Post by rcbrown316 on Jan 15, 2024 12:50:30 GMT -5
I figured I would share this and hopefully help someone in the future who might want to mix 4K and 1080p displays coming out of the MR1. To be fair I also had the same issue on my Denon AVR-X2300.
Here is a review I just wrote on Amazon about the AV Access 4KMX44-H2 4x4 HDMI Switch
"I have used HDMI splitters and switches for years. This one is a quality build with good documentation and support. Not the cheapest but the best I have used. I just upgraded two AV systems with 4K endpoints and new 4K primary displays. The main issue I ran into on both is that the AVR automatically switches resolution to the lowest source and or lowest display. My AVRs are both fairly high-end and both have dual HDMI outputs. I used the primary output for the new display and the secondary output for my older 1080p displays. I thought that would be a good solution but as soon as the receiver sees anything 1080p it switches everything to 1080p. It's a ridiculous problem and neither manufacturer had a good work around solution. Seriously? Well I found one here. Yes it is an extra step as far as selecting which sources go to which displays (which is something an AVR should be able to handle no problem, but they do not). For my setup I ran all of the sources into this first then I ran two of the outputs to my each of my older 1080p monitors and another output into my AVR. The AVR eArc HDMI output (1) feeds my new 4k display with 4K content and no issues now. The testing was performed by checking the resolution availability on both my Panasonic 4K Blu-ray as well as a new third generation fire cube in the display settings."
RB
Here is a review I just wrote on Amazon about the AV Access 4KMX44-H2 4x4 HDMI Switch
"I have used HDMI splitters and switches for years. This one is a quality build with good documentation and support. Not the cheapest but the best I have used. I just upgraded two AV systems with 4K endpoints and new 4K primary displays. The main issue I ran into on both is that the AVR automatically switches resolution to the lowest source and or lowest display. My AVRs are both fairly high-end and both have dual HDMI outputs. I used the primary output for the new display and the secondary output for my older 1080p displays. I thought that would be a good solution but as soon as the receiver sees anything 1080p it switches everything to 1080p. It's a ridiculous problem and neither manufacturer had a good work around solution. Seriously? Well I found one here. Yes it is an extra step as far as selecting which sources go to which displays (which is something an AVR should be able to handle no problem, but they do not). For my setup I ran all of the sources into this first then I ran two of the outputs to my each of my older 1080p monitors and another output into my AVR. The AVR eArc HDMI output (1) feeds my new 4k display with 4K content and no issues now. The testing was performed by checking the resolution availability on both my Panasonic 4K Blu-ray as well as a new third generation fire cube in the display settings."
RB
