FiveHome HDMI Switch Review 5-Port 4K@60 | HDMI Switcher For Gaming.
Unexpected power surge destroyed my playstation 3 my original xbox halo edition my philips hdmi switch and even the hdmi 2 port on my tv needed replacements to get working quickly again i went to amazon to start my search for a replacement hdmi switch and Da As it happens, this one caught my eye in this video, you will get a complete unpacking of the 5-household 4k 60 hdmi switch, a complete overview of its operation and use, and my take on whether or not your av system would be a good choice.
Video games and it all starts right now hey if it's your first time here my name is blane and my channel is all about helping you get the most out of your video game experiences so if you like the original content on restores, repairs mods the product reviews and other great video game content break the subscribe button and ring the doorbell so you don't miss out here we go with the review, First impressions can be misleading, but as soon as I picked up the box, I noticed those things were rattling inside, which may not be a very good sign, so let's take a look inside and see what happens after the case is removed.
And then lift the opening flap. I was relieved to find that the hdmi switch itself is fairly well packaged, although the plastic that holds it in place is a a bit flimsy, the unit itself seems to be quite well built even despite its light weight, taking a closer look at the unit, the metal construction is quite good, this should hold up well in your own entertainment system on the front .
Two buttons, one is to switch the hdmi input and the other is a power button on the back, there is a port for the power plug, 5 hdmi input and 1 hdmi output, this is what makes the accessories you they accompany they don't have any particular package to keep them in place, but they survived the trip so I'm guessing here is a remote and it has a cr2032 battery and you need to remove that plastic tab to activate the battery in the remote and while the rubber buttons on the remote make it have a bit of travel to them, it looks like a kind of thin and flimsy remote control and you get a standard wall socket and barrel connector to power the unit along with a little instruction manual that is all in the box, let's set this up and see what it can do for you and your game setup to test the switcher's ability to find the correct signal and make sure we do send the appropriate signals to the television I have a xbox one xa 4k 60 connected to port 1 and a classic of nes hooked up to port number 4 at 720p turn on the unit on the right side and the light changes from red to green to change the inputs the other button the one that is further towards the center is the one that changes the inputs so I have the nes mini into port number four and all you have to do is press three times to go from one to four and it loads and sends the proper 720p 60 hertz signal straight through the switch to the tv, good news, I changed the input hdmi again for number one this time, let's do it automatically, you hold down the toggle button for three seconds to activate auto mode and as you can see here the light blinks then it recognizes the nes is on and switches to the proper port alright let's make sure the xbox one is getting that 4k 60 sent all the time i turned on the xbox one and set it to hdmi 1 on the switch to make sure everything was going from xbox to e The tv at 4k 60 and this is what I found everything is on the up and up 4k at 60 hertz from the xbox one straight to the tv, let's take a look at the remote that comes with the switch, it is infrared based, just like than my television remote control.
Send an infrared signal and what I found is that using the remote for the hdmi switch activated some of the controls on the tv like this menu, it also ended up controlling the mute and some of the volume controls on the tv is kind of funny too and there's nothing you can really do when Regarding because the manufacturer of the hdmi switch cannot perceive all the possibilities in which you could have some infrared control device in your home, so I cannot fault them for that, there are a number of excellent advantages of this unit compared to just a couple As for downsides, the metal case construction looks pretty high-quality auto-switching worked very well in my tests.
Having five hdmi ports is an advantage over the usual three or four you get with other models. Contemporary professional gaming consoles are possible to use and the excellent price-to-value ratio makes this easy on the budget. The only two things that caught my eye during the review were the flimsy packaging and the thin The remote may or may not have long lifespan on a one to five star scale.
