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Review on ๐Ÿ” 4K@60Hz HDMI Switch Audio Extractor with eARC, NEWCARE 2x1 HDMI Audio Converter - Remote Control, 7.1CH Atmos, ARC, Optical Toslink SPDIF, Coaxial, 3.5mm Audio Out - Supports HDCP2.3, HDMI2.0b by Jim Bethea

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Good switch, but have a backup power supply on hand.

Picture and sound quality as expected. 4K is 4K, ARC does its job, optical out does its job. The functionality can only cheer, especially in this price range. About a week after the installation everything stopped working. Luckily, a simple web search revealed that the power supply "brick" that the USB cable is plugged into is prone to failure. Apparently this is a general problem for all of these switches, not just this one. Of course I swapped the included brick for the one I had at home and everything works as it should again. For $22 I'm still very happy with the purchase.

Pros
  • Four Flexible Audio Settings - NEWCARE eARC HDMI Switch with 4 audio settings for compatibility with more devices. Set the desired audio format by toggling TV/2.0/5.1/7.1 buttons. โ–ถ TV mode copies TV resolution and outputs audio to 3.5mm port and SPDIF port. โ–ถIn 2.0 mode, audio is output through the 3.5mm jack and SPDIF connector, both in PCM 2.0 audio format. โ–ถIn 5.1 mode, audio is only output through the SPDIF port. โ–ถIn 7.1 mode, audio is only output from the HDMI AUDIO ONLY terminal.
Cons
  • Compatibility