This proprietary new technology emerged to better handle HDCP (high-bandwidth digital content protection) handshaking, which in the past could take up to ten seconds in transition when switching between sources.

With fast switching technology enabled, those ten seconds have been reduced to nearly no delay when switching sources, with high definition video appearing on the screen or display immediately with no latency.

“This new fast switching technology was initiated based on our customers’ feedback to speed the switching time between HDMI input sources and make the overall system more user friendly,” says Gefen president and CEO Hagai Gefen.

“Though cutting down ten seconds may not seem like a long time, it was presenting challenges to installers when switching from component-based connections to HDMI. Now we have the perfect solution.”

Fast switching technology is currently being implemented on all current and newly developed Gefen products using HDMI specifications.