Just curious if anybody has found a solid workaround for receivers that do not have an HDMI standby passthough feature. I have a beautiful Harman Kardon AVR3600 that sounds beautiful, but lacks standby passthrough, and as such, I rarely bother using it at all due to the hassle of switching inputs and ironing out audio delay. Last year, I tried using an amplified HDMI splitter to split the cable box output into both the TV and the AVR, but this proved buggy, and after getting a few blank screens, I removed the splitter. Plus, my vizio e601i-a3 doesn't have auto switching, which is fine for me, but confuses the wife when she turns on the TV and is greeted with no signal.
I had hoped someone would have created an auto sensing HDMI passthough box by now, but alas, I cannot find anything of that nature. Is it worth trying another amplified splitter, and perhaps an auto sensing HDMI switch to give priority to the AVR whenever powered on, but otherwise default to the cable box output directly from the splitter?
Thanks for any suggestions.
I had hoped someone would have created an auto sensing HDMI passthough box by now, but alas, I cannot find anything of that nature. Is it worth trying another amplified splitter, and perhaps an auto sensing HDMI switch to give priority to the AVR whenever powered on, but otherwise default to the cable box output directly from the splitter?
Thanks for any suggestions.