Product Review

Note: Sewell HDMI Switches are all HDCP compliant which means that this switch does not strip or bypass HDCP. This switch supports all versions of HDCP including HDCP 2.2. The Sewell 5x1 SplitDeck (4K 5x1 HDMI Switcher) supports Full HD, 3D, HDR signals up to 4K 60Hz, and allows you to swtich between five HDMI sources to one HDMI display (3-in, 1-out). SwitchDeck makes a great switch no matter what your application is, whether you are looking to send all of your HDMI sources over one HDMI cable to an HDTV, monitor, or projector. 3x1 Distribution Amplifier The 5x1 SwitchDeck is an active 5-port 4K HDMI switcher (aka distribution amplifier) which means that it actively amplifies and equalizes the input signal in order to perform at maximum spec. This signal amplification means that you can use longer HDMI cable and achieve optimal results. HDMI 2.0 The main spec to look for when trying to find a true-HDMI 2.0 switcher (including HDMI 2.0a and HDMI 2.0b) is the bandwidth spec-- it should be 18 Gbps. If an HDMI switcher claims to pass this bandwidth in each channel, it can achieve full 4K 60Hz 4:4:4 chroma. HDCP 2.2 Switcher Compliance Like any active HDMI component, you're going to want to start thinking about future HDCP versions. Unfortunately the new HDCP 2.2 standard is not backwards compatible. That means that if you're wanting to use an HDMI Switcher into the future that is not HDCP 2.2 compliant, it will not work with future HDTV releases or HDMI source releases. With the SwitchDeck 5 port HDMI Switcher, since it supports HDCP 2.2, you can be sure that it will continue to work after you get that new TV someday. A lot of TVs being sold these days have at least one port that supports HDCP 2.2 and is meant for full HDMI 2.0 signals