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One source to two screens, or four sources to one

The best HDMI splitters and switches for 2026

Two opposite devices share this shelf and the same shape of box. A splitter sends one source to several displays; a switch sends several sources to one display. Both are decided by the same three published facts. Bandwidth, since a unit rated 18 Gbit/s will not pass 4K at 120 Hz whatever the sockets suggest. EDID handling, which is the invisible cause of most failures: a splitter has to reconcile the capabilities of two different screens, and one that always picks the lowest will downgrade the good one. And HDCP, because a copy-protected source refuses to play through a device that does not negotiate the right version. Several models add audio extraction, which is how an old amplifier gets a signal from a new source. We compare stated bandwidth and resolutions, EDID handling, HDCP version, audio extraction outputs, and power supply.

What we recommend

  1. Fokky bidirectional HDMI switch and splitter in aluminium

    Fokky bidirectional HDMI switch and splitter, 2 ports

    A switch and a splitter in one unpowered aluminium box — with a stated bandwidth of 3.4 Gbit/s that decides what it can really carry.

    Direction
    Bidirectional: 2 in / 1 out as a switch, or 1 in / 2 out as a splitter — stated
    Stated resolution
    Up to 4K 60 Hz, with 2K and 1080p — stated
    Stated bandwidth
    3.4 Gbit/s — stated
    HDR and 3D
    Supported — stated
    Copy protection
    HDCP 2.2 — stated
    Power
    None required, plug and play — stated
    EDID handling
    Not stated in this listing
    Housing
    Aluminium — stated
    Amazon reference
    B09CL5WQC3 (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
    EAN
    0650380055277
    • Works in both directions, so one box covers two opposite problems
    • No power supply, no driver, nothing to configure
    • A stated 3.4 Gbit/s is well below the 18 Gbit/s that full 4K 60 Hz normally implies

    Best for: Two sources into one screen, where the sources are 1080p or undemanding 4K.

    ≈ £7 / 6 €
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  2. GANA 3-in-1-out HDMI switch, credit-card sized

    GANA 3-in-1-out HDMI switch

    Three sources into one screen on a box the size of a credit card, switched by a button — and the stated ceiling is 4K at 30 Hz, not 60.

    Direction
    3 in / 1 out — a switch, not a splitter
    Stated resolution
    4K 30 Hz and 1080p 60 Hz — stated
    Switching
    Manual button; no remote and no automatic switching stated
    Power
    None required, plug and play — stated
    Contacts
    Nickel-plated — stated
    Size
    Approximately a credit card — stated
    HDCP and EDID
    Neither stated in this listing
    Amazon reference
    B075R2DFJ1 (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)
    EAN
    0601285150765
    • Three inputs rather than two, which covers a console, a streaming box and a disc player
    • A manual button, which the maker prefers to a remote — nothing to lose and nothing to run out of battery
    • 4K at 30 Hz, not 60 — the honest limit and a real one for a modern source

    Best for: A television short of inputs, fed by 1080p sources that rarely change.

    ≈ £8 / 10 €
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  3. WARRKY bidirectional HDMI switch with braided cable

    WARRKY bidirectional 2-port HDMI switch with 1 m cable

    The only box here that states both its bandwidth and a feature it does not support — 10.2 Gbit/s, and no ARC.

    Direction
    Bidirectional: 2 in / 1 out, or 1 in / 2 out — stated
    Stated resolution
    Up to 4K 60 Hz, backward compatible with 2K and 1080p — stated
    Stated bandwidth
    10.2 Gbit/s, from the IC chip — stated
    HDR, 3D, HDCP
    HDR, 3D and HDCP 2.2 — stated
    Not supported
    ARC and eARC — stated explicitly by the maker
    Cable included
    1 m AWG26 HDMI 2.0, nylon braided, gold-plated — stated
    Housing
    Aluminium, for heat dissipation — stated
    Amazon reference
    B0BKL2HM4H (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
    EAN
    0769326922273
    • States a bandwidth figure and states a feature it does not support, which almost no listing here does
    • A one-metre braided cable in the box, so nothing else is needed
    • No ARC or eARC, so it cannot sit between a television and a soundbar

    Best for: Two 4K sources into one screen, on a chain that does not involve ARC.

    ≈ $14 / £14 / 12 €
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  4. UGREEN 3-in-1-out HDMI switch with infrared remote control

    UGREEN 3-in-1-out HDMI switch with remote

    The bandwidth here matches the resolution claim — 18 Gbit/s — and the maker states plainly that it needs power and will not switch automatically.

    Direction
    3 in / 1 out — one display at a time, stated
    Stated resolution
    4K 60 Hz, 4K 30 Hz, 2560×1440 at 120 Hz, 1920×1080 at 240 Hz — stated
    Stated bandwidth
    18 Gbit/s — stated
    Standards
    HDMI 2.0 and 1.4 — stated
    Switching
    IR remote and manual button; automatic switching explicitly not supported
    Power
    USB, 5 V 1 A or higher required — stated
    Maker's note
    A computer set to sleep can cause switching problems — stated by the maker
    Amazon reference
    B0DLN4RLQF (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
    EAN
    6941876258574
    • A stated 18 Gbit/s, which is the bandwidth 4K 60 Hz actually requires
    • A remote, so the source changes from the sofa rather than from behind the television
    • Requires a 5 V 1 A power supply, which is one more cable and one more socket

    Best for: Three demanding 4K sources into one screen, changed regularly from the sofa.

    ≈ $20 / £14 / 19 €
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  5. AVIDGRAM 4-port HDMI 2.0b switch with infrared remote

    AVIDGRAM 4-in-1-out HDMI 2.0b switch with IR remote

    Four inputs, 4:4:4 colour stated rather than implied, and the lossless soundtrack formats named individually — the complete box on this shelf.

    Direction
    4 in / 1 out — a switch, stated
    Standard
    HDMI 2.0b — stated
    Stated resolution
    4K 60 Hz at YUV 4:4:4, backward compatible with 4K 30 Hz and 1080p — stated
    Stated bandwidth
    18 Gbit/s — stated
    Copy protection and HDR
    HDCP 2.2, HDR10, 3D — stated
    Switching
    Automatic, manual and IR remote; auto and IR can be turned off — stated
    Audio passed
    LPCM, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby AC3 — stated
    Supplied
    Power supply, USB cable, IR remote (batteries not included), manual — stated
    Warranty
    2 years — stated
    Amazon reference
    B09JYKMC3Z (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
    EAN
    4897123390066
    • States 4:4:4 colour rather than leaving the chroma subsampling unmentioned
    • Names the lossless audio formats it passes, which matters on a chain feeding a receiver
    • The most expensive box on this shelf

    Best for: A receiver or projector fed by four sources, where a lossless soundtrack has to pass through intact.

    ≈ £24 / 26 €
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