HDMI Splitters

What does an HDMI splitter do?

A splitter takes one HDMI source, such as a set-top box, streaming box, laptop or media player, and sends the same picture and sound to several screens at once. It is used for TVs in different rooms, displays in shops, pubs and receptions, and duplicate screens in meeting rooms and classrooms.

Splitter or switch?

A splitter is one source to many screens. If you want the opposite, several sources (for example a console, a Sky box and a streaming stick) into one TV, you need an HDMI switch.

Choosing the right splitter

• Number of outputs: 2 way, 4 way or 8 way. Choosing a splitter with a spare output makes it easy to add a screen later.
• 4K at 60Hz: for 4K HDR from Sky Q, Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV and similar, choose an HDMI 2.0 splitter with HDCP 2.2. Without HDCP 2.2, protected 4K content may not show at all, or may drop to HD.
• 8K or 4K at 120Hz: choose one of our 8K 60Hz splitters.
• Audio output: some models have a separate audio output, handy for sending the sound to an amplifier or speakers while the picture goes to the screens.

Mixing different screens

All the outputs show the same picture. Many splitters send a resolution that every connected screen can display, so one older 1080p TV can hold the 4K screens back to 1080p. If you are mixing 4K and HD screens, check the product details for how the splitter handles this, or put the older screen on its own splitter.

Screens a long way away

For screens in other rooms or across a building, use an HDMI over Ethernet extender, which sends HDMI over a network cable, together with the splitter.

Splitter, switch, matrix or extender? Our guide to HDMI splitters, switches and extenders explains what each one does, 4K and HDCP 2.2, mixing screens and how far each can reach.