UHD1X2S

I had an issue with my ROKU which I used to feed a home theater projector. I needed to strip audio from the HDMI to send it to my sound system so I obtained an audio extractor. This worked fine but every few minutes, the video would loose lock and completely break up for about 5 seconds (an HDMI issue I'm sure). I isolated it to the extractor but rather than replace the extractor, I purchased the U9 splitter. Now I have video going through the splitter to my projector and the splitter copies and reports the EDID from my projector to the ROKU which makes it work flawlessly (the U9 allows one to select which input source EDID is copied and relayed to the source device). The other U9 output goes to the audio extractor which also works without issues. An added plus is that when receiving Pandora, I can turn my projector off and HDMI is maintained so I can continue to extract music audio for Pandora. I plan to get another for a separate system which feeds a 3D display along with a non-3D display. It has the issue that I have to disconnect the non-3 display to use the 3D display because of EDID issues.. With this splitter copying and producing a selected EDID, I should be able to leave both connected and use the 3D display. To conclude, this splitter is packaged nicely, appears to have advanced operational features not found in other HDMI splitters, and comes well packaged with a power cable (though lacking a power supply).

I am writing this review to help clarify the HDCP stripping capability of some U9 ViewHD products. Notice that the “Capacity” description in the Amazon review headers vary, since reviews for different U9 ViewHD products are grouped together. This grouping can lead to confusing one product’s capabilities with another’s. (Hence the need for spelling out the model description in the review.) I have tested three U9 ViewHD products and here are the results. “ViewHD 2 Port 1x2 Powered HDMI 1 in 2 Out Mini Splitter for 1080P & 3D | Model: VHD-1X2MN3D” – purchased in 2017, passed through HD signal without HDCP in the output. (Nice.) “U9 ViewHD Latest 4K 1x2 HDMI Splitter 1 in 2 Out EDID Xbox PS3/4 Roku Chromecast Shield Fire Stick Apple TV Blu-ray Dual Monitor Display | Model: U9-Pluto” - purchased in 2020, passed through HD signal without HDCP in the output. Note, the USB power input for the U9-Pluto model is only needed in some applications (not sure which), and this splitter will work without the power supply for other applications. Mine worked without the power supply to split a 1080i, 5.1 audio signal. “ViewHD UHD1X2SA 1 in 2 Out 1x2 HDMI 2.0 HDCP 2.2 Splitter with 4K to 1080P Down Scaler and Audio Extractor | 4K@60Hz | HDR Dolby Vision | 3.5mm / Optical and HDMI Audio Output to HDMI AVR Receiver” - purchased in 2020, passed through HD signal with the HDCP info in the output. So with the UHD1X2SA model, you may get a blank screen with some applications due to the HDCP. Perhaps this is what is meant by “Does not bypass HDCP” or “HDCP compliant”. Note that all three devices worked well for their designed purpose and had a good build quality. The VHD-1X2MN3D purchased in 2017 is still working (in Nov 2020).

i bought this to remove the DHCP so i could watch netflix and other programs in my 2014 town and country. this box when i first hooked it up including hdmi and power did nothing different. but on accident i found that if you dont plug in the power it works for certain applications. it does work on Netflix and YouTube as well as disney + and prime video it did not work on apple movies/tv shows. movies anywhere or paramount+ it still showed dhcp errors with these programs. so it will work, with the ones that worked the picture and sound was clear.. hope this helps others as i did over 10 hours of research trying to get something that would work

Easy set up, works on ps3 to external capture card

I bought this device so I could get around hdcp. At first, I couldn't get around hdcp and was planning on returning it. However I did some more research and found out how it does get around it. Unfortunately,it's not documented anywhere. To get around Hdcp, you have to connect output 1 permanently to a Hdcp complaint device first, then output 2 will be the signal that bypasses hdcp

I don't write reviews often...let me preface that I ordered 5 other 4K splitters at the time of need and this particular model (including another U9 model) was the nicest build. The material is metal (as opposed to some being plastic) and all of the connections being on one side is a plus. With some other units, I had cables going in and out on both ends and it made for an awkward placement in my media cabinet. There are very bright blue indicator lights that are ALWAYS on when the unit is plugged into power. This was remedied by a piece of black electrical tape. My need for this product was because I have a 2009 Pioneer AVR that only includes a 1080p output back to the tv. As such, I needed to be able to split my 4K video signal from my Nvidia Shield Pro (2019 model) to both my 4K Dolby Vision TV (Sony X900H) and also passthrough the HD audio (Dolby TrueHD and DTS-MA) to my receiver for processing. The bottom of the unit has printed scenarios and indicates the various rocker switch configurations depending on your needs. My setup above required the 4th configuration. In summary, I had to push the EDID switch down from "AUTO" to "OUT1" and the "AVR" switch and the "4K TO 1080p" switch needed to be ON. Once I did that the Shield/TV indicated that Dolby Vision was available and asked if I wanted to use it. After a few seconds, the Shield properly output Dolby Vision to the TV. I was able to check this in both Disney+ content and also files I have on my media server playing back within Kodi (Leia 18.9 build). I've watched a few films thus far on the Kodi and finished watching WandaVision on Disney+ and the U9 ViewHD UHD1X2SA simply works. It allows me to continue receiving HD audio from my older AVR while getting the best picture possible from my Shield and 4K TV. I reached out to customer service twice as I was unsure of which model I needed to buy in order to get the results above. I received an email the same day and was told the ViewHD UHD1X2SA was the way to go for my setup. The customer service even went as far as calling me to discuss my setup at length. Upon receiving the unit I didn't get the rocker switches correct and reached out to customer service once more. They advised the same day how they needed to be set up and I was good to go. I would highly recommend the ViewHD UHD1X2SA if you need a high quality 4K splitter with great customer service at a very good price.

I used the product one time so that I could capture footage from a PlayStation TV. It worked alright the first time. A few months later I tried it again (it was safely in storage in my office, nothing should've affected it), and now it doesn't power on.

I had previously used HDMI/optical splitters, but I had a more difficult problem this time around: My expensive 11.2 channel receiver's HDMI out ports had been killed by a power surge. Audio still works fine. Needed to get an HDMI signal to my projector while still getting a HDMI with advanced audio formats (Dolby Digital Plus / Atmos) to the receiver. The U9 box did exactly that. Attached the HDMI output from a Roku Express 4K to the U9 box input, Out 1 to the AVR, and Out 2 to the projector. U9's switch set to "Out 1" (although I suspect Auto would have worked as well). Eureka! Great picture to the projector, and the receiver sees the correct signal from the U9 to allow it to automatically switch to the correct sound mode. Repairing the HDMI out on the receiver would have been $800, minimum (been there, done that), plus the roundtrip to a service center. This was a $30 solution.