Same converters here, for budget reasons. Yes they’re unreliable, and yes it’s painful to explore more reliable alternatives.
We also lose colors when connecting a HDMI source > those connectors > our Panasonic WJ-AVE 5.
Colors do not get lost when connecting to the inputs of our Roland Edirol V8. (but they still disappear when connecting the relative monitor output to the WJ-AVE 5)
A cheapest workaround (which would introduce noticeable visual differences in your performance) may be to buy cheap TVCCs with video composite output, use them to rescan the laptop displays and connect them directly to the Panasonic WJ-AVE. Old camcorders would work even better.
If you plan to stick to HDMI sources I’d plan to buy an HDMI mixer. I guess you can buy a new one with the same money you’d spend on two good converters.
(note: I’ve seen converters being sold at 50-60 bucks which I think were exactly the cheapest-est-est ones…just a different plastic box)
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