Will Connecting Xbox One To TV and Cable Box Work Via HDMI Splitter?

shickenchit11 · Feb 1, 2014

I only have 1 HDMI port on my DishTv Cable Box, it's what I use to connect it to my TV. To watch TV on my Xbox I have to run an HDMI cord from Xbox to the cable box but I only have 1 HDMI port which is occupied by my TV. So will connecting my cable box to
a HDMI splitter then having both my TV and Xbox to the other end of the splitter work?

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Laffing Devilzz · Feb 1, 2014

how can I watch tv through xbox one and on another imput on tv

I set up tv on xbox one by connecting hdmi to back of xbox one from my dish box but when I want to switch imputs on tv back to dish tv my cable box only has one hdmi input so I have to switch the hdmi around to watch tv again I bought a 2 female and one
male hdmi splitter so one hdmi is going from cable box to xbox and one hdmi going from cable box to my tv put it wont work if I have to hdmis plugged into the splitter is there another way I can watch tv both on xbox and different imput on tv with having
only one hdmi port on cable box

ramitimeout · Feb 1, 2014

heavy green tint when watching through HDMI in

I have my cable box connected to my xbox one x via HDMI In,
when i am trying to watch it though oneguide, it plays on my TV with a very heavy green tint. the green tint makes the picture unwatchable. However,
when i connect the cable box directly to my TV via HDMI, it shows okay. i have tried different HDMI cables, same problem. other sources play fine though the xbox HDMI in.

i have an older Xbox one, and i also get the same heavy green hue when connecting the cable box to the its HDMI in.

my cable box make is Humax

any ideas ? please help

Tipso Burglar · Feb 2, 2014

Ive been trying to find a way to watch tv with my xbox1 turned completely off. Only thing is I get is sound and no picture. Never thought of using a splitter....hmmm.....

thexmanone · Oct 31, 2018

Why don`t you run the DishTv Cable Box to the Xbox and then the Xbox to the TV. that's the way it should be hooked up.

or use this: www.amazon.com/.../ref=sr_1_11

jmcode

Incorrect. The Xbox One does NOT pass through the cable box output over HDMI with the Xbox off (if it did, you would still have to use HDMI2 because it is still running through the Xbox). If you are really able to watch cable TV through the Xbox One when
the TV is set to HDMI2 and also watch cable TV directly using your cable box when the TV is set to HDMI1, then one of 4 things is going on:

1) Your cable box has 2 HDMI outputs, one connected to the Xbox and the other directly to the TV. I am not aware of such a box with 2 HDMI outputs.

2) You have 2 separate cable boxes.

3) You are using an HDMI splitter to simultaneosly output your cable box to the HDMI input on the Xbox and the HDMI1 input on the TV.

4) You are confused--for example, perhaps your cable box is actually connected directly to your TV with component/composite, in addition to being connected to the Xbox via HDMI.

#3 is the only good solution to OP's problem. I can confirm the Monoprice 8204 HDMI splitter works well for this.

www.monoprice.com/Product

Actually, because OP's TV only has one HDMI input, OP will also need an HDMI switch in addition to the splitter. Monoprice has those also.

WonDown

You are actually using a HDMI switch, which is different from a splitter. You need a 1 in 2 out HDMI splitter. You will connect the HDMI from you cable/sat box to the splitter, then 1 HDMI from the splitter directly to your TV to watch like normal. Then
the other HDMI from the splitter to your Xbox one HDMI input, and another HDMI from Xbox one output to the TV. Check out the video like I posted for more info.

Watch "Xbox One Cable Box HDMI Splitter" on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryH1G3-yw-g&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Warlok9

[quote user="WonDown"]
You are actually using a HDMI switch, which is different from a splitter. You need a 1 in 2 out HDMI splitter. You will connect the HDMI from you cable/sat box to the splitter, then 1 HDMI from the splitter directly to your TV to watch like normal. Then
the other HDMI from the splitter to your Xbox one HDMI input, and another HDMI from Xbox one output to the TV. Check out the video like I posted for more info.

Watch "Xbox One Cable Box HDMI Splitter" on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryH1G3-yw-g&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[/quote] Thanks for that video. J was going to do this, but was reading that Xfinity/Comcast boxes detect splitters as copying devices and the box locks out. Can you confirm your cable provider and cable box model? Also, how was your xb1 shutting off when you
switched inputs?

BLeClair12

Because of the limited options on my receiver, I can't use a component/optical combo to get 5.1 on my cable box. Would an HDMi splitter solve this issue? Run the splitter out of the cable box with one HDMI going to the One, and the other to the TV, with
an optical out of the TV into the receiver.

EggsBoxJuan

Looks like there is indeed only the one HDMI connector on your tv, this means you're going to have to buy some sort of HDMI splitter box to enable you to have both your console and the other HDMI device connected. Either that or use a component cable to
connect your Xbox to the tv. The component cable is the cheaper option.

Will Connecting Xbox One To TV and Cable Box Work Via HDMI Splitter?