Best HDMI Switchers & Splitters in the UK

This Acelink model is a perfect choice if you need to transmit video and audio content in ultra-high resolution. This splitter uses HDMI v1.4 ports, meaning it can easily handle files in 4K UHD and display the newest movies onto your large TV screens without any loss in quality. Furthermore, you can transmit the signal onto four screens simultaneously (although if you don't really need four and want to save your money, there is a 2-output model offered). It is especially convenient in, say, a sports bar where a lot of people come to watch their favourite games—they all wish it was in as best a quality as possible, right? A splitter like this will also be appreciated at school, at a meeting with a big company, be it business or a night with friends, and even during political debates, this Acelink HDMI splitter will find its place. Even more so if you consider the distance it can cover: up to 50 or sometimes 66 feet; that's like 20 metres or something.

The built-in IC chip allows this fairly compact device to analyse the signal, detect the resolution of the file you wish to watch, and then process it so that no quality is lost to the transmission. There are very few splitters better than this one; if anything, we can say that the only better ones can be the HDMI v2.0 splitters since they support 4K video recorded at 50–60 frames per second but the 2.0 standard is fairly new and still not spread everywhere so there is no guarantee your multimedia devices support it. The 1.4 one is the second best to the 2.0 only.

What to do when you want to provide a signal from different HDMI devices to 1 or 2 screens at once? You can get a switch, then hook it up with a splitter, and then the splitter - to the screen. Or you can buy this E-SDS 4x2 HDMI Matrix Switch and save the trouble of having 1 device instead of 2 and any additional wires. Better yet, with this HDMI switch box, you also alleviate any possible incompatibilities between different interface versions of switchers and splitters. Also remember: fewer and shorter cables equal overall better signal quality.

In other words, the E-SDS 4x2 HDMI Matrix can pick up a signal from up to 4 HDMI sources (PC graphic card, Blu-Ray player, HDTV STB, gaming console, etc.) and bring it to 1 or 2 displaying devices at once. You can quickly switch between the inputs via buttons on the front panel or with included small remote control. Anyhow, the major reason why we've picked up this particular model over many other HDMI matrixes is that it has separate L/R RCA audio out ports for the first HDMI out to connect them directly to the speakers. It's worth mentioning that, unlike some other matrixes, all of the ports, including the DC 5V one, are placed on the rear of the box, allowing you to neatly lay out all of the wires behind it.

Concluding, this E-SDS 4x2 is the most versatile 4x2 switch/splitter combo for hooking up and sorting out all the wires of your electronic HDMI devices.

If you ever wondered how they get the same fully synchronised video on different screens simultaneously in a cafe or shopping mall, the answer is quite simple. They use a splitter, just like this Neotek 4-way model. It can be connected to one source and divide the signal from it into 4 identical streams, sending them out from all 4 HDMI ports at once. Also, this splitter can be used for equipping your booth at an expo convention, a trade show or a product presentation to run the promo materials from your laptop on several screens at the same moment and attract more attention and a bigger number of visitors in that way.

Anyhow, we give this device a high praise for a steady signal throughput without any noticeable interference that is partially achieved thanks to its metal casing design. The Neoteck HDMI Splitter supports any data types, specified by HDMI 1.3b version, including 3D video on all 4 out ports. The recommended length of the HDMI cables in both directions is no longer than 10 m. In most cases, this is long enough to run the wire from one room to another without drilling a hole in a wall. The Neoteck HDMI Splitter 4 Way comes with a short USB-to-5V DC jack cable that also renders an opportunity to connect a car DVD player to 2 backseat screens simultaneously. Inside a house or office, you can either hook it up to your computer or grab a plug adapter that usually comes with Android devices. 

This USBNOVEL HDMI splitter is another one of the 4K-supporting HDMI v1.4 ones but the nice thing about it is that it is backwards compatible with v1.3 through v1.0 so you'll be able to use devices of previous HDMI generations with this splitter. There are two outputs in it and a single input, meaning you will have the opportunity to split the audio and video signals to two high-resolution screens. The model has a wide list of supported audio formats and can safely transmit video signals of a variety of resolutions from 480i to the abovementioned 4K no signal loss was detected even at a distance of 50 feet when the AWG24 cable was used.

The list of devices this HDMI splitter is capable of working with is also quite extensive and includes, among others, the PlayStation 3 and 4 as well as Xbox 360 Elite, let alone Blu-Ray players and laptops.

The peculiar benefit of this model is that it comes with an HDMI input cord already included, meaning you can save a couple quids on buying one specifically. It's not much, maybe, but we do believe it a good thing. The said cord is approximately 7.5 inches long so you can put the device near your source multimedia device and connect the output cords to the two TV screens or projectors. And if you need more outputs, the manufacturer also offers a 1-in-4-outs option.

The Techole model is both a switch and a splitter. And the best thing about it is that all three of its ports can be used as both input and outputs. Well, not like three outputs or three inputs, obviously. We mean that the gadget works in two directions. It has two ports on one side and one on the other and you can use them to either connect two TV sets to a single multimedia source or set the system with two sources (a laptop and a PS4, for example) transmitting to a single TV. It is a highly convenient option.

That being said, the model can't display to both TVs simultaneously, that's not what it is made for. What it is made for is easy switching between the devices (either TV sets or sources) without you having to untangle the wires and reconnect. You will only have to push the button on the splitter and it will switch to another of the two connected devices. The currently operational port is indicated by a tiny LED light.

The switch/splitter is the HDMI 1.4 version and can transmit video in 4K Ultra HD quality; the selection of supported audio formats is also fairly good, it includes Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, and LPCM, among others.

This is one of the smallest models on the market, which makes it a good choice for wall-mounted TVs since it is easy to hide behind the set.