Review on 🔌 TESmart 4K HDMI Splitter 1 in 2 Out: HDR10, 4K@60hz, HDCP 2.2, CEC Compatible by Steve Campbell

TeslaSmart packs a lot of features into a very small package, this device would be a 5 star device if it wasn't for the fact. that they advertised the CEC functionality but implemented it poorly. The good thing is that this thing works great at resolutions above HD and isn't limited to 1080p and 4K. The instructions are well illustrated and mostly well written. If you know what to expect from EDID, they are amazing. If you're not sure what to expect from EDID, this might seem a bit cryptic. Just in case you fall into the latter camp, EDID is how your display (ie your TV/monitor) communicates with your source (ie computer, game console, Blu-ray player) and determines the best signal type to send. In theory it's great because you just plug something in and it just works, but once you start switching, sharing etc things can get very messy as the protocol isn't really designed for what to do when more than a display is available. So this splitter gives you some great options for troubleshooting EDID negotiation issues, although it's not fully configurable, anyone should be able to find a setting that works for what they're trying to do. I also liked the choice of the power supply very much, because it's smaller and less crowding on the power strip - dunno Do they all use the same power supply or is it just luck (some products just come with the cheapest commercial power supply). available, so it doesn't fit. ) What I didn't like: CEC is a protocol that's been part of the HDMI standard for at least a decade, and when it works, it's an amazing quality of life improvement. When I turn on my Blu-ray player, it uses CEC to tell my AVR and TV to turn on and auto-tune to the correct input. The same applies when I turn on my Nintendo Switch or Playstation 4. Also, I can control my Blu-ray player with the TV remote - no training or codes required - the TV reads the remote inputs and sends them to the players through the HDMI cable. When I turn off the TV, it also turns off everything that started the chain. This splitter is supposed to work with CEC and I can imagine how difficult it is to allow signals to come from any of the connected displays, but in practice it's not very functional. I had to play around with it a bit - reconnecting the HDMI cable and power cord before I could even get CEC to work through this device, and when it did work it was extremely sluggish. Whether or not CEC capability is important to you depends entirely on how you intend to use this splitter. If you don't use or care about CEC, it doesn't matter. If you're using CEC I wouldn't recommend using it as a permanent device as it severely degrades the functionality you're used to. a generally high opinion of their products. I only called it the beginning because they promoted CEC but didn't properly address it - many other splitters don't claim to work with CEC at all. All other considerations aside, because they advertised CEC but didn't address it properly - many other splitters don't claim to work with CEC at all. All other considerations aside, because they advertised CEC but didn't address it properly - many other splitters don't claim to work with CEC at all. All other considerations aside,