How to Hook Up Multiple Game Systems Using an HDMI Switch (aka Switcher, Switchbox, Selector)

If you have lots of games system and devices (like cable box, Ruku) then an HDMI selector can help you connect them all to the TV at once.

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Chapters:
00:00 What Does an HDMI Switch Do?
00:30 How to Hook up an HDMI Switch
02:38 How to Manually Select a Device
03:07 What Resolution Do I Need?
03:23 What Heartz Do You Need?
04:38 How Many Ports Do You Need?
05:26 What About Lag?
05:51 What is a Splitter or Distributor?
06:33 What is a Matrix?

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[HowToX]

This video was so cool, I subscribed to myself.

[GAMECLOSET]

As tech savvy as I am, I never knew that a combo splitter/switch was called a Matrix. Informative for those that need a switcher. I actually have two of the exact devices you showed.

[ayellowbeard]

Knew a lot of this stuff but not some of the specifics and now I do, thank you!

[JebberGamingJaws]

Thank you, just ordered a Kinivo. Appreciate the direction!

[ByungSuk]

I really like this kind of content and it's the reason why I subscribed to you. That being said, I'm very hesitant to get a HDMI switcher because I don't know how well it will handle HDR with Dolby vision, there'll be Atmos and HDR 10 and HDR 10+ and Various Refresh Rate.

[GamerFromJump]

If you find that you need even more inputs, you just chain the switches together, though you probably want to limit the number in the chain. You can do that by linking switches to a “concentrator” switch, which then goes out to the TV.

[OzonebxGaming]

I always put my Avi and HDMI switches in by the release date. Example NES 1 then Sega Genesis input 2. On the newer TV WiiU input 1 then Switch 2 and PS5 input 3.

[DP]

I use bread clips to label my cords, but that looks much better.

[roninstormYT]

you can also hook this up too your capture card i got one too use on my capture card just put it in the hdmi input you just take the output put it in the input port on your capture card

[KinivoInc.]

Hi! Thank you for such a detailed video, we love it! And we'd love to send you more of our products to test out :)

[Faazz]

VERY CLEAR AND PERCISE INFO, LOVE IT !!💕💕💕💕💕💕

[AHelpingHand]

I have a problem where having multiple devices connected to the switch, and having them on at the same time, makes the switch toggle back and forth between them over and over automatically. Any idea why this is happening?

[JasonMeeks]

My 16x1 will be here Monday. Order it last week, but prime is slow. I currently use 3 switches for all my systems. Just want one system

[noemedmedia]

This should really be cross-posted on the GTS channel, because of all the people hungry for systems room-like updates!

[ZeanOtey]

What kind of set up would I need to have two gaming consuls streaming then record the footage through OBS?

[That_Handle]

6:34 ... 6:42 An old matrix switch I own is a Toslink optical matrix switcher which, by contrast to the 2-in × 4-identical HDMI outputs exmaple shown, mine functions as 4-Input × 2- *_independent_* output... Are there good - 60Hz+ | 4k - matrix switchers which will allow two different screens to have access to the reservoir of source devices independently if not also simultaneously for each output?

[RealziesCuts]

I feel like these are either overprice or are you just get a piece of junk in general, I doubt I would ever order another one from AliExpress.
Your video is great the links worked and I’ve been able to update my wish list thank you very much!

[darthvader]

Thanks for your help in helping me remember the 1990s switcher technology that I once used in the 1990s. But I am also curious about one particular American component used by hard drive cloners.

In my country's government they do not want us civilians to use their scan-copy-transfer (SCT IC Chip) IC chip which can scan incoming computer input, make multiple copies of it, and transfer one of each of these multiple copies to 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 individual CPUs that will process the WHOLE information and then they use an another component that receives the processed information and compare all of the results and once all are cross-referenced and are the same they are then combined as one information output which is then displayed on one or more computer monitor display.

Does your American hard drive cloners can do the same? And what is the key component in your hard drive cloners that can make multiple duplicate copies of the 1st primary hard drives and then transfers those multiple duplicate copies to several tens of dozens of hard drives? Can you and somebody or anybody help me please?

Maybe, just maybe that key critical component of your American hard drive cloners can do the same function as my country's government's (SCT IC Chip) Scan - Copy - Transfer IC Chip.

[VyllenceGaming]

Im looking for an HDMI switch that will autodetect when i dock my handheld (steam deck) and switch to that input. And correspondingly, switch to my nvidia shield when the dock is empty. Any advice?

[grimduke]

hello can u help
i have a gaming setup
i have ps5 and xbox x
and a TV dedicated only for playing and a seperate pc desktop setup with seperate monitor for recording editing and live streaming
i use elgato 4k pro in built in pc

my question ?
i want to use both xbox and ps5 connected to elgato
how can i do that?
should i use switch or splitter
which is the best one