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We go over an article published at ElectronicHouse.com entitled How Much Will my Home Theater Cost? It describes what you can expect to get for $5K, $10K, $20K, $50K and $100k. We give your our take on the article. This is an audio feature but you can follow along with the link to the original article.

We also review the Monoprice HS-102 1X2 HDMI Distribution Amplifier.

Monoprice HS-102 1X2 HDMI Distribution Amplifier

Every once in a while we'll receive an email asking us how to send one HDMI signal to multiple TVs. In most cases sending a single signal to multiple sources is done for testing or in a big chain store where they want the same thing displayed throughout the floor. Regardless of the reason the we got hold of the Monoprice HS-102 1X2 HDMI Distribution Amplifier and put it through its paces.

Connecting the device was simple. Make sure all the source equipment, TVs, and the HS-102 are off, then power on the HS-102 and then your equipment. That's it! You now have one source feeding two TVs. You can even cascade multiple amplifiers. The device supports all resolutions up to 1080p.

We did have an issue when trying to use the device in between the source and our Yamaha receiver. We could get audio but no picture on the screen. When we moved the device between the Yamaha receiver and the TV we could get picture but no audio. That was to be expected as the Yamaha does not pass the audio through to the TV. For proper performance you should use the device directly between the source equipment and the TVs.

The HS-102 is available at Monoprice.com for $71.50 and works as advertised! They also have 1X4 and 1X8 splitters as well.