Anker HDMI Switch, 4K@60Hz HDMI Switcher, 2 in 1 Out with Smooth Finish, Supports HDR, 3D, Dolby, Compatible with Laptops, PC, Xbox Series, PS5 / PS4, Projector, and More

A Quality HDMI Splitter from one of the best brands on the market, all for less than $13.00 bucks! My Denon AV receiver was down to only (1) open HDMI input and I needed to plug in both my original Nintendo Switch and Nintendo WiiU into my AV system. Needless to say, the first thing I did was do a search on Amazon to see if Anker provided a device to make this possible. I was pleased to see this compact little gem pop up at the top of my search results as "Amazon's Choice" and selling for only $12.99! The device had a ton of 5 Star reviews and that price was surprisingly low considering that this was an Anker product that often commands a well earned premium compared to the competition. After hooking everything up in less than 5 minutes, I am pleased to report that the picture and sound quality from both gaming consoles looks beautiful with no sign of any degradation. To switch between the two devices, all you need to do is push the button on the top of this splitter. Anker even provides a handy Blue LED backlit (1) and (2) above the switching button to show you which input you currently have selected which is a nice touch and adds to the premium look and feel typical of Anker products. (These little lights are not overly bright by the way and should not be a problem in most installations) The device is powered through the HDMI cables so there is no need for a power supply to this splitter which is a big plus in my book! Set up was super easy and straight forward with my full installation taking me less than 5 minutes to complete. The only thing you will need besides this device are the three HDMI cables for the two components you want to run out to your single HDMI input. In my case I picked up a couple of 1.5 foot HDMI 2.1 jumpers for less than 8 bucks to hook the two Nintendo systems into the splitter and plugged my single HDMI receiver input into the other side of this splitter and I was off to the races. I saw there were dozens of similar devices like this on Amazon, but I have become such a huge Anker products fan over the last 10 years, simply because everything I have ever bought from them has been high quality and reliable and the small premium you may pay for that Anker product is always well worth the additional investment. Not to mention that the Anker product is often the most attractive as well in terms of industrial design. And all of this for less than 13 bucks? WOW! An Easy 5 Stars!

I don’t say this lightly, this Anker HDMI Switch genuinely saved my job during COVID. Picture this: one desk, one monitor, a work laptop, a gaming console, and zero patience for crawling behind furniture to swap cables multiple times a day. This little Anker box became the unsung hero of my setup. One button press and I could go from spreadsheets and video calls to gaming after hours without unplugging anything. No drama, no signal drops, no “why is the screen black” panic. The 4K@60Hz output is smooth, colors look great, and I’ve never noticed lag whether I’m working, gaming, or watching content. HDR works well, switching is instant, and it handles everything I throw at it, PC, laptop, Xbox, PS5, Chromecast, and even a projector when needed. The button has a satisfying click and the indicator light clearly tells you which input is active, which sounds small but matters when you’re juggling work and play. Build quality is classic Anker. Solid, compact, clean-looking, and it doesn’t feel cheap at all. It’s been running daily for a long time now and hasn’t skipped a beat. No overheating, no random disconnects, just reliable switching when I need it. If you’re someone who works and games from the same desk, or just hates cable chaos, this thing is a lifesaver. It quietly does its job so well that you forget how annoying life was before it. Highly recommended. This is one of those “buy once, wonder how you lived without it” gadgets.

Exactly what I needed for the home office. Affordable, quick to install, works flawlessly. This lets me switch between my work compute and my personal computer in the push of a button. Its perfect!!!

I'm using this switch to share the output of a Raspberry Pi 5 and a Switch 2 to a Asus VN279 monitor and it works very well. When you press the button to toggle the source the other device (which is now disconnected) doesn't do anything weird such as reacting as if it was unplugged from the monitor so the switching is seamless going back and forth. It's like both devices think they are always connected even though only one goes through to the monitor. In this case both devices are outputting 1080p. I'm not sure what switching between two sources of different resolutions might be like, so I can't comment on that. The unit itself has two LEDs and one of them lights up to show which source is selected. The LEDs are not super bright which is a relief, they are not obtrusive. The switcher doesn't need any external power and is powered from the HDMI connections directly. Overall it's a nice little unit. Has the usual Anker build quality and is pretty straightforward to install.

