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Solved HDMI Switch Issues With Sony Devices

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Hello!

I have a five-port automatic HDMI switch that I ordered from a Chinese seller on eBay several years ago, and it worked really well for some time. However, I started having issues with my PS3 while connected to the switch several months ago, while my new PS4 won’t work with it at all. The PS3 will display video, but the picture randomly garbles and the audio cuts extremely often. The PS4 doesn’t work at all; it causes the box to flash between all the input lights and won’t display anything.

My Wii U, Xbox 360, and PC all work flawlessly with the switch, and I’ve tried different cables between both the PS3/4 and the switch, as well as the switch and my TV. From what I can tell by searching around, it seems to be caused by the PS3/4’s HDCP requirements not being met by the switch, so I doubt there is a solution for this.

Would anybody happen to have any tips on getting the PS3 and PS4 to play nicely with a switch, or failing that, know of an HDMI switch that will work for the PS3 and PS4? (I just don’t want to spend a fortune on one, hence why I ordered this Chinese one in the first place.)

Listed below is the equipment in use:

TV: Samsung UN32EH4000 32″ LED
Switch: “5T(0/O)1 SWITCH” 5-port HDMI switch

Thank you in advance!

MSI B75MA-P45 Motherboard
Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz
8GB DDR3 1333MHz RAM
SAPPHIRE AMD Radeon HD 5770 Vapor-X
Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD (Windows 7 Ultimate)
Toshiba 2TB HDD

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      HDCP is a form of DRM (Digital Rights Management) which is basically a handshake technology to prevent piracy. What is does is prompts a device (the PlayStation) to send a message to an output device (the television) asking “am I good to go?”. If the output device doesn’t respond or gives the wrong response the PlayStation refuses to play. A device in between will most certainly cause this issue because as far as they’re concerned it could be some kind of capture or decryption hardware.

      Sony are infamous for using DRM technology to protect their brand and all the big players do it. So unfortunately if you do find an HDMI switch that will do the trick for now there is a possibility it might become useless with a software upgrade either to the tv or consoles.

      Interestingly though I have a Yamaha amp that I run all my equipment through via HDMI to my Samsung tv and have never had a problem getting devices to communicate with each other. None of them are Sony branded though. I have a Panasonic HDD recorder, Samsung Bluray, Netgear NeoTV and an Xbox 360.

      Edit: Here’s an interesting article on DRM and HDMI HDCP technology from the people at howtogeek :
      http://www.howtogeek.com/208917/htg…

      message edited by btk1w1

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