HDMI over CAT6 Questions

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OK so I'm busy renovating a home office/man cave at home and plan to have a TV on one end of the room.

I'm planning to have some media players there (Roku for streaming, Boxee for local playback etc) but I'd like to get a feed of my DStv in there too.

I've had the guys chase 2 channels in the wall, 1 for power and one in which I'm running 4 ethernet cables to hard wire the media players to my LAN.

I cannot chase another channel in the wall now as the walls have already been rhinolited and I'm not messing that up.

My question before I ask any more is: do these "HDMI over CAT6 Wall Plates" mirror the image shown on the main TV in the house? My main TV is in the lounge connected to the DStv decoder via an Onkyo receiver. How would I duplicate that signal over CAT6 to my man cave?
 
The diagram is

Source - HDMI splitter } - local TV
Source - HDMI splitter } - Cat 6 transmitter - Cat 6 cable - Cat 6 receiver - remote TV

Don't forget this is video only, you need some more cables for the sound

Then you need a remote blaster to let you change channels remotely
 
chrisc4290 said:
The diagram is

Source - HDMI splitter } - local TV
Source - HDMI splitter } - Cat 6 transmitter - Cat 6 cable - Cat 6 receiver - remote TV

Don't forget this is video only, you need some more cables for the sound

Then you need a remote blaster to let you change channels remotely
Click to expand...

HDMi over Cat6 carries sound too...
 
What about a receiver in the setup?

If I run my decoder to receiver to TV, is it still possible to send a signal via CAT6 to another TV?
 
I bought a 2x4 hdmi matrix from HD cabling. I can watch any one of 4 sources in two rooms at the same time. The second room (lounge) receives it's signal via HD/Cat6. No need for extra cabling if you are going to use the tv speakers as Cat6 carries audio.

My 4 sources are

Yamaha bluray player
HD Dstv
Netgear NTV550 media player (plays BR Iso's)
XBOX 360 (for viewing DVD's)

I use Control4 home automation to control everything.
 
I do this at home.

Have 3 TV's... they can all share the same DSTV signal. 4 way HDMI splitter, with HDMI over Ethernet extenders.

Also in the process of renovating my study/man cave.. just taking MUCH longer than I want since I'm doing it myself.
 
I need some advice please. Need to run a 25m HDMI cable from my pc to my tv as a second display. Il mostly use it when I want to game on my tv.

Should I buy a 25m HDMI cable or should I go with the LAN cable extension?
 
I would go CAT 6 unless you don't move the cable at all/very little.

Due to the weight of the cable, it puts alot of pressure on the ends/heads and the cable ends up malfunctioning. This is only if you intend to move it alot.

Cheap or expensive I had the same problem.

If it's fixed, go normal HDMI.
 
SYNERGY said:
I would go CAT 6 unless you don't move the cable at all/very little.

Due to the weight of the cable, it puts alot of pressure on the ends/heads and the cable ends up malfunctioning. This is only if you intend to move it alot.

Cheap or expensive I had the same problem.

If it's fixed, go normal HDMI.
Click to expand...

One will go into my pc and one into my Tv. Shouldn't really move that much? Just worried that I wont get 1080p on that length of HDMI
 
Any recommendations for a 4X4 HDMI matrix that works over Ethernet.

Been looking for the Cablesson HDElity 4x4 CAT5/6 HDMI Matrix (the one in the youtube vid above) but either my googling skills suck or there are just not available in SA.
 
Im reposting this from another thread, but hoping someone could help me.


I want to connect my DSTV to a sort of transmitter device to transmit it over ethernet/ home network to a granny flat, where I have a similar device that acts as a receiver and displays the DSTV on that TV. There is already an existing ethernet connection to the flat, with an access point and I don't want to use a splitter on top of that.

Here is a product that almost does what I need:
http://www.geewiz.co.za/wireless-av-...dio-video.html

This would work perfectly, except there is too much obstacles in between the devices.

So basically I want to connect that product to a home network, anyone know whether that is possible or whether there is an alternative product that I can use?

Thanks
 
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