This HDMI switcher is at least the fifth one I've purchased. Many years ago I bought one for an old tv so I could plug my Blu-ray and my laptop into the tv at the same time: this tv did not predate HDMI it was from the cusp of HDMI prevalence. And that one worked amazingly well. I then fully upgraded my system. I got a new computer that I bought a monitor for and I had bought a Nintendo Switch before that and still had a Blu-ray player in the mix. My old switcher didn't work with the new monitor so I started the process of trying different ones and none of them worked so I quit looking and accepted my fate of having to swap HDMI cables out every time I wanted to use a different device. Fast forward to last year, I bought a PS5 and really need a switcher to switch between my Switch and my PS5. First world problems. This switcher is the first to ever work with this setup. To say there weren't initial issues would be a lie. Something to really pay attention to is that it says in the setup guide to not exceed 6 feet (2 meters for our non freedom unit using friends) between the output and the input devices. To clarify, as they do in the setup guide, the HDMI cable from say my PS5 to the switcher and the HDMI cable between the switcher and my monitor should not exceed 6 feet in total length. So definitely know your cable lengths and that should solve any reception or detection issues. On the subject of detection and reception issues. My Nintendo switch had not issues. Then again the game I tested with was pretty low on the graphics front, I didn't bust out Mario Kart or Lego Star Wars to test it. The issues started with the PS5. I figured that would be my actual quality test. I fired up the PS5 and started playing Horizon Forbidden West (great game btw). Now it's a super graphics heavy game and I knew it would put the switcher through it's paces. At first, everything was good. Then out of nowhere the image starts cutting in and out. Ok, that told me something was getting overpowered or the connection was unstable. So I test a couple of HDMI cables and that's when I read that warning of not to exceed six feet. Well the PS5's HDMI cable is 5.5 feet long. So I ordered a cheep 6 inch cable that didn't work the way it was supposed to, so I swapped out the PS5's HDMI that came with it for another HDMI cable I have and everything has been great since. The graphics are true, it does as good of a job as being directly plugged into the monitor does. For me two HDMI plugs is enough and seems to handle high output graphics very well. So, it does autodetect but if you have two things running you do have to push the little button. Pushing a little button is much better than having to fish cables around behind a monitor if I want to switch consoles. It's a dream to setup it's all plug and play, no power adapters, just plug your desired HDMIs into it and plug it into your monitor or TV and your good to go: as long as all your cables work together. Hopefully it doesn't die on me in a few weeks. Had that happen before. Only four stars because I still live in trepidation of an eventual issue.

I was tired of constantly plugging and unplugging HDMI cables behind my TV to switch between my Amazon Fire TV box and Xbox. This Anker HDMI Switch (2 in 1 Out) has been a total game-changer—it's super affordable, compact, and works flawlessly for exactly what I needed.Setup was a breeze: just plug in the Fire TV to one input, Xbox to the other, and connect the output to my TV. One simple button press flips between them instantly, with no lag or signal loss. The 4K@60Hz support delivers crystal-clear picture and smooth gameplay on my Xbox, and streaming on Fire TV looks fantastic with HDR and Dolby audio passing through perfectly.

We own many different devices made by Anker, including this little HDMI switch box, and they all work very well. When our 12 year old Pioneer AV receiver located in the master bedroom died, I (ok the wife actually...lol) decided that we didn't want to spend the nearly $700 (for now anyway) to replace it with the latest equivalent Pioneer or Denon AV receiver, as we already have a great home theater setup in the living room. Instead, we purchased this 2 into 1 Anker HDMI switch box, and a Fosi 2.1 channel mini amplifier, to replace the Pioneer AV receiver. This combination works very well together for our audio and video needs in the master bedroom now. Albeit, we no longer have ARC/eARC capability in order to control everything, but such is life. This Anker HDMI switch box has a Roku Ultra and a Sony Blu-Ray player connected to the two HDMI inputs, and the single HDMI output is connected to a 40 inch Sony LED TV. Everything is connected with three, 3 foot long Silkland HDMI 2.1/w Ethernet cables. This combination of devices work flawlessly together, and the Anker HDMI switch box switches back and forth between the Roku and Blu-Ray player with no issues at all. The audio is sent from the Sony TV to the Fosi 2.1 channel amplifier via the 3.5 mm audio-out port on the TV. The video and sound both work perfectly, transmitted first through this Anker HDMI switch box, from the Roku and Blu-Ray player to the TV. This Anker HDMI switch box is very small in size, and made of plastic. It is 2-3/16 inches by 2-3/16 inches square, and 1/2 an inch tall. This Anker HDMI switch box takes up no space at all. It also changes input devices with a push of the single button centered on top of the box. There are also 2 faint (not blindingly bright) blue LED lights on top that indicate which HDMI channel the device is currently operating on. The Anker HDMI switch box requires no external power supply, and it runs very cool while operating. Also, while Anker states that this HDMI switch box will transmit 4k @ 60hz video resolution, I cannot verify this as our Sony TV is only capable of 1080p at 120hz (the Roku Ultra is 4k @ 60hz capable, however). In any case, the Anker HDMI switch box does transmit the 1080p resolution flawlessly. I can however verify that this Anker HDMI switch box will transmit both basic 5.1 Dolby and DTS surround sound audio, but most likely won't transmit the higher bandwidth Dolby Atmos or DTS-X 7.2.2 surround sound audio specifications. Overall, I am very impressed with this Anker HDMI switch box. It is small, works very well, and does not require external power to function. However, if the power is turned off to all connected devices, this Anker HDMI switch box will default back to the #1 HDMI input channel, so just make sure that the most often used input device is on that channel. I highly recommend this inexpensive Anker HDMI switch box for anyone that has two HDMI devices, and limited HDMI ports on their TV/monitor (or doesn't want multiple HDMI cables running to the TV), and doesn't want to shell out hundreds of dollars for a home theater AV receiver. Pick up one of these great Anker HDMI switch boxes today!

This product is for people who enjoy functional, simplistic desktop setups. I have a PC I build BUT I wanted to also hook my switch up to my monitor, which only has ONE HDMI port. This switcher solved the problem. As always, Anker comes through as the reliable accessory and data transfer depot for me. This device has a nice finish, can blend into a setup, has an intuitive design/layout, and functions exactly as expected, instantly swapping between source options 1 and 2 with the button press. It has (2) input HDMI ports and (1) output port. As far as I'm aware I notice NO autoswitching functionality. It's not the most sturdily manufactured item, however I would say its more lightweight build contributes to cable management maneuverability and makes it easy to position ideally in your setup. The backlight is an ideal brightness, not too eye catching but easy to find among other flashing and pulsing PC setup lights. My VERDICT is that this will go a long way for any tech enthusiast with a small budget.