Help - Need a HDMI Splitter
Help - Need a HDMI Splitter
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cupraajy

Original Poster:

60 posts

198 months

Thursday 4th January 2018
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Happy new Year PH!

Needing some recommendations for HDMI Splitters after a failed ebay Purchase.

Only need capacity for 1 more HDMI Input, to run Sky HD Box, and Xbox one. (If that matters)

Any one help me out?

Thanks in advance

Matt Cup

3,262 posts

128 months

Thursday 4th January 2018
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Instead of a splitter you can put your sky hdmi into the xbox one to play it through your TV.

megaphone

11,487 posts

275 months

Thursday 4th January 2018
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Sounds to me like you need an HDMI switch? Your trying to plug two devices into one HDMI input, yes?

weeboot

1,065 posts

123 months

Thursday 4th January 2018
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Matt Cup said:
Instead of a splitter you can put your sky hdmi into the xbox one to play it through your TV.
That's your solution right there, no point in buying anything new.

Toltec

7,179 posts

247 months

Thursday 4th January 2018
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I was going to recommend the one I bought a year ago, but no longer available

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01HLUBJJ2

If you want a cheap solution and happy to manually switch then this might do the job-

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Switch-Tendak-Bi-directio...

I had a query about the switcher I bought and got quick replies from the supplier which is the main reason why I suggested Tendak, but there are plenty of others to pick from.

Toltec

7,179 posts

247 months

Thursday 4th January 2018
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weeboot said:
Matt Cup said:
Instead of a splitter you can put your sky hdmi into the xbox one to play it through your TV.
That's your solution right there, no point in buying anything new.
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Ian-27xza

226 posts

117 months

Thursday 4th January 2018
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I bought one of these 6 months ago. It works a treat and you do not need to manually switch the source - it does it automatically.

I use it to toggle between Amazon Prime Firestick, Bluray and HD Freesat box.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-HDMI-3-Port-Splitte...

cupraajy

Original Poster:

60 posts

198 months

Friday 5th January 2018
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Thanks for all the replies! Much appreciated.

As some of you suggested, i didn't actually need the switch, TV to XBOX, then a HDMI from the XBOX to the SKY box = Sorted.

Thanks again.

Matt Cup

3,262 posts

128 months

Friday 5th January 2018
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cupraajy said:
Thanks for all the replies! Much appreciated.

As some of you suggested, i didn't actually need the switch, TV to XBOX, then a HDMI from the XBOX to the SKY box = Sorted.

Thanks again.
I was thinking about this again yesterday after I replied. Do you need to keep the Xbox switched on to be able to watch Sky? It’s not something I have tried myself.