It's just like everything else in electronics - you get what you pay for. Cheap products use cheap, off brand HDMI chips which have worse compatibility, aren't certified, and have poor quality control.
There are a whole lot of factors that make one HDMI device different than another. Buy what you want, but don't tell me your Vizio is as good as my NEC, and don't tell me your Monoprice switch is as good as my TVOne, Key Digital, Audio Authority, Gefen, etc.
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It's just like everything else in electronics - you get what you pay for. Cheap products use cheap, off brand HDMI chips which have worse compatibility, aren't certified, and have poor quality control.
There are a whole lot of factors that make one HDMI device different than another. Buy what you want, but don't tell me your Vizio is as good as my NEC, and don't tell me your Monoprice switch is as good as my TVOne, Key Digital, Audio Authority, Gefen, etc.