Assertion: splitter | /r/HasProperty | passive device
Facets:
value: basically
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: With regard how you connect it to devices, the configurations are similar to a router (or switch with uplink port), but the actual electronic characteristics are completely different — for one thing, the splitter is a passive device — it does not interpret or modify the signal, only pass it on, ideally unchanged (but somewhat reduced).
text: This does not mean that the splitter is active.
text: The splitter likely can operate without any power (it can be passive).
text: With analog video tech you can just physically split the signal, but I'm not sure this applies to HDMI; most splitters are active devices.
text: Basically, a splitter is a passive device which accepts an input signal and delivers multiple output signals with specific output phase and amplitude characteristics.