Recommendations for a decent HDMI switchbox that won't break the bank? - Blu-ray Forum

Cyber Akuma · 06-10-2025, 08:40 PM

I am seriously running out of HDMI ports. My TV has four, but I have multiple consoles both old and new that I switch between that I connect to it. Even with the four ports I have resorted to couplers and manually switching wires, and that's just a mess. That's not even counting the cablebox.

Most switchboxes are 4-5 ports, problem is I will probably need at least 6/7 ports. Most switch boxes I see are also 4K@60/1080@120. Problem is I don't know if my TV maxes out at that anyway (Samsung UN40JU7100) or if it can accept better. (Also wondering if I should plan ahead for the future and just get one that supports higher refresh/resolutions or not.) so I have no idea if I should be looking at switches that can do 4K@120 or no.

Above all though, I have no idea which ones are any good. I see tons of brands on Amazon, I have no idea which are good and which are junk. Anker is a brand I trust... but they only have a 2 and 4 port switch. All the others I had never heard of. I saw many switchboxes that claim they do 16K@900HzHDRDolbyVisionDolbyAtmosDolbyAlsoDoesYour Taxes for suspiciously cheap, and ones that seem snakeoil expensive, but I have no idea which ones are any good. Can't really find any reviews for these like you would normally find for just about any other sort of home theater equipment.

Can anyone help suggest what is a good 6/7 port HDMI switch I can get in the US? Preferably not one that hits triple digits? I saw many in the $30-40 range but I have no idea if those were junk or not, would be great if there are decent ones in that price range though. Also wondering if it might be best to use more than one switchbox and just have different consoles on a different input since my TV has four inputs, but I'm not sure if I have room for that. Also planning to dedicate one of the inputs to my cablebox just to make everything easier on me.

06-10-2025, 08:40 PM	#1
Cyber Akuma Junior Member Member since:Aug 2017	Recommendations for a decent HDMI switchbox that won't break the bank? I am seriously running out of HDMI ports. My TV has four, but I have multiple consoles both old and new that I switch between that I connect to it. Even with the four ports I have resorted to couplers and manually switching wires, and that's just a mess. That's not even counting the cablebox. Most switchboxes are 4-5 ports, problem is I will probably need at least 6/7 ports. Most switch boxes I see are also 4K@60/1080@120. Problem is I don't know if my TV maxes out at that anyway (Samsung UN40JU7100) or if it can accept better. (Also wondering if I should plan ahead for the future and just get one that supports higher refresh/resolutions or not.) so I have no idea if I should be looking at switches that can do 4K@120 or no. Above all though, I have no idea which ones are any good. I see tons of brands on Amazon, I have no idea which are good and which are junk. Anker is a brand I trust... but they only have a 2 and 4 port switch. All the others I had never heard of. I saw many switchboxes that claim they do 16K@900HzHDRDolbyVisionDolbyAtmosDolbyAlsoDoesYour Taxes for suspiciously cheap, and ones that seem snakeoil expensive, but I have no idea which ones are any good. Can't really find any reviews for these like you would normally find for just about any other sort of home theater equipment. Can anyone help suggest what is a good 6/7 port HDMI switch I can get in the US? Preferably not one that hits triple digits? I saw many in the $30-40 range but I have no idea if those were junk or not, would be great if there are decent ones in that price range though. Also wondering if it might be best to use more than one switchbox and just have different consoles on a different input since my TV has four inputs, but I'm not sure if I have room for that. Also planning to dedicate one of the inputs to my cablebox just to make everything easier on me.

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