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[Tom Andry]

DVIGear wants your opinion!

DVIGear is giving away a coupon worth 50% off your order (maximum of $250 off) to three (3) randomly selected eligible winners. The coupon must be used within 60 days of the drawing date.

To be eligible to win, you must: 1) Be a registered Audioholics forum member, 2) Respond to the questions in this contest thread.

Contest Questions:
1) Do you own or have need for an HDMI switcher?

2) If you were on the market for an HDMI switcher, assuming it had the correct number of inputs and was in your price range, how would each of the following features sway your purchase?

1. Front Panel Control only (can control the switcher only from the front of the unit)
2. IR Remote Control (need line-of-sight to control the switcher with a IR remote)
3. IR Remote Receiver (similar to above but allows the switcher to be hidden out of view)
4. RS-232 Control (allows integration into a home automation system)
5. Other (please provide other options that would be of interest to you)

Note this contest ends on April 30th 2007. Winners will be drawn shortly thereafter.

Have fun and good luck!

[Ryan8886]

1) Do you own or have need for an HDMI switcher?

Don't own one and don't really have a need for one at this time. My receiver is not HDMI capable and my TV runs DVI. I do run DVI from my DVD to the TV.

2) If you were on the market for an HDMI switcher, assuming it had the correct number of inputs and was in your price range, how would each of the following features sway your purchase?

Front Panel Control only (can control the switcher only from the front of the unit)

Doesn't sound very useful.

IR Remote Control (need line-of-sight to control the switcher with a IR remote)

Would likely be my choice.

IR Remote Receiver (similar to above but allows the switcher to be hidden out of view)
RS-232 Control (allows integration into a home automation system)

A bit above my head and price range.

Other (please provide other options that would be of interest to you)

none

[Hanse18]

1) Do you own or have need for an HDMI switcher?
My receiver has 3-way HDMI switch, but I may need an HDMI switcher in the future: HTPC, Cable Box, XBox360, PS3, and a DVD player. Fortunately only the HTPC and DVD use HDMI right now, but things may change soon.

1. Front Panel Control only (can control the switcher only from the front of the unit)
I would definitely not be a fan of that, as a universal remote is supposed to eliminate the 12 feet of walking it would take to switch inputs, so this would be a step back

2. IR Remote Control (need line-of-sight to control the switcher with a IR remote)
Nice, but not necessary if the unit can at least accept ir commands from universal remotes

3. IR Remote Receiver (similar to above but allows the switcher to be hidden out of view)
Now this is something I would be interested in, as my setup is aimed at being low profile and out of sight

4. RS-232 Control (allows integration into a home automation system)
I know rs232 is handy, but I have never used nor do I know how to, so It really doesn't make a difference to me in my current ht setup

5. Other (please provide other options that would be of interest to you)
RF remote control, video processing, audio options.

[nhpm510]

Contest Questions:
1) Do you own or have need for an HDMI switcher? Yes

2) If you were on the market for an HDMI switcher, assuming it had the correct number of inputs and was in your price range, how would each of the following features sway your purchase?

Front Panel Control only (can control the switcher only from the front of the unit) Okay for cheapo 2 or 3 input

IR Remote Control (need line-of-sight to control the switcher with a IR remote) Preferred, keep price don vs RF

IR Remote Receiver (similar to above but allows the switcher to be hidden out of view) Nice , but price sesntive, might as well get a new pre-pro

RS-232 Control (allows integration into a home automation system) Don't use

Other (please provide other options that would be of interest to you) Works with Harnony remote and can purchase w/o a standard remote

[Bryce_H]

1) Do you own or have need for an HDMI switcher?
Yep, currently own

2) If you were on the market for an HDMI switcher, assuming it had the correct number of inputs and was in your price range, how would each of the following features sway your purchase?

Front Panel Control only (can control the switcher only from the front of the unit)
Nope - need IR as all my equipement is in a dedicated closet behind a solid core door

IR Remote Control (need line-of-sight to control the switcher with a IR remote)
Would be fine as I have a IR repeater

IR Remote Receiver (similar to above but allows the switcher to be hidden out of view)
Nope - IR repeater does this

RS-232 Control (allows integration into a home automation system)
Nope

Other (please provide other options that would be of interest to you)
Maybe an auto sense mode - then you wouldn't need the IR at all

[Anagoge]

1) I do not own or immediately need an HDMI switcher. I might later this year, if I buy an HD DVD player to go along with a Blu-Ray player.

2) Front Panel Control only: I'd never buy a switcher I needed to walk up to to control.
IR Remote Control: This would be fine and required at a minimum for me. I use a universal remote that already does RF to IR conversion, so even if I didn't have line of sight, I'd be fone, but my proposed location would have line of sight anyway.
IR Remote Receiver: Not necessary, but it would sweeten the deal, if I could hide the switcher away deeper in the cabinet, out of sight.
RS-232 Control: I wouldn't use it. I have a mid-range system (not high end)
Other: I'd require HDMI 1.3, 1080p, and HDCP, for any new HDMI hardware purchases I make in the coming year

[ouchakov]

1) Do you own or have need for an HDMI switcher?
No, I don't. I may need one later on.

2) If you were on the market for an HDMI switcher, assuming it had the correct number of inputs and was in your price range, how would each of the following features sway your purchase?

Front Panel Control only (can control the switcher only from the front of the unit)
That'd not be very convenient, I would look for something either with a remote or automatic

IR Remote Control (need line-of-sight to control the switcher with a IR remote)
Yes, this will be helpful.

IR Remote Receiver (similar to above but allows the switcher to be hidden out of view)
People who care would buy an IR repeater, I think. I don't need one.

RS-232 Control (allows integration into a home automation system)
If there is a way to automatically switch inputs using RS-232, that'd be great. Otherwise, I can power it on/off just fine.

Other (please provide other options that would be of interest to you)
Besides an auto sense mode, I would like to see 2 HDMI 1.3 outputs because I have an old TV (which I use to watch regular TV) but I also would like to watch movies using a projector, I don't think many receivers have 2 HDMI outputs.

[raf1005]

Two HDMI ports on my Sammy is plenty. HDMI on receiver is overkill, so needing a switcher is just ridiculous. Why have audio and video on one cable when you have to split it up at the receiver anyway? I would take DVI and optical any day over hdmi.
If I won a switcher it would want it to have RS-232 just because its so old school.

[djoxygen]

Contest Questions:
1) Do you own or have need for an HDMI switcher?

2) If you were on the market for an HDMI switcher, assuming it had the correct number of inputs and was in your price range, how would each of the following features sway your purchase?

1. Front Panel Control only (can control the switcher only from the front of the unit)
2. IR Remote Control (need line-of-sight to control the switcher with a IR remote)
3. IR Remote Receiver (similar to above but allows the switcher to be hidden out of view)
4. RS-232 Control (allows integration into a home automation system)
5. Other (please provide other options that would be of interest to you)

1) Don't own, but will be needing one by the end of this year.

2) IR remote control and/or remote receiver are a must for my setup.

Other considerations: Obviously 1080p and HDCP are essential. One component input that converts to HDMI would be handy as well, but not critical.

[jcPanny]

1) Do you own or have need for an HDMI switcher?

I don't currently have an HDMI switcher. I have my only HDMI source, an Oppo DVD player, connected directly to my HDTV

2) If you were on the market for an HDMI switcher, assuming it had the correct number of inputs and was in your price range, how would each of the following features sway your purchase?

I would look for an IR remote/receiver on the switch. I wouldn't use the included remote, but would program my URC-300 RF remote to control the switch with an IR blaster from the RF basestation.