i have one hdmi port on my tv and want to hook up both my comcast cable box and apple tv. i have an hdmi splitter and all the necessary cables. will this work? i tried but nothing seems to work now when i turn on the tv.
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I'm not exactly sure what you mean by an HDMI splitter, what you need is an HDMI switch.
i have a box that has one hdmi input and hdmi putputs - so i could have one going to the cable box and the other to apple tv. would that work? do i need to turn the cable box off to have the tv recognize the apple tv?
thanks for helping.
Are you sure it doesn't have one output and multiple inputs.
it must, maybe i have it hooked up wrong, but maybe it's the wrong device. i will check it all out now. if it's the wrong device, i will buy an hdmi switch. thank you.
If it's as you describe it, yes it's the wrong device.
This seems to be a problem with many Comcast owners. I had a older Comcast box that hooked up to the tv differently. Since we upgrade to Comcast Triple Play, they put in a new box and the only way to hook it to my TV is through HDMI, which like others posting here, I only have one of on my TV. So far none of the responses have been very helpful with that. Can you get a splitter for HDMI that has 2 inputs (one for the cable box and one for the Apple TV), and one output to the TV. That seems like it would be the way to go, and unfortunately it will probably be another investment (which is a problem for many of us). Is there any other way??? Somebody must have come across this problem and found a solution since it's a common problem with the new Comcast cable boxes.
Technically what you need isn't a splitter, it is an HDMI switch box. If your TV has only one HDMI port, yes you will need that extra piece of hardware. However, check the back of the Comcast box. It very well may have an optional three cable or coaxial output that would connect to the TV (or may not - I'm not a Comcast customer, but I know my Dish boxes do).
how do i hook up both my comcast cable box and apple tv to my tv?
