My tv only has 1 HDMI port
Kim_kim
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My tv is mounted on the wall, it has the hdmi & power cable buried in the wall & plastered & painted over.
The one hdmi port is connected to the sky box.
The tv is not smart.
I would like to get Netflix's. netflix has Reign & The Crown is coming next month, plus the films are much cheaper than sky cinema.
I still want to keep sky.
I'm guessing I could buy a little Apple TV box to get Netflix?
How do I connect to the tv?
Can I get anything that I could plug into the non tv end of the hdmi cable that would allow me to connect multiple boxes (or just both). I don't really want to have to keep taking cables in & out, I have them in a unit & it's not easy work on them, I wouldn't want to have to do it to change the channel!
I don't want to change the tv, it's a pioneer plasma, it's a lovely tv & picture.
The one hdmi port is connected to the sky box.
The tv is not smart.
I would like to get Netflix's. netflix has Reign & The Crown is coming next month, plus the films are much cheaper than sky cinema.
I still want to keep sky.
I'm guessing I could buy a little Apple TV box to get Netflix?
How do I connect to the tv?
Can I get anything that I could plug into the non tv end of the hdmi cable that would allow me to connect multiple boxes (or just both). I don't really want to have to keep taking cables in & out, I have them in a unit & it's not easy work on them, I wouldn't want to have to do it to change the channel!
I don't want to change the tv, it's a pioneer plasma, it's a lovely tv & picture.
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So the cable that's already in the wall that would go on the non tv end of it?
Then I could plug the sky box & the Apple TV box (& my DVD player!) into it?0 -
yes thats correct,and it will auto switch from one to the other when you turn them on.0
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Should I get the 5 port rather than the 3?
Right away I can plug sky box, DVD player & Apple TV into it - might I need the other 2?
Is there any different apart from number of ports?0 -
You would also need one of these couplers to join the cable from the wall with a male hdmi plug on it to the splitter which also has a male plug:-
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003RIPURU/ref=pd_sim_107_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=C3E9VYSMDS5995RV8XWE0 -
Make sure you get one with an external power adapter, such as
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Duronic-HRS1051-Port-Switch-Remote/dp/B00204ENRK/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1446888609&sr=8-13&keywords=5+port+hdmi+switch
The power from source through HDMI cable may not be sufficient to drive the switch, as it is not intended to.
You do not need a coupler for switches like this.0 -
Should I get the 5 port rather than the 3?
Right away I can plug sky box, DVD player & Apple TV into it - might I need the other 2?
Is there any different apart from number of ports?
You only have the 3 devices with a HDMI cable so 1 with 3 ports unless your likely to buy something else that has a HDMI port in the future then buy 1 with 5 ports.0 -
You would also need one of these couplers to join the cable from the wall with a male hdmi plug on it to the splitter which also has a male plug:-
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003RIPURU/ref=pd_sim_107_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=C3E9VYSMDS5995RV8XWEMake sure you get one with an external power adapter, such as
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Duronic-HRS1051-Port-Switch-Remote/dp/B00204ENRK/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1446888609&sr=8-13&keywords=5+port+hdmi+switch
The power from source through HDMI cable may not be sufficient to drive the switch, as it is not intended to.
You do not need a coupler for switches like this.
So just to be clear, I need one of each of these?0 -
I dont think you need the joiner as the one i posted the cable is detachable,so your cable from the tv should just slot in.0
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