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Splitters vs. Switches

A lot of people wonder what the difference is between a splitter and a switch. Basically, a splitter will take one source (such as a satellite receiver, a cable box, a computer, etc.) and splits the signal between two outputs. So if you have a HDMI splitter, you can connect one HDMI source, such as a DVD player, to two HDMI monitors. Notice that this will not extend your desktop - it will just show the same image on both screens.

A switch is the opposite of a splitter - it allows you to take two sources and use the source on one output without having to move cables around. So if you have a HDMI switch you can take two HDMI sources and easily switch back and forth on one monitor.

Check out our DVI Switches, HDMI Switches, USB Switches, KVM Switches and Audio Switches. We also carry DVI Splitters, HDMI Splitters and VGA Splitters.

This entry was posted on Saturday, December 24th, 2005 at 11:28 am and is filed under DVI, HDMI, KVM, USB, VGA, Video. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

One Response to “Splitters vs. Switches”

  1. Ted Says:
    March 9th, 2007 at 11:43 am

    Greetings,

    can you use a switch ‘backwards’ so that it operates as ONE IN vs. Either A or B OUT? why or
    why not?

    thanks,
    Ted
    tmorris@umn.edu, ted.morris@gmail.com

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