Gefen TV Switcher Wrangles 4 HDMI Inputs

By Nick Mokey
January 28, 2008

Having too many HDMI sources for a single TV ceases to be a problem with Gefen's latest offering, which went on sale Friday.

When you have four HDMI cables headed to one TV, you know you’ve got a complex home theater install on your hands, and probably a headache in the works as well. A new switchbox from Gefen is designed to alleviate the problem of running multiple cables to the TV by automatically switching between four HDMI inputs and forwarding signals through to a single output.

Automatic switching restores the last video choice at the time over power down when the unit powers back up, while manual switching is accomplished with a small handheld remote. The unit also temporarily switches to new sources whenever signals from them are detected, as a way to verify that they work. Besides switching signals, the box ...

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