HDMI splitters: Good or Bad? - Blu-ray Forum

Musashi · 05-30-2008, 05:18 PM

One thing I mentioned a couple times was that I can't really utilize my PS3's backwards compatibility the way it's currently connected. Direct to the TV, everything's fine, but since I feed it through the receiver to get my surround sound, anything 480i/p (ie PS1/2 games, DVDs) gets a lag, even when upconversion is active.

I thought about getting around this with a splitter, but I was curious if splitters weaken the signal and compromise picture or sound quality.

1Fish2FishRedFishBlu · 05-30-2008, 05:52 PM

I would go with a powered HDMI splitter like this one: http://www.gefen.com/kvm/product.jsp?prod_id=2514

I do not believe you will lose any quality. Some research I did indicates that there may be a problem with long runs however. Make sure the versions are the latest ones as I saw some info on a splitter from Monoprice being older and not working as advertized, but fixed with the second gen version.

05-30-2008, 05:18 PM	#1
Musashi Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Manchester, CT Home Theater Gallery:5 4K collection:25 Blu-ray collection:337 Blu-ray reviews: 1	HDMI splitters: Good or Bad? One thing I mentioned a couple times was that I can't really utilize my PS3's backwards compatibility the way it's currently connected. Direct to the TV, everything's fine, but since I feed it through the receiver to get my surround sound, anything 480i/p (ie PS1/2 games, DVDs) gets a lag, even when upconversion is active. I thought about getting around this with a splitter, but I was curious if splitters weaken the signal and compromise picture or sound quality.

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05-30-2008, 05:52 PM	#2
1Fish2FishRedFishBlu Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:East Coast Home Theater Gallery:7 Blu-ray collection:321	I would go with a powered HDMI splitter like this one: http://www.gefen.com/kvm/product.jsp?prod_id=2514 I do not believe you will lose any quality. Some research I did indicates that there may be a problem with long runs however. Make sure the versions are the latest ones as I saw some info on a splitter from Monoprice being older and not working as advertized, but fixed with the second gen version.

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