HDMI switch vs splitter?

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DelJo63

CNET.COM has a nice article on the usage and differences.

  • a 3x1 switch has three possible inputs which switch to one output device.
  • the 1x3 splitter takes one input and shares it with three devices
The switch is what most of us would use because we get more devices like you have a cable box, a Roku, and an Xbox. You have both an Xbox and a PlayStation and have to swap HDMI cables to play a game on the other. Swapping cables is not good for the TV -- the TV side wears down and soon you have real issues.

see the article for full details.
 
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