Cables Unlimited Premium 12-inch HDMI Cable Splitter (PCM-2275)

User Reviews

• Reviewer: S. Palmer

• Date: 2010-03-03

• Review: The reviews sounded like this product would do exactly what I wanted- connect 2 HDTVs to a single Dish Network DVR and view only ONE tv at a time (one in the living room and one in a bed room). Unfortunately it did work at all since my DVR and HDTVs are never completely off. Since my DVR is always connected to the TV, it wouldn't sever the HDMI connection when one tv was off and allow the other TV to connect to the DVR. So all I got were funny lines with no picture. If my DVR or TVs would shut off completely then it would have worked.
  
  So you might get lucky and this passive splitter will work for you, but if it doesn't work then it's not the fault of the splitter. I can't think of a way to test the compatibility of your TV without buying this unit and trying it, but odds are it will NOT work. Cables Unlimited should provide a list of compatible components and save everybody time and money. I recommend just buying a powered splitter like the IOGear GVS 182.

• Reviewer: A. Keena

• Date: 2010-02-12

• Review: We created an in-store display and wanted to run 2 tv's from 1 laptop. We purchased these "Premium" splitters figuring we only had to run 6ft of cable to the two 26" LCD tv's. Well they did not work at all. The splitter would run 1 tv, but not 2. The instructions were 3 simple steps, so I did it properly. Bought six of them and none worked. Also, the splitter connections were horrible as they were too tight and pushed the pins in on the cables. I ruined 3 HDMI cables trying to plug them into the splitter. AVOID unless you like returning items. Purchased a better model and they worked great. The were AC powered. Buy Item model number: HDMI-2X1SWITCH, it is worth the extra $10-$15.

• Reviewer: Randy J. Hart

• Date: 2009-12-31

• Review: I only got it to work once. One signal to two HD TV's. One 3' cable one 10' cable. Picture would split ok after some plugging and unplugging and turning all the devices on and off. If you turn one monitor off they both would turn off. Turn back on both would loose sound and picture would return. This is a splitter, one signal split in two. Not a switch two or more signals (HD recivers, BlueRay, Game machine ECT) to one monitor. As a splitter it fails to work consistently. If you're just splitting the image it worked ok. If you want sound buy a splitter with a signal booster. There about $35.00 on up. All the reviews that say it doesn't work are correct. Don't listen to the guy that is accusing everybody of thinking it is a switch. IT DOESN'T WORK

• Reviewer: StevenH

• Date: 2009-12-17

• Review: I had assumed that Amazon wouldn't be carrying non-functioning products when I purchased this and didn't bother reading the reviews first. As everyone else has said, this product does not work in any form or fashion. I am just hoping they will give me my money back for it.

• Reviewer: Adam Turney

• Date: 2009-12-14

• Review: I purchased 4 of these splitters for a client who wanted to split an HDTV signal from 4 boxes to 8 TV's. I've used powered splitters in the past but this client wanted to go as low budget as possible so I found these and despite the already bad rating I made the purchase. 2 of the splitters worked ok, producing only a small amount of snow on the sets farthest from the box (aprox. 50ft) 1 of them produced an entirely green picture, and the forth did not work at all. I have been installing home theater equipment for over 5 years and have become very good at finding the weak link in a chain, extensive testing was done to be absolutely sure that these splitters were in fact the source of all these issues, and the fact that 4 out of 4 did not work properly leaves me with little confidence that any of these things actually perform up to their designed purpose. You get what you pay for I guess, and I highly recommend you pay for a better (preferably amplified) splitter.