Most televisions, monitors and boardroom projectors in Kenya carry two or three HDMI ports, and half of them sit behind a wall bracket where nobody can reach. Nairobi households running a DStv decoder alongside a PS5 end up unplugging one device to use the other. The UGREEN CM217  removes that routine. Teachers running projectors in Kiambu classrooms, church media teams in Nakuru, small production houses in Westlands, and gamers sharing a single monitor with a work laptop all use the CM217 the same way: connect both sources once, then press one button.

Unlike traditional electronics retailers in Kenya who stock unbranded switchers with no model number and no warranty path, Mascom International sells the UGREEN CM217  as a traceable UGREEN 50966 unit backed by a written warranty. Users consistently report that the CM217 holds 4K signals from a PS5 without the flicker and handshake dropouts common on KSh 600 no-name boxes. At Mascom International, we're witnessing steady demand from Nairobi CBD offices fitting one screen to two laptops. Walk into Kimathi Street to test the CM217 on your own console, or order it for countrywide pay-on-arrival delivery.

It lets two HDMI sources share one screen, or one source feed either of two screens. Connect a PS5 to input one and a DStv decoder to input two, run a single cable to your television, then press the button to change which device shows. Wired the opposite way, one laptop can alternate between a boardroom projector and a monitor. Only one screen displays at a time in that direction.

Yes, at 3840 x 2160 and 60 frames per second, with 18 Gbps of bandwidth behind it. That covers PS5 and Xbox Series X output, 4K Netflix and Showmax playback, and 4K laptop desktops. Two conditions matter: every cable in the chain must be a certified HDMI 2.0 cable, and the total run should stay under 2 metres. Longer or thinner cable drops the picture down to 4K at 30Hz.

No. In splitter mode the CM217 sends the signal to one display at a time, and the button chooses which. This is a selector, not a duplicator. If you need the same picture on two screens simultaneously  a church hall with two projectors, for example  you need a true 1x2 HDMI splitter with its own power supply. Mascom International stocks those separately and our team will point you to the right one.

Neither. The unit draws its small operating current from the HDMI signal itself, so there is no wall socket, USB brick or battery to worry about. That matters in Kenyan homes and offices where sockets behind the TV are already full. It also means the switcher costs nothing to run and survives a power cut without losing settings — there are no settings to lose. Cable it and it works.

Yes, all three, plus PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC graphics cards with HDMI output. HDCP 2.2 support is the reason streaming apps on those consoles play at full resolution instead of dropping to a blank or low-quality picture. Gamers in Nairobi commonly run a PS5 on input one and a Fire TV Stick or Chromecast on input two, sharing one monitor between gaming sessions and evening streaming.

No. UGREEN supplies the switcher, the user manual and nothing else, which is part of why the price sits at KSh 1,600. You need one cable per connected device plus one for the display  three cables for a standard two-source setup. Mascom International stocks certified UGREEN HDMI 2.0 cables in 1m, 2m, 3m and 5m lengths, and we size them to your 4K or 1080p run at the counter.

Cheap unbranded switchers usually stop at 4K 30Hz, skip HDCP 2.2, and lose handshake with the display every few minutes. Users consistently report the CM217 holding a stable PS5 picture where KSh 600 boxes flicker or go black. You also get a traceable UGREEN model number, a 6-month warranty at a physical Nairobi CBD counter, and a shell that does not overheat inside a closed media cabinet.

Yes. DStv Explora, DStv Stream, Zuku boxes, Blu-ray players, CCTV recorders and laptops all feed it. On the output side it drives televisions, desktop monitors and boardroom or classroom projectors carrying a standard HDMI input. Older 1080p screens work fine — the CM217 steps down automatically through EDID, which reads what your display supports and reports that back to the source. Schools in Kiambu and Machakos use exactly this setup.

There is no setup at all. Cable it, and it runs. After each button press the display needs roughly 3 to 7 seconds to renegotiate resolution, colour and audio format before the picture appears  this handshake delay is normal across every HDMI switcher, not a fault. An LED shows which port is live, which helps when the unit sits behind a wall-mounted television in a Nairobi apartment.

The UGREEN CM217  carries a 6-month Mascom International warranty on manufacturing defects under normal use. Claims are handled directly at our Nairobi CBD service desk, with no courier return to a distant centre. Bring the unit and your receipt to Kimathi Street, and our team tests both ports on the counter before processing any replacement.

Three ways to order:

Every unit comes with the 6-month Mascom warranty stated above.

Buyers across Kenya rely on Mascom International for accurate specifications, current Kenyan pricing, and after-sales support handled face to face at our Kimathi Street counter.