Digital Trends has published a review of the OPPO HM-31 HDMI switch here on their website. HDMI switches are becoming more of a necessity as folks purchase more devices with HDMI output. Simply get yourself an HD capable cable set-top box, an Xbox 360 console, and a Playstation 3 console, and you’ll find yourself wanting three HDMI inputs on your HDTV set (which if it’s been around for a year or two probably only has one or at most two). So what do you do? You either get yourself a high end receiver with 3-4 HDMI inputs or you shell out about $100 bucks for a standalone HDMI switch such as the OPPO HM-31. Here’s the verdict from Digital Trends:

The OPPO HM-31 HDMI switch is a great little device for adding more HDMI devices than your HDTV can natively handle. The HM-31 is easy to use, takes up very little space and comes with a compact little remote. The HM-31 does one thing – and does it well.

I’ve been contemplating getting an HDMI switch myself – if only to augment my existing HDMI switching capable Onkyo receiver (which only has two HDMI inputs). It’s either that or upgrade to a new receiver with many more HDMI inputs (and pay much much more money) *sigh*..

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