OPPO HM-31 Certified HDMI 1.3 and 1080p Switch

The OPPO HM-31 is a 3 to 1 HDMI switch built with the latest HDMI 1.3 standard. It maintains the highest video & audio quality with resolution support up to 1080p and 1920x1200 with deep color. The OPPO HM-31 supports auto-synchronization, remote control, RS-232 and IR control.

Technical Details

* Expands a single HDMI or DVI input into three. Connects up to three HDMI devices to your HDTV.
* Maintains highest video and audio quality. Supports all HDTV resolutions up to 1080p and 1920x1200 with Deep Color.
* HDMI 1.3 certified with full HDCP 1.1 and DVI 1.0 compliance. Works with HDTV, projectors, receivers, DVD players, cable boxes, game consoles and computers.
* Remote control included. External IR sensor and RS-232 remote control available for custom home theater installation.
* Designed and manufactured by renowned HDMI DVD player expert OPPO Digital, Inc.



Customer feedback:

1. I got the OPPO HM-31 switcher after I bought a PlayStation 3 to watch Blu-ray movies and my receiver ran out of HDMI input ports. Actually the OPPO HM-31 is not my first HDMI switch. I tried other switches (one Terk from Amazon and another from monoprice) but none worked for my setup. My home theater has 3 HDMI sources:
A. A comcast/motorola cable box plus DVR. This device is what causes other HDMI switches to fail. No matter it is on or off, its HDMI output is always alive and sends a video signal (no audio when off). When preset recording starts, the HDMI output actually "flickers" - alternating between good/bad signal before going stable.
B. A PlayStation 3 (60GB). I bought it not for playing games, but for watching Blu-ray movies.
C. An OPPO DV-980H 1080p Up-Converting Universal DVD Player with HDMI and 7.1CH Audio. This is a great DVD up-converter. Even though I bought the PS3, I still prefer using the OPPO to watch normal DVD.
All three are connected to the OPPO HM-31. The output of the HM-31 goes into my Onkyo TX-SR604 7.1 Channel A/V Receiver. From the receiver, its HDMI output is connected to a Pioneer KURO PDP-5010FD 50" 1080p Plasma HDTV. The receiver only has two HDMI input ports and that's the reason I need an HDMI switch to get more ports. The TV has more HDMI input ports than I care but it is not a receiver and cannot handle audio for me.
With this setup, everything works well together. The addition of OPPO HM-31 HDMI switch does not introduce any loss of picture or sound quality, nor does it cause any HDMI handshake issues. No matter I watch a Blu-ray movie with the PS3 or play a DVD with the OPPO DV-980H (both set to 1080p), or watch HD channels from comcast, the result is the same as if I directly connect the source to my receiver.

2. Packaging is great, set up is almost idiot proof; hdmi out goes to the tv, dvd and cable box goes to the hdmi inputs. Plug it in and you're up and running. Follow the advice of the first reviewer, and put your cable box into input #3, and then you don't have to use the remote that came with it to switch between inputs. You can leave your cable box on...and then turn on your DVD player with your DVD remote and the TV will recognize the dvd player. Then - this is the cool part - when you're done with your DVD, you can simply turn off your DVD player, and it goes back to the cable box (input #3) without needing to manually switch the input via the oppo remote. Very cool.
I've owned an oppo dvd player for a month now, and love it. Wish more retailers carried these products as they're well made, attractive, easy to set up, and inexpensive!