Do NOT buy Belkin's HDMI switch!!!!!!

[sahoward]

Originally Posted by BStecke

The switch is only a passthrough. There's really nothing involved with a switch that would cause a malfunction of your equipment. The only thing I could possibly think of is something grounding improperly and frying your stuff, but . . . I really doubt it. Give your stuff a whiff, see if you smell burnt electronics. If you don't know what that smells like, you will if they're fried.

Stupid question . . . did you move the equipment to a different plug/check your breakers?

I do think there was something weird electrical going on. Once I unplugged the power on the Belkin switch it stayed on until I unplugged the HDMI out cable. Now with the DVD player when I unplug it the red power status light stays on. It's like it's possessed or something.

The PS3 is outputting through RCA cables, but nothing on HDMI. I tried 3 different cables, through the switch, direct to the TV... nothing.

I've got everything plugged in through a Monster Cable surge protector. I tried with and without it, no changes.