ViewHD 2 Port 1x2 Powered HDMI 1 in 2 Out Mini Splitter for 1080P & 3D | Model: VHD-1X2MN3D

I have read several reviews of the ViewHD splitter on the internet, but after trying a different brand of HDMI splitter (http://www.amazon.com/splitter-ports-swither-XBOX360-Blu-ray-Xbox/dp/B003UYOEMI/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top) which did not work properly I was a bit skeptical. I am using my for a bit of an unusual situation, and I want to share how I am using the ViewHD splitter in case anyone else is trying to accomplish the same thing. I have Time-Warner Cable, and I utilize a Ceton InfiniTV 6 cablecard adapter that allows me to save TV shows on my computer (like a DVR only with much more hard drive space and it records up to six shows recording at once - a great product by the way) but allowed me to eliminate my monthly DVR rental fee. Unfortunately Time-Warner Cable designates just about all of their channels as copy-once. What that means is that you cannot view the files other than from the computer onto which they were originally recorded, and you cannot convert the files on the computer to a different format in order to then put them on an iPad, Kindle, or smart phone (e.g. for long car trips or airplane trips for our children) or to save them if you have to change your computer's hardware. Other cable companies (Verizon Fios, Comcast) do not have this restriction, but I cannot get those where I live. I have a Hauppauge Colossus recording device, and I used to record TV shows off of our Time-Warner DVR box through the component output. But now that I no longer have the Time-Warner DVR box and just have the Ceton InfiniTV with a cablecard, I do not have component output as an option. What I was intending to use the splitter for was to strip the HDCP from the WTV files so that I could re-record shows from one computer back to another computer in a different format so that I could then convert them to mp4 files and use them on our iPad or be able to watch them on a different computer on my home network. The previously mentioned 1X2 HDMI splitter was unable to accomplish this. But with the ViewHD splitter I was able to do exactly what I had set out to do. I have an HDMI cable going from my HTPC to the ViewHD input port. I have another HDMI cable going from the ViewHD 1 output port to my TV. That works great for watching shows recorded on the HTPC. When I want to record the show to another computer in a different format, I run another HDMI cable from the ViewHD 2 output port into the Hauppauge Colossus HDMI input port and...voila! It works perfectly! I can now save these shows onto another computer in .TS, mp4, or M2TS formats. From there I can convert them to any other format if necessary and/or edit them (e.g. taking out the commercials - for which I use VideoReDo software - another great product, by the way.) So, all in all, this ViewHD HDMI splitter works perfectly and produces two identical high-definition signals from one HDMI source. And for the price you cannot beat it!ADDENDUM (07/06/2014) - I also have now run the HDMI output from my computer to the ViewHD splitter and then run one HDMI output cable to my monitor and the second HDMI output cable back into the Hauppauge Colossus on the same computer. With a little bit of trial and error with the speakers I am now able to record back into the same computer instead of having to run a longer HDMI cable from one computer to another. This box is fantastic!

Works as advertised . Well built in metal case. Included power supply is nice to have too.

If you're like me, you're probably looking for an HDMI splitter that you can daisy chain to your PS3 to bypass that pesky HDCP that prevents your capture card from working. After unboxing and setting it up, I'm confident to say that it works really well with OBS, no hiccups or anything! The setup goes PS3, HDMI cord, splitter's HDMI in port (any, I just used port 1), splitter's HDMI out port, a second HDMI cord, into the capture card's HDMI in port. My PS3 is a CECHK01 fat model, but chances are that mileage will vary. Later PS3 models may have different HDCP protocols so I cannot guarantee if it will work with later PS3 models, but in my case, I am a happy man!Hope this helps for anybody looking for a way to stream PS3 gameplay to your friends!

So I bought this device as a HDCP filter/stripper or whatever for my PS3, since that system had given me trouble with my Elgato HD60 S+ capture card, where I wouldn't get any kind of signal on either my TV or my computer if my Elgato was anywhere in the PS3's video chain. I've got an HDMI switcher in my setup, and I doubt that would've done much to the HDCP situation with my PS3 on its own.Upon unboxing the splitter, I was surprised that the device was a bit heftier than I had initially expected, which was promising. All you get in the small package is the splitter itself and its power adapter, and so you'll have to supply your own output HDMI cable.Setting the splitter up with my PS3 was simple enough. I first moved the output end of the PS3's HDMI cable into the splitter's input port, and then I grabbed a spare HDMI cable I had on hand and got both ends plugged into the splitter's "Output 1" port and one of my HDMI switcher's input ports respectively.During my testing, I noticed that my recorded footage had an AWFUL screeching noise in place of the game audio. In an attempt to troubleshoot the issue, I re-ran the PS3's automatic audio setup on HDMI, which seemed to fix the issue by only picking out the default "Linear PCM 2 Ch. 44.1kHz" and "Linear PCM 2 Ch. 48kHz" options that you can't untick if I recall correctly. If the automatic audio setup doesn't pick those for whatever reason, make sure those are the only options picked.I would like to make it clear that using this splitter with a PS3 will limit your available audio settings through HDMI to the default "Linear PCM 2 Ch. 44.1kHz" and "Linear PCM 2 Ch. 48kHz" options, so I'd suggest any audiophiles to keep that in mind if that's something you're worried about.I was using OBS Studio for my recordings, and I'd recommend looking up how to adjust the program's audio sampling rate. OBS's setting should match with the sampling rate on the other audio devices in your PC's recording setup to minimize lag when you have OBS output sound from your capture device. However, I'd like to clarify that the audio in recordings don't seem to suffer from any sort of lag problem.Unfortunately, you'll lose HDMI-CEC or "Control for HDMI" functionality on Slim and Super Slim PS3 systems when using this splitter with those systems, since it explicitly doesn't support that as mentioned in the product description.Lastly, I've seen suggestions to use the splitter's 2nd output port for PS3 HDCP stripping purposes, but I'd like to note that using the 1st output port has been working fine for me personally.