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Old 17-10-2009, 11:19 AM   #1
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Help, advice needed.

hi there,
i have 2 hdmi sockets and one is used for my onkyo 606 and the other i want to used for playstation 3 and xbox 360. i was wondering, to save taking out hdmi each time so i want play either console could i use one of these 15cm GOLD HDMI 2 port way SPLITTER 1080p 1.3b 1 in 2out on eBay (end time 15-Nov-09 16:45:49 GMT) and have both connect to this. would there be any downsides to this method ie picture etc?
i would appreciate your help on this subject before i make this purchase.
cheers, Dan
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Old 17-10-2009, 11:33 AM   #2
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Re: Help, advice needed.

Is there any reason you don't/can't simply plug them into your Onkyo?
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Old 17-10-2009, 11:40 AM   #3
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Re: Help, advice needed.

i have 2 blu ray players(region a and b), hd dvd player and also sky hd taking up all 4 sockets but also i'll be using turtle beach headsets for both ps3 and xbox so no need to go through receiver.
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Old 17-10-2009, 10:22 PM   #4
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Re: Help, advice needed.

found out this is no good for what i need
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Old 17-10-2009, 10:37 PM   #5
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Re: Help, advice needed.

You are looking for a switch, not a splitter.
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