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Hom3r 17-09-2020 17:21
HDMI Splitter required
 
As you know my mum is coming home very soon.


Where the bed is to the right of the living room she cannot get a decent sight of the TV (Samsung 40"), so we bought an LG 28", I have run a Cat6 & HDMI cable from where the TiVo box sits and bought the HDMI Splitter below.

https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/produc...?ie=UTF8&psc=1


I plugged the splitter into the TiVo and cable to the other TVs, but I get a black screen on both TVs.

Can anyone recommend a Splitter that will work, Amazon preferred do to time scales?

Chris 17-09-2020 17:30
Re: HDMI Splitter required
 
Any should work, as long as you ensure you’re buying one designed to split output, or one sold as bi-directional. It sounds like you may have picked up one designed for connecting multiple peripherals to a single HDMI input on a TV, which won’t necessarily work in reverse.

I don’t use one so can’t recommend, but I wouldn’t spend too much time choosing one on Amazon as long as it explicitly stated “output splitter” or “bi-directional” on the listing. If you did buy such a device, and it doesn’t work, then get a refund.

pip08456 17-09-2020 18:28
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Originally Posted by Hom3r (Post 36050542)
As you know my mum is coming home very soon.


Where the bed is to the right of the living room she cannot get a decent sight of the TV (Samsung 40"), so we bought an LG 28", I have run a Cat6 & HDMI cable from where the TiVo box sits and bought the HDMI Splitter below.

https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/produc...?ie=UTF8&psc=1


I plugged the splitter into the TiVo and cable to the other TVs, but I get a black screen on both TVs.

Can anyone recommend a Splitter that will work, Amazon preferred do to time scales?
Silly question but did you connect a USB power supply to it?

https://www.cableforum.uk/board/atta...6&d=1600363814

Itshim 17-09-2020 18:32
Re: HDMI Splitter required
 
Bought mine on Amazon the brand is neet. Call them and they will tell you the model that will work. The one l would have chosen won't work with V6 glad l called .even helped when I had problems first setting it up ,walked me the whole setup over the phone. It was about the switches on the box.Still have no idea what he was talking about but it worked once he told me what to do.

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Originally Posted by pip08456 (Post 36050556)
Silly question but did you connect a USB power supply to it?
Sorry,what do you mean? (being nosey) mine is one Cable from v6 in two out to TV,s and connect to mains power source. just seen pic Looks some what like mine but it doesn't have the USB connection just a power lead.

Hom3r 17-09-2020 18:59
Re: HDMI Splitter required
 
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Originally Posted by pip08456 (Post 36050556)
Silly question but did you connect a USB power supply to it?

Not silly.


I have a thru-port plug that has 2 USB port, one powers an Echo Dot, the other was connected to a Fire TV stick.


The splitter has 3 red LEDs that light up when the 3 HDMI cables are connected.

I'll have another look in the morning, just incase i missed something

nomadking 17-09-2020 19:13
Re: HDMI Splitter required
 
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Originally Posted by Itshim (Post 36050557)
Bought mine on Amazon the brand is neet. Call them and they will tell you the model that will work. The one l would have chosen won't work with V6 glad l called .even helped when I had problems first setting it up ,walked me the whole setup over the phone. It was about the switches on the box.Still have no idea what he was talking about but it worked once he told me what to do.

---------- Post added at 18:32 ---------- Previous post was at 18:28 ----------


Sorry,what do you mean? (being nosey) mine is one Cable from v6 in two out to TV,s and connect to mains power source. just seen pic Looks some what like mine but it doesn't have the USB connection just a power lead.
Often they use a USB type connection for the power supply. A phone or tablet computer charger should do. Even where it isn't a USB type power connection, you can get power cables that plug into a USB type power source. If you use a multi-way USB output device, it can simplify the number of PSUs required. Eg rather than having 4 PSUs plugged in, a single 4 way USB power source could do it instead.

Chris 17-09-2020 19:46
Re: HDMI Splitter required
 
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Originally Posted by nomadking (Post 36050564)
Often they use a USB type connection for the power supply. A phone or tablet computer charger should do. Even where it isn't a USB type power connection, you can get power cables that plug into a USB type power source. If you use a multi-way USB output device, it can simplify the number of PSUs required. Eg rather than having 4 PSUs plugged in, a single 4 way USB power source could do it instead.
Or a 10-way in our case ... all the family's phones, an iPad, two battery boosters and a pocket hotspot. :spin:

Joedm45 17-09-2020 20:10
Re: HDMI Splitter required
 
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Originally Posted by Hom3r (Post 36050561)
Not silly.


I have a thru-port plug that has 2 USB port, one powers an Echo Dot, the other was connected to a Fire TV stick.


The splitter has 3 red LEDs that light up when the 3 HDMI cables are connected.

I'll have another look in the morning, just incase i missed something
Might be worth using the power supply that came with it just to be sure.

Your 2 port USB plug may not give enough juice to power the splitter if both ports are in use. Some of those plugs work like that

Hope that helps

Itshim 17-09-2020 20:38
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Originally Posted by Joedm45 (Post 36050570)
Might be worth using the power supply that came with it just to be sure.

Your 2 port USB plug may not give enough juice to power the splitter if both ports are in use. Some of those plugs work like that

Hope that helps
Do recall that it was all items turned off before connecting and to switch on in a certain order.Cant remember what order.Sorry.

pip08456 17-09-2020 21:05
Re: HDMI Splitter required
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Joedm45 (Post 36050570)
Might be worth using the power supply that came with it just to be sure.

Your 2 port USB plug may not give enough juice to power the splitter if both ports are in use. Some of those plugs work like that

Hope that helps
The USB power adapter is not supplied.

Joedm45 18-09-2020 13:13
Re: HDMI Splitter required
 
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Originally Posted by pip08456 (Post 36050581)
The USB power adapter is not supplied.
Of course, should have spotted that in the pic :tu:

In which case, the OP should check his adapter is rated at 5V as the manufacturer recommends.

Edit. Shame the pic doesn't state the Amps required, this is where some multi USB adapters are no good. 2.4A if one socket used, 2 x 1.2A if both are used for example. As they are normally used to charge phones/tablets no one really notices the difference as they still work just take longer to charge them depending on rating

qwakuk 18-09-2020 19:44
Re: HDMI Splitter required
 
Could be the power as mentioned or it is faulty

Have 2 similar devices and power everything off (not just standby), plug in cables and turn everything on, definitely need the V6 to go through a mains power cycle with both tvs on

The little lights will go green

Itshim 18-09-2020 21:00
Re: HDMI Splitter required
 
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Originally Posted by qwakuk (Post 36050726)
Could be the power as mentioned or it is faulty

Have 2 similar devices and power everything off (not just standby), plug in cables and turn everything on, definitely need the V6 to go through a mains power cycle with both tvs on

The little lights will go green
Agreed but definitely told to do it in a certain order . Wish l could recall what it was

pip08456 18-09-2020 21:04
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Originally Posted by Itshim (Post 36050752)
Agreed but definitely told to do it in a certain order . Wish l could recall what it was
I would think the source would need to be the first.

Hom3r 18-09-2020 22:22
Re: HDMI Splitter required
 
Apologies I should have posted earlier, I retried this morning and it worked.


I have no idea what I did yesterday, I guess it might have been 3 hours sleep.


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