Santa Fe Trail
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Movie Reviews of Santa Fe Trail
Movie Review: Great HDMI Switcher
Summary: 4 Stars
After reading reviews and doing some research on different websites I decided on this product because most importantly it offered me more than 3 HDMI inputs and secondly it came with a remote control. I have had this product now almost a month and I glad I made this decision to purchase this product. The product is solid, the other products that I have seen looked plastic and only offered 3 HDMI inputs (which are right now all occupied). At least I have 2 extra for any future purchases.
The only compliants that I have about this product (minor ones), is that it does not have a on/off power switch, it stays on eventhough your components are turned off and secondly, the description mentioned an HDMI cable, which did not come with this product (not a big deal for me because I already had an extra one). Not sure if the price of this product reflects that, because if it does they need to make it clear to the consumer that this product will not be coming with an HDMI cable or change the pricing of this product to reflect minus the HDMI Cable. Sometimes it does not automatically switch over to the new input (again no big deal for me, that's why you have the remote). But that occurs more rarely then normally.
Minus those few issues, I am glad that I made the right decision to purchase this.
Movie Review: Disappointed
Summary: 1 Stars
I am thoroughly disappointed in this product.
I was so excited to receive it. Thankfully, I had no yet given away my Phillips brand, HDMI switch (which has only 3 ports, cost twice as much money, and did not come with a remote control). I have been forced to continue using it.
Basically, this 5-port, HDMI Switch does NOT seem to be transmitting a clean signal. About every 30 to 120 seconds, the signal to my Television gets interrupted with some type of a 'blackout' effect. It lasts all of 5 to 10 seconds, then returns to normal. This happens with any of my HDMI devices selected (Sony Blue Ray Player, Toshiba HDDVD Player, XBoX 360, and Comcast Cable DVR). None of these devices (using the same exact HDMI Cables) do this using the Phillips HDMI Switch. The only issue there is that i have to 'switch' out one of the cables in order to test all four (4) devices as the Phillips Switch only has 3 HDMI ports.
There does not seem to be any number for me to call for assistance in the documentation provided. There does not seem to be any place for me to go to file a complaint in the documentation provided. Basically, I'm stuck with something that doesn't work and right now is doing nothing more than collecting dust.
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Movie Review: Small box. Big value.
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this HDMI switcher to replace an old Pelican Component switcher. Compared to the other HDMI switchers, this one is a great value.
PROS
1. Small. The box is only about 6"x"2.5"1". Can easily be placed under your TV or entertainment center.
2. Automatic. While you can manually change the input, this box automatically switches to whichever input is activated. So most times you won't ever need the remote.
3. Price. Frankly, it's a lot cheaper than most switches out there. And with 5 inputs you get a lot of value for that price.
CONS
1. Documentation is pretty sparse. I read the Amazon reviews before buying and luckily saw other users comment that you can only use PS3 on port 5. It doesn't mention this in the manual anywhere. (FYI, PS3 works just fine on port 5).
2. The lights on the front are VERY bright. Too bright. I ended up covering them with about 5 layers of blue electrical tape to dim them. I can still see which port is active, but I'm not blinded anymore.
Overall, great buy for the price.
Movie Review: Works Perfectly Fine
Summary: 5 Stars
I have bought one switcher before this one and it kept losing the signal. I though the problem could of been the cables, but when i plugged it directly into the dvd and ps3, it worked fine. Then I had bought this switcher which worked perfectly fine. The remote is better, not credit card style and has better ir signal. The component stand is on the side of the couch, away from a direct signal and I never had a problem. I have not noticed a glitch since I had bought this 3 weeks ago. Some say that the PS3 will only work in the 5th port, but I have it in the second and never had a problem. If you buy a switcher from a store, they can cost 150 for a switcher that only switches 2 hdmi cables. This does 5 for 50 bucks and works just as good, if not better.
The only cons I can say is that the button to switch on the front of the device does not stick out far enough, it's pushed in a little. Also, the first switcher switched between sources quickly without a pause. This takes only a second pause, which isn't a Con, but I still like that about the first one.
Movie Review: Good value and works great
Summary: 4 Stars
I got this to switch 4 HDMI devices and avoid spending over $1000 for a new HDMI switching receiver. It works perfectly for what it is. Before I get into my two quibbles, I want to make it perfectly clear that this is the least expensive, best working switch of this type I have ever found - bar none!
My only complaints which are keeping it from getting 5 stars is that it does not have a remote IR sensor causing the device to have be in line of sight of the remote and the red lights (indicated the devices not switched to the output) are very bright - much brighter than the green light which shows which device is switched to the output. Way too bright to leave on in a dim room which watching TV so I had put black tape across them.
IMHO it would be better to have a remote IR sensor so I could put the unit out of sight making the cabling less complicated and less unsightly and since I had to tape over the indicator lights, it might as well not be visible.