TESmart 8×1 HDMI Switch 8 in 1 Out 4K @ 60Hz HDCP with 19-inch Rack-Ears | RS-232 / LAN Control | IR Remote Control and Auto Switch | Auto Scan Time Interval - Black

I set this up for my game room, in which I have a number of modern and retro consoles. I decided to go for this 16-port HDMI switch to be the main piece of equipment I would funnel all my video feeds from the different consoles through. Works like a charm! I love the flat rather than stacked design of the HDMI inputs (one row of 16 inputs side-by-side rather than 2 rows of 8 inputs stacked) as I found this design made cable management much easier and cleaner. The box switches automatically when it sees a new input, and makes a clear beep when this happens. I read many reviewers found this annoying, along with the blue light, I rather like the confirmation beep, and the blue light doesn't bother me so much. One could tape over it with black masking tape if it really bothered them but then you wouldn't know what input you're on. It has an Infrared based remote that works nicely. The only awkward thing about the remote is that when you want to go to channel 1, you press 1 and wait... kind of annoying when there are 16 dedicated buttons, seemingly 1 for each channel. The only other challenge I had was getting my laptop to get my Samsung C49HG90 monitor to recognize the feed through the HDMI switch was a mighty struggle; I eventually split my setup so the laptop and the switch are feeding to different HDMI inputs on my monitor. All in all, one of the better purchases I made for my game room setup!

EDIT:I got a replacement from the manufacturer and auto-switch works correctly. Must have been a bad unit. Overaly very happy with this unit.Original review:This is one of the only 16-port HDMI switches on the market. Per the Amazon product page, it includes "Automatic input detection and switching." I take this to mean that when powering on a connected HDMI device, the switch will automatically change to that input. This does not work for me. It's also not clear whether the switch actually includes this feature or not. While the feature is listed on the Amazon page, the manufacturer's website only lists the time-based auto-scan feature. TESmart offers a download package that includes a PC Control app. This app has a button to turn this feature on an off. The included PDF describes this feature as:Auto input detect on:When plug new HDMI input source to the switch or power on the HDMI input source, the switch willautomatically select the input port that is connected to this input source.When unplug or power off the HDMI input source, the switch will switch to the input port which is last plugin or last powered on HDMI input source.This is exactly what I want but it does not work even after using the app to enable it. I have the app set up correctly as I can change other settings such as the muting the input change beep. I can also use it to change inputs.I should note that these other settings do not appear to be retained through a power loss.Adding to the further confusion as to the existence of this feature, there is a second PDF included in the PC Control app download. It is just an API documentation on the RS232 and IP Control hex commands you can send to control the switch. This is a great thing to include but I couldn't help notice that the automatic input detection and switching is not listed in this document.I have emailed TESmart support and will update this review if they can help.

I bought this unit as I wanted to put all our game consoles in one TV stand and have everything connected together, I even 3D printed a slide under shelf mount as the unit only comes with front rack mount brackets. Other than some issues with the unit switching between ports, it seemed fine at first.When this unit is turned off (even unplugged or switched off) it's HDMI out still interferes with the HDMI TV input. So before where I could press one button on my Camera remote (This unit is connected directly to TV like this switch) and it would almost instantly display my security cameras (even when my TV Screen was off, low power mode), well this switch stops that from working; so now I have to manually turn the TV on, and change the HDMI over. It also interferes with CEC devices too. This is a great idea for a HDMI switch, but the way it is implemented makes it worthless. Note that I tried all different Ports on my TV but nothing helped.On the switch part, it did work with PS3, PS5, Mister, Wii, Wii U, Switch, Steam deck, Series X, XBOX 360, Mister and N64 to name some (note a few times I did have to power cycle it to get it to switch though.)