Gefen TV line debuts with 4-port HDMI switcher

With the new Apple TV looking to be a big success this year, expect a whole new line of Apple TV accessories to go with it. One of the most useful accessories for your brand new high definition television is an HDMI switcher. This basically turns one HDMI port on your TV into four. These started off very expensive, but are getting cheaper as the production costs decrease. One of my favourites is XtremeMac‘s one.

Gefen has introduced a new line of HDTV accessories for home consumers beginning with its TV Switcher. It costs $199 ($100 more than XtremeMac’s one). The TV Switcher does what all other HDMI switchers are supposed to do: Take one HDMI input and enable users to use it as if it were four inputs. It works with any HDMI device – from games consoles to Blu-ray players. It can switch automatically when a signal is found – or you can have it on manual mode, where you press a button to switch. When it starts up it will go to the most recently-powered device. An optional remote control is available. The TV Switcher is fully HDMI 1.3 compliant and supports HDCP.

Via [Macworld]