XtremeHD HDMI Switcher (1 Viewer)

[Richard Gallagher]

I saw this item mentioned in the August issue of The Perfect Vision. Does anyone here have any experience with this company?

http://www.xtrememac.com/audio/av_ca...cher/index.php

 

[don monteith]

I have never heard of them but for $100 I would like to know more. Especially from someone who is using one of these.

Don

 

[Richard Gallagher]

Don,

That was my thought. If it does a good job it's a bargain. Amazon has it for $81.

 

[jjsaustin]

Monoprice.com has switchers cheaper and they have great service.

A 5x1 switch is $59! They also have great prices on HDMI cables.

 

[don monteith]

All the low prices are fine but as we all know, you get what you pay for in electronics. I am more concerned about the quality of the signal not so much about the price. I was just thinking that if there is a really good HDMI switch out there for around $100 I would be very interested. Does anyone have experience with any of these switches that are being mentioned?

Don

 

[Peter Overduin]

Not sure if this helps, but I had the same search, and bought an HDMI switcher (3 x 1) for 169 CAD at London Drugs which has performed flawlessly and meets all the specs. In the case of HDMII switchers, you can indeed get good quality for under 200 bucks. There are several threads below that also talks about these.

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/...d.php?t=245739

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/...d.php?t=258617

 

[jjsaustin]

I purchased the 5x1 switch from Monoprice and it works fine. Others have used this as well I found on other forums (AVSFORUM and dbstalk.com).

 

[Craig S]

The cables and switchers from Monoprice have been favorably reviewed on several enthusiast sites. They're working great for me. IMO, one of the biggest scams going today is the ridiculous overpricing of HDMI cables.

To address the OPs question: XTremeMac is a maker of accessories for the Apple iPod & Mac. Their HDMI products are designed to match the AppleTV aesthetically. I have one of their cables (bought before I knew about Monoprice) and it is of high quality and works great. The switcher was reviewed here:

http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/ipo...hdmi-switcher/

They said the box performed just fine; their main gripe was that it was overpriced compared to what you can get elsewhere (obviously they were familiar with Monoprice but not the HT market as a whole).