Question about hdmi switch/splitter

[FuryofFive]

my pc has 3 outputs. 2 DVI's and 1 HDMI. I have one display on that HDMI port. I would like to be able to switch between two displays on that one port.Doesn't matter if there simultaneous.(i'm going to use one or the other) Ive been told a splitter is what im looking for. Is that correct?

This device here is what i was
recommended http://www.amazon.com/HD-102-Powered...pr_product_top

also posted on another forum

 

[DesiPower]

Yes, that should work. Its splits and amplifies to compensate for the loss of split, that's all it does. If you want to see the same broadcast on two different TVs in two different rooms, then yes, this is what you need.

 

[FuryofFive]

Would this work . I'm concerned about HDCP,http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B008B7..._26725410_item

and i imagine the audio signal will be split as well

 

[DesiPower]

I don't see any difference between the 1st and the second one, both say HDMI 1.3. These devices do not process the signals, it just splits and amplifies, so technically there should be no degradation in quality or ability to handle 1080. iirc HDPC is an old concept, so I don't think it will matter. However if you are worried, you might look for one that says HMDI 1.4? maybe something like this?

Any output that a computer's video card can produce should be easily handled by 1.4, as long as its not 3D you should be fine

 

[FuryofFive]

alright sounds good. thanks , appreciate it. ill pick up the Etekcity one. should work out.

 

[Fallen Kell]

iirc HDPC is an old concept, so I don't think it will matter. However if you are worried, you might look for one that says HMDI 1.4?

HDCP is not an old concept, it is a fundamental technology in the HDMI standard. For a device to be HDMI certified, it needed to be HDCP compliant and support and use HDCP in the transmission protocol. So it is very much an issue and can cause lots of headaches in HDMI splitters.

HDCP was never designed with splitting in mind. It was a one to one handshake authentication system, where-in one output device is authorized to communicate with one display device. Some output devices get very confused if they see multiple display devices attempting to perform a HDCP handshake at the same time. This is why many switches internally will only perform one HDCP handshake with one specific display (usually output 1), with the other one output being stripped of the HDCP encryption using the information from the handshake performed from the main display. But people in charge of HDCP do not like this method and sometimes have cracked down on companies that have made devices that acted this way (since it bypasses their encryption). That said, there are plenty of them out there that will strip it.

I just personally bought this one:
http://www.amazon.com/ViewHD-Port-Po...2+Powered+HDMI

 

[FuryofFive]

I just personally bought this one:
http://www.amazon.com/ViewHD-Port-Po...2+Powered+HDMI

would this one work http://redirect.anandtech.com/r?url...332200_pe_309540_26725410_item&user=u00000687

is one better than the other?