Hi,
I've done audio splitting in the past and it works great, but I don't know if it will work with HDMI.
Now, I'm not looking for a "switcher," which usually comes with a button to switch between "2 or more inputs" into 1 output. Usually like 2 laptops to 1 monitor and it displays 1 at a time base on which input you split into.
I'm looking a whether a "splitter" can be used in the same manner, whether it is bidirectional? A typical splitter is unpowered, no buttons, and designed to split 1 hdmi output signal into 2 input signals for 2 displays. I want to use this splitter as 2-1 instead. The reason is simply that I will never use both at the same time, so it seems redundant to have a button to switch between the two.
Ok application:
I want to mirror my laptop to my TV, it currently only has 1 hdmi available. I want to get a dongle to do "wireless" mirroring, however I also want to leave a hdmi cable in place as a direct option or for other laptops that can't do wireless.
Now, yes I know a switcher will resolve this issue, but I'm wondering will a splitter do the same job since I will never use the wireless and wired input at the same time. Basically is the splitter bidirectional?
Thank you
I've done audio splitting in the past and it works great, but I don't know if it will work with HDMI.
Now, I'm not looking for a "switcher," which usually comes with a button to switch between "2 or more inputs" into 1 output. Usually like 2 laptops to 1 monitor and it displays 1 at a time base on which input you split into.
I'm looking a whether a "splitter" can be used in the same manner, whether it is bidirectional? A typical splitter is unpowered, no buttons, and designed to split 1 hdmi output signal into 2 input signals for 2 displays. I want to use this splitter as 2-1 instead. The reason is simply that I will never use both at the same time, so it seems redundant to have a button to switch between the two.
Ok application:
I want to mirror my laptop to my TV, it currently only has 1 hdmi available. I want to get a dongle to do "wireless" mirroring, however I also want to leave a hdmi cable in place as a direct option or for other laptops that can't do wireless.
Now, yes I know a switcher will resolve this issue, but I'm wondering will a splitter do the same job since I will never use the wireless and wired input at the same time. Basically is the splitter bidirectional?
Thank you