Model: MXU-88-S
from $4,110.5
The Smart-AVI MXU-88 8 x 8 HDMI/USB 2.0 Matrix Switch enables up to eight users to access your HDMI-enabled systems outfitted with different performance levels. The MXU-88 allows a person to switch between different systems that are designed for creating images, rendering 3D graphics, or editing videos. The switch comes with eight HDMI 1.4 and eight USB 2.0 Type-B ports to connect with your computers. For outputs, it has eight HDMI ports as well as eight sets of two USB 2.0 Type-A ports, allowing you to access these systems with a workstation set that includes an HDMI monitor, keyboard, and mouse. The sixteen USB 2.0 Type-A ports are also compatible with external hard drives, scanners, printers, and more, so you can share transparent USB 2.0 devices with the systems.
Determine if you need a passive adapter (just changing the plug shape) or an active converter (translating a digital signal to analog, like HDMI to VGA). Active converters are strictly directional, meaning an HDMI-to-DisplayPort cable will not work backwards. Available from $4,110.5.
Adapters and converters have zero maintenance and no consumable parts. Active converters may draw a microscopic amount of power via USB or HDMI, but the cost is unmeasurable. They are simply replaced if lost or broken.
Common Failure Modes
Failures are entirely physical or heat-related. Connectors can bend or snap if torque is applied to the cable. Active converters (which contain chips) can overheat and fail if passing high-bandwidth signals for long periods.
Determine if you need a passive adapter (just changing the plug shape) or an active converter (translating a digital signal to analog, like HDMI to VGA). Active converters are strictly directional, meaning an HDMI-to-DisplayPort cable will not work backwards. Always check maximum supported resolution and refresh rate for video adapters.
Passive adapters last indefinitely unless physically broken. Active converters (with chips) may fail after several years.
The Smart-AVI MXU-88 8 x 8 HDMI/USB 2.0 Matrix Switch is available at bhphoto, starting at $4,110.5.
Adapters and converters have zero maintenance and no consumable parts. Active converters may draw a microscopic amount of power via USB or HDMI, but the cost is unmeasurable. They are simply replaced if lost or broken.
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