Sky q box not working with hdmi switch

[hawkins6685]

Sky q box not working when signal sent through hdmi splitter. I have Nintendo switch and sky q box connected to switch but sky q will only work if Nintendo is on. If turn Nintendo off sky q stops working aswell. Have tried changing audio visual settings from 1080p to 1080i on sky box it didn't make a difference. Eco mode is off aswell on sky box as these are things some people have said works. 

Any advice welcome just want to have sky q box and Nintendo switch connected to TV to save switching cable all the time. 

[PandJ2020]

Is it unpowered splitter?

[hawkins6685]

Yeah it's a blackweb 3 into 1 switch.

[Mark39]

Unpowered switches are unlikely to work. You need an independently powered switch.

[TimmyBGood]

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@hawkins6685 wrote:

I have Nintendo switch and sky q box connected to switch but sky q will only work if Nintendo is on. If turn Nintendo off sky q stops working aswell.

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That would suggest the Nintendo is supplying enough power over HDMI for the HDMI switch to function, but the Q box cannot.  There's no setting available on the Q box which will improve this situation.

[Chodley]

Yeah just need a better HDMI switch (not splitter, that does the opposite)

[PandJ2020]

Yup, you'll need a powered switch.  I run a small network switch from the USB on the mini - it may supply enough to power a HDMI switch (whereas HDMI cannot).

I think it's about 50mA, otherwise you'll need external supply.

[mappion]

Hi @hawkins6685 

My TV (Sony Bravia 2017) supports 4k HDR and works with the Sky Q box fine on 10 bit, although only 2 of the HDMI ports support HDR (2 and 3). One of those is the Arc port that I use for a sound bar that means that I only have one available HDMI port for HDR reception. About 6 months ago I purchased a Firestick 4k Max and on odd occasions that I want to use the Firestick this meant that to get full usage I had to switch plugs.

To try and get round this I purchased a Tealkoo unmanaged HDMI switch (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Splitter-Aluminum-Switcher-Bi-directional-FireStick-Black/dp/B09MHL126R0) thinking that if it didn't work since it was only £6.60 no big deal. Surprise, surprise it works perfectly. Have to push a button on the switch to change connections but that is a lot simpler than changing HDMI plugs.

Whether this is influenced by the TV model I cannot say.

[bob1234]

@mappionAlmost any switch should work however the OP was using a splitter which is a whole different problem.

[mappion]

Hi @bob1234 . Makes sense about the splitter, but it seems to me that rather than using a splitter a simple switch would seem a much better solution that would work in these circumstances, e.g. 2 different devices connected to the single connection on the TV.

[Chodley]

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@bob1234 wrote:

@mappionAlmost any switch should work however the OP was using a splitter which is a whole different problem.

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I don't think they were, I think they used that term by mistake.