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HDMI switch

by cctaylor88 Oct 29, 2012 1:07AM PDT

Basically I want to maintain my dual-monitor viewing while also enabling streaming from my PC to HDTV but the graphics card only has two support slots (both taken up by the monitors)> My solution seems to be an HDMI "Switch" like this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812186196

Can anyone tell me how this would work? Well there are 3 "in" and 1 "out". Does this device require direct connection to my gpu? If so..I would assume the "out" slot would be from the switcher to one of the gpu slots? I can then have the other gpu slot dedicated to the main monitor and then one of the "in" device slots could go to the TV?

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A switch would not meet you stated goal.
by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator Oct 29, 2012 2:39AM PDT

It appears you want a splitter.

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Thanks so far
by cctaylor88 Oct 29, 2012 4:15AM PDT

What is the difference?

I want to watch the movies/videos etc from my external drive in HD on my TV instead of watching them on my PC. How can I do this?

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When you decide what you want it will be easier.
by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator Oct 29, 2012 4:24AM PDT

In one of your posts you wanted to have the display on both the display and the TV. That takes a splitter.

In this discussion you might want a switch but then one display goes off and the TV goes on.

-> Then you write about streaming to the TV. Which is something else entirely.
Bob

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Bc Im confused
by cctaylor88 Oct 29, 2012 1:45PM PDT

I want to watch HD quality torrents from my PC on my TV. the 2 gpu slots are taken up by my dual monitors...so the simplest way to connect the PC to TV for HD streaming or viewing would be what?

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The simpler method
by Jimmy Greystone Oct 29, 2012 11:03PM PDT

The simpler method would be to get a second computer that can stream the files from one computer to the other over a LAN. There is a whole cottage industry of set atop boxes to do exactly this. There's the Boxee Box, Western Digital has a media player, Roku, the Asus O!Play, the Raspberry Pi, and literally dozens of others. You could even just get a cheap second computer for use as a HTPC.

Ultimately that's going to be a much more flexible and easy to maintain setup.

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