Proster 3x1 HDMI Switch with Audio Extractor - 3 Port 4K HDMI Switcher HDMI Audio Converter, with IR Remote, 3.5mm Male to 2 RCA Female Stereo Audio Cable

High quality product that Works well and solved my problem, would buy again

I'm very impressed with this hub. My use case is a little different from normal HDMI switching. I helped a friend consolidate and simplify their cabin's audio and video hookup. There is no centralized amplifier with HDMI inputs and we didn't want to spend that much on the installation. So, I needed a way to switch between video sources and split the sound from the HDMI to send to a DVD player/sound combo system. This hub did the trick! (see photo for full wire diagram).The Hub is built well and it performs beautifully. It easily switches the video and sound of 3 very different HDMI sources, 2 of which are 6+ years old. Two of the sources: an Amazon Fire Stick and DVD Player both have their HDMI output connected to the Hub inputs. The third is a Cable box that did not have an HDMI output. So, I use a separate convertor to convert RCA (Y/R/W) to HDMI which is connected to third input of the Hub. The Hub HDMI output is goes through an extender that powers and splits the signal to a TV and Projector. Both monitors are a couple of years old and neither are 4K so I can't speak to resolution capability but picture is clear with no blinking or lines. I split the sound from the hub using optical to 5-speaker surround sound system and 1/8" stereo jack to an all-in-one center speaker. There is a slight echo if both speakers systems are on. Most likely because optical transmits faster than stereo jack. However, in my application only one sound output will be used at a time so that was no big deal. The remote control is super simple but it does the job. The Hub uses USB power cable so DON'T FORGET TO GET A USB POWER BRICK if you have teenagers and you don't have an extra one lying around your house.

Had another audio extractor that lasted maybe 3 months and then died. So far this one pulls the audio in 5.1 or 2.0 sound and leaves the HDMI audio signal intact for my soundbar to play too, allowing me to have the sound bar for casual watching and my hifi surround for movies. Simple plug and play set up, no light loss, low 5.2v power from USB. Button and remote both change inputs without trouble.

My TV does not have audio outputs, so when I hooked up my Firestick, I quickly realized I could not get sound from my sound bar or other speakers. After a day or so of trying to get used to the limited sound quality from my TV, I decided that I either needed to upgrade my TV, or get an HDMI splitter. So far, it works wonderfully. I plugged the Firestick into the splitter, ran an HDMI cable from the splitter to one of the HDMI ports on the TV, then was able to run an optical cable from the splitter to the sound bar, and used the additional analog port to run audio cables to the other speakers that I have (actually I ran them to another splitter first, so I could control sound for multiple components). Overall the sound quality and picture quality using this device is excellent! Depending on your set-up, this is a good workaround if your TV does not have audio out ports. If you are splitting the speaker power between multiple sets of speakers as well as a sound bar, you will need additional cables and Y-splitters, etc. that do not come with this device. You also will need some patience, and basic understanding of how to hook up audio, and what the settings need to be at, across each component (TV, Firestick, Splitter(s), DVD/Blu-Ray, Tuner, VHS, etc.). If you don’t have the settings set correctly, you won’t get the sound! You also need to understand a bit about current, and how the sound gets to the speakers, and be able to work through problems such as echos, and diminished sound quality, each time you split the signal, especially if not using quality cables and adapters. I’ve been doing this for a long time, so it was fairly easy for me, and I have many components hooked into my sound system. It would not have been so easy, if I was just starting out, however (at least with the amount of wires, cables, components, etc. that I had to deal with). If you are just dealing with a TV and a sound bar, it should be pretty straightforward.

The description says this has automatic switching. I previously had an automatic HDMI switch without the audio extractor, and I could connect my cable box and PS4 to it. Whenever the PS4 would turn on, it would switch to it, and when the PS4 would shut off it would switch back to the cable box. This one does not do that. The only time I got it to automatically switch was when I physically unplugged and plugged back in the cable. Well, I could just do that to the actual devices if that's how it's supposed to work. Plus, the remote has VERY short range. We're talking maybe 2 to 3 feet. Which means I have to get up and walk across the room to switch it, at which point I might as well just press the button on the front of the box. As others have mentioned, the PIP is extremely tiny (takes up about 2% of my screen) making it pretty much useless, and it can't be moved if it's blocking anything important. Everything about the way this device is supposed to work, beyond pressing the button on the front to cycle through inputs, simply does not work. I would ask for my money back, but then I would have to go back to physically switching the cables themselves, which is exactly what I was trying to avoid.