Indeed, in contrast to more expensive switches whose bottom surface includes the catch and the front face the control buttons, the housing has its three sets of inputs on the front panel. The 3 input cables are so exposed to view, unless returning the case to expose only the output cable (but then screen printing of the selector button is inverted). Allergic to the cable clutter must manage to place the box in a discreet location but probably impractical. Otherwise, the unit is working properly. For the above reasons and because its selector button appears fragile, I only give 3 *.