VS0801H model. In that manual, it states that the command to turn off auto switching is "swmode default". That command miraculously works on this model, and has the intended result that "pod off" was supposed to have.Upping my review from 3 to 4 stars, however I strongly recommend IOGear updates their user manual. I will be chatting this to their online support team tomorrow.

I am thoroughly impressed with this 4K UHD 4-port HDMI switch. I previously bought one that was about half the price (different manufacturer). At face value, that one worked fine...but I ran into issues with occasionally pixelated images, LEDs that were way too bright/annoying, and ultimately, a PIP feature that was a disaster and couldn't even be disabled. So, I did even more research and found this one at about double the price.First off, it's metal, solid, and heavy. In comparison, the one I returned felt like an old Sega Genesis cartridge. I read that this one may, by default, automatically switch sources. I was prepared for this, and even secured a USB to Serial Adapter (after making sure there were some basic instructions out there) to toggle the setting. It turns out I don't need that because, at least by default, the one I received does not automatically switch sources when input/whatever is detected. I tested this pretty thoroughly. And, I have to say, having the physical buttons on the front is great. For my use case, it's a lot less clumsy than having the little remote always around. I did confirm that the remote works as expected.If anything, the one thing I don't like is that the 4th HDMI input has to be plugged into the front. In the end, it's really not a big deal. All things considered, this is a great piece of hardware.

Very nice HDMI switch for those with a lot of devices. I have all 8 ports in use, and there are no problems what-so-ever. Excellent!

excellent

this thing isnt very good. You have to keep pulling the plug out for 10 seconds to reset.