Not all HDMI cables are equal ... provided the monitors include both a DP input and output that allows daisy-chaining. The number of monitors that can be daisy-chained depends on video resolution ...

It’s loaded with four HDMI inputs and one HDMI output (hence the 4x1 designation) to allow you to connect a plethora of consoles, media players, or PCs to your TV without constantly juggling ...

In this case, a three-port HDMI switch is used with three inputs for source components and one HDMI output to the TV. When multiple TVs are used, there are HDMI switches with two or more outputs.