J-Tech Digital HDMI Switch 5 in 1 Out 4K 30Hz HDMI Audio Extractor w/ARC, Supports RCA SPDIF Optical Outputs EDID Switch CEC On/Off [JTD-4KAT0501SW]

I purchased this splitter at full price and did not receive anything in exchange for posting a review. I have a new projector and six input sources, one of which is a Nintendo Wii so doesn't need HDMI. My experience with this so far (purchased in August of 2016) has been perfect. Each of my HDMI sources (Cable, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Raspberry Pi, and a Mac Mini, which uses a DVI to HDMI Connector) has worked perfectly. No error messages at all.This seems to pass the audio and video to the projector, which then passes the audio back to the splitter, where I use an optical cable to route the sound back to my Sony receiver, which is probably 8-10 years old.I have sometimes had audio problems with my Sony receiver, which I believe is due to the age of the unit and me trying to run so many different sources to it. However, I have had no problems with this at all, and in fact the audio portion has just become "set it and forget it".For video sources, the included remote has worked perfectly to switch the HDMI source for my projector.Overall, this product has simplified my home theater needs immensely, since before the projector I had a large TV that had multiple inputs but I had to set different audio settings as well...for instance to watch Xbox I needed to switch to "HDMI 1" on the TV and then "Audio 1" on the Sony receiver, but to watch the Mac Mini I'd need to switch to "PC Input" on the TV and "Audio 2" on the Sony, and to watch the TV I would need "HDMI 1" and then "Audio 1" but also need to punch a button that said, "Coaxial Input" on the Sony...yes this was all because my Receiver was a little outdated but I'm wishing I would have got this years ago.The quality seems very high. It is fairly heavy, the buttons seem "weighty" and there is almost no play in them.My only complaint is related to my indiosyncracy about lights on electronics. The LED indicator lights are pretty bright, particularly when used in a dark room as one does for a projector. I just get so sick of every piece of electronics needing multiple indicator lights. Although I understand my own feelings on this are probably stronger than the average person, I think it will even bother the average person. If the lights were useful, it might be otherwise, but from more than a few feet away, you can't even tell what the indicator lights even mean. There are five HDMI sources, and the light below them lights when that source is in use. But they are all the same color, so from the couch you can't tell which light is lit, rendering them useless.The remote is great, it's small but the one thing I like on it is that you can switch input sources immediately to the one you want, and you don't have to cycle through them like on my TVs, which cycle from HDMI 1, to HDMI 2, to TV, to PC, to USB etc., On this remote, if I am on HDMI 2 and want to watch HDMI 1, then I push Source 1 and don't have to cycle through source 2, 3, 4 and 5. It's a small touch but extremely useful.(Added 11/4/2016)I did also just try to make my "learning" cable remote learn the commands from this remote. It worked fine; I just used the "Aux" setting on the cable remote. To switch Sources I just now need to push "Aux", then the numbers 0 for source one, 2 for source 2, 3 for source 3, etc. For some reason my cable remote's number 1 can't learn any commands so I used 0 instead.I would definitely recommend this.

Purchased to switch HDMI inputs as an alternative to my 10+ year old Yamaha RX-V2600 receiver (which can only switch 1080i, not 1080p... and now that the new Apple TV version 4 only outputs 1080p, not 1080i, I needed a solution that could switch my HDMI sources and provide surround sound input to the receiver).The solution was this HDMI switch between my devices and the TV, with its optical output supplying 5.1 capable audio to a single optical input on the RX-A2600. A perfect solution. I'm also planning on using the analog output of the HDMI switch to feed the RX-V2600 Zone 2 inputs for my outside speakers, which will avoid the need for an optical to analog converter in-line between the Switch optical out and the receiver optical in.For Harmony Remote users, be aware that the HDMI switch does seem to auto power off when it detects that the TV on its output has powered off. On previous HDMI switches I have tended to set the Harmony configuration such that the switch remains powered on at all times. Because this switch powered off each time the TV was switched off, the harmony remote had no way of knowing to turn on the HDMI switch on again the next time I started an activity (there does not seem to be an auto power ON in response to the TV powering up... just an auto OFF in response to the TV powering down).So, you need to change the HDMI switch Device power settings in the Harmony configuration to power the switch ON and OFF with the start and end of each activity. HOWEVER, you also need to ensure that the TV turns off -LAST- in the power off sequence (!)... otherwise this is what happens to the HDMI switch power status:Situation: TV: ON, HDMI Switch: ONa) Harmony Remote powers off TV (HDMI Switch auto powers OFF when it sees the TV power down on its output)b) Harmony Remote powers "off" (it assumes!) the HDMI Switch... HDMI switch actually powers ON (it's a power toggle, not discrete OFF IR command), and because the Harmony incorrectly believes the HDMI switch is still on... it's power toggle command actually ends up turning the HDMI switch ON again.c) Time passes....d) The next time you go to start an activity, the Harmony remote incorrectly believes the HDMI switch is OFF (but it's still ON...), and sends the power toggle command. It believes this is powering on the HDMI switch, but it actually turns it OFF (!)... So, no picture.If you change the Harmony Remote's activities so that the TV powers off LAST in the Power Off sequence, after the HDMI switch off command is sent, for all activities involving the TV, the issue is avoided:Situation: TV: ON, HDMI Switch: ONa) Harmony Remote powers "off" the HDMI Switch.b) Harmony Remote powers off TV (HDMI Switch already off, so TV triggered auto-off of the HDMI switch not an issue... HDMI switch remains OFF)c) Time passes....d) The next time you go to start an activity, the Harmony remote correctly believes the HDMI switch is OFF and sends the power toggle command, which correctly turns ON the HDMI switchIt would be great if the HDMI switch could be configured to not auto-power down in response to seeing the output device (TV/monitor) power down, OR if the HDMI switch had discrete IR ON and OFF commands to make it easier to accurately control power state with the Harmony Remote. However, if you ensure the TV powers off AFTER the HDMI switch, the problem/confusion is avoided.