Roku setup

[CSSparks]

I am trying to hook up my nintendo switch and my poku express to a tv with only one HDMI port. Nintendo tells me this is impossible, is it? Does anyone have any idea how to do it? Thanks

[Strega · Accepted solution]

You just need to add an HDMI switch.  You can kind them on Amazon, ebay etc.

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[CSSparks]

I thought so but nintendo says switch wont work unless hooked directly to tv...

[makaiguy · Accepted solution]

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@CSSparks wrote:

I thought so but nintendo says switch wont work unless hooked directly to tv...

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Perhaps they are cautioning you about placing another active device such as an A/V receiver between the Nintendo Switch and the tv?

Hook up diagram

[Strega]

Hopefully they are just "playing it safe".  For example, I've been on several support forums where companies will tell you to plug their USB device directly into a computer - not into a USB hub.  Yet I plug them into a hub, and they work fine.  I can understand that support people want to keep the variables limited and don't want to be blamed for a possibly flaky product in the middle.

That said, I know nothing of this device, and can't guarantee that they didn't do something "clever".