Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

New Products

Monoprice Announces New 8K HDMI Switchers and Splitters

Monoprice is offering several new Blackbird 8K HDMI switchers and splitters for both home and professional use.

Monoprice Blackbird 44438

Monoprice have become one of the most dependable sources of home audio/video accessories over the past five years and there are some high value products if you know where to look. The company has announced five new 8K support products to its Blackbird prosumer AV product line.

With these new 8K capable HDMI splitters, switches, and matrix solutions, Monoprice is making the transition to 8K extremely cost-effective for home AV and enterprise customers.

These components are designed to maximize the resolution and frame rate requirements of the latest TVs and commercial displays.

  •  Advanced EDID management included for manually setting video resolution capabilities. This provides flexibility for professional and competitive gaming setups.
  • For audio, the Blackbird 8K switchers and splitters support HDMI audio passthrough for multi-channel LPCM, Dolby, and DTS audio formats. 
  • A wireless infrared remote control is a product for each model.

Blackbird HDMI 8K Switches

Blackbird 8K60 2×1 HDMI Switch: This allows you to share any two HDMI sources with one HDMI display.  Up to 8K/60Hz and 4:4:4 12-bit sampling are supported. A Wireless infrared remote is included for easy source switching.

Monoprice Blackbird 44434 Front Rear

Blackbird 8K60 2×1 HDMI Switch with Audio Extraction: This model provides video split support, but adds the capability of extracting the audio from the HDMI stream. This allows users to send audio to their TV or display, as well as to an AV receiver or soundbar via a digital TOSLINK or analog 3.5mm aux connection.

Monoprice Blackbird 44435

Blackbird HDMI 8K Splitters

Blackbird 8K60 1×2 HDMI Splitter with Audio Extraction: This distributes any HDMI source up to 8K/60Hz with 4:2:0 sampling to up to two 8K HDMI displays. In addition, the audio can be extracted so it is routed to both displays, as well as digital and analog audio systems via TOSLINK and 3.5mm aux outputs.

Monoprice Blackbird Front Rear

Blackbird 8K60 1×4 HDMI Splitter with Audio Extraction: This switcher expands the switching to four displays with audio extraction capability. 

Blackbird 8K Matrix Switcher/Splitter

The Blackbird 8K60 2×2 HDMI Matrix: This product can perform both switcher and splitter duties. It can send two HDMI sources to two HDMI displays, and also send content from one of the HDMI inputs to two displays simultaneously. By decoupling the source HDMI audio signals, this unit routes source HDMI audio to the displays, as well as connected audio systems via TOSLINK and 3.5mm aux outputs.

From Rob Fleck, business unit manager, Monoprice: “Our Blackbird line of prosumer AV solutions has long been a go-to source for home entertainment enthusiasts and integrators looking to create powerful and vastly capable AV systems,…With gaming, pro sports, and streaming content services embracing 8K, the industry will continue growing its support for the format, with new content and TVs soon flooding the market. With these new Blackbird 8K-capable hardware solutions, we’re driving down the cost of building out ultra-immersive 8K home entertainment and commercial AV systems, making it affordable to be an early adopter.

Price & Availability

All Blackbird 8K AV solutions are available immediately at monoprice.com.

Also Available: The previously released Blackbird 8K HDMI Splitter/Switch (Model 44086): $89.99 at Monoprice.com and Amazon.com

Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.

Extra Note On Using HDMI Splitters: If you have an 8K source and use a splitter to send the signal to two or more displays if all the displays have an 8K display resolution that is what will be sent to each display. However, if you have multiple displays with different display resolutions, the resolution of the signal will be downgraded to be compatible with the display with the lowest display resolution. This means that if you have an 8K source but use a splitter to send that signal to both an 8K and 4K display – a 4K signal will be sent to both displays. 

Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Advertisement

Latest Products

Fyne Audio F502S Loudspeaker in walnut

Floorstanding Speakers

Fyne Audio’s F500S Loudspeaker Series brings point-source precision, real wood cabinets, and Scottish engineering for under $3,000.

Raidho Acoustics TD3.10 Loudspeakers Front Pair Raidho Acoustics TD3.10 Loudspeakers Front Pair

Floorstanding Speakers

Raidho TD3.10: Danish engineering at its most audacious, packing industry-leading 10" diamond-coated woofers and featherweight planar ribbon tweeters into a €120K+ package. For those...

Hisense Tuned by Devialet 2025 Products Hisense Tuned by Devialet 2025 Products

HDTV 4K & 8K TV

Hisense partners with French audio expert Devialet to revolutionize TV sound in 2025. Discover premium Laser TVs, soundbars, and UST projectors with immersive Dolby...

Debut 3.0 10-inch DS103-BK, 12-inch DS123-BK, 15-inch DS153-BK Subwoofers Debut 3.0 10-inch DS103-BK, 12-inch DS123-BK, 15-inch DS153-BK Subwoofers

New Products

ELAC's entry-level 10", 12", and 15" sealed subwoofers are priced from $479 to $949 to complement Debut 3.0 series loudspeakers.

Eversolo Play Streaming Amplifier Front Angle Eversolo Play Streaming Amplifier Front Angle

Digital Music Systems

The Eversolo Play wants you to believe it's the future of streaming amps—sleek, silent, and smarter than you. It's got the app, the DAC,...

Marshall Heston 120 Soundbar Lifestyle Marshall Heston 120 Soundbar Lifestyle

New Products

Marshall crashes the TV soundbar party with the Heston 120—a Dolby Atmos beast with 11 drivers, room calibration, and rock ’n’ roll swagger.

Gift Ideas?

Mother's Day Gift Guide 2025 for Audio Video TV Lifestyle Projectors and Gadgets

Gift Guides

Upgrade Mom's home audio and video experiences this Mother's Day with 10 gift ideas she'll absolutely love -- and you might too.

You May Also Like

HDTV 4K & 8K TV

Samsung just unveiled pricing and availability details for its full line of Neo QLED TVs in both 4K and 8K resolution. Potential buyers may...

News

Kaleidescape seems to have dropped a big hint that an 8K movie player / server could be in the works.

News

Netflix expands its viewing flexibility by embracing HDR10+, but there are a couple of catches.

New Products

At only $1,995, Strato M is Kaleidescape's lowest cost movie server/player, but there is a catch.

HDTV 4K & 8K TV

Philips has teamed up with Roku to deliver a budget priced 65-inch OLED TV (model 65OLED974/F7) that's only $1,299 at Sam's Club.

Ask an Expert

HLG is one of several HDR formats in use. Find out what makes if different and what this means for TV viewing

Ask an Expert

Dolby Vision gets all the HDR hype, but HDR10+ also has a lot to offer. Let’s check out more about this dynamic HDR format.

Ask an Expert

Dolby's version of dynamic HDR (High Dynamic Range) can make Ultra HD 4K content come alive in your living room or home theater.

Advertisement

ecoustics is a hi-fi and music magazine offering product reviews, podcasts, news and advice for aspiring audiophiles, home theater enthusiasts and headphone hipsters. Read more

Copyright © 1999-2024 ecoustics | Disclaimer: We may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site.



SVS Bluesound PSB Speakers NAD Cambridge Audio Q Acoustics Denon Marantz Focal Naim Audio RSL Speakers