Is it possible to remove an HDMI plug and re attach it?

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Joka69

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I got a bit of a situation, I'm in the process of making a home theatre room, so I asked my contractors to place a blank box on the 1 end of the room with a pipe to feed up to the ceiling because my htpc will be located on that end of the room. So he did this, and it's been chased and put in the wall and everything, only problem now is, the connection he used at the 1 end of the box (where I will need to feed my HDMI cable through) is a bit narrow, I haven't tested it yet, but I'm doubting that the HDMI plug will actually fit through that little connection to the box.

Which is why I want to know, is it possible to remove the plug, so that I can feed just the cable through the pipe till the other end and then re attach the HDMI plug without damaging it, or can I buy something along that lines instead since I haven't bought the cables yet either? Planning on going to hd cabling the weekend to get new speaker wire as we'll to put up before the roof gets put on.
 
I've read about various experiences on AVForum, and they're all unsatisfactory.

The almost universal recommendation is use two runs of Cat5e/6 with the right TX and RX modules on each end.

I successfully run HDMI through the powerline using the HD Juicebox imported from the UK. Not cheap, but it works.

If you can, run two Cat5e/6/7 cables. You'll never regret it.
 
HDMI 2.0 has capacity for up to 18Gbps. I'd also like to know how HDMIoE works...
 
What about using an HDMI cable with a mini HDMI connector, it might fit through the hole then you just need a little adaptor to connect it to a normal HDMI port. Otherwise look at at HDMI over ethernet, especially if it's a long distance.
 
Syphonx said:
What about using an HDMI cable with a mini HDMI connector, it might fit through the hole then you just need a little adaptor to connect it to a normal HDMI port. Otherwise look at at HDMI over ethernet, especially if it's a long distance.
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What he said. Except try the micro HDMI connector which is smaller and have a better chance of fitting through.
Something like this:
http://www.avsupply.co.za/product_info.php/15m-micro-standard-hdmi-cable-p-611
I dont see an adapter with the micro female HDMI on that site but I'm sure he can source it for you. Highly recommended website with great support.
 
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Thanks for the replies guys. Managed to get a 15m cable from hd cabling, the male plug had a metal casing on it which (with some force) can be removed, once I did that it fits nicely into the hole in the box, then my network cables plug wouldn't fit, so I clipped the head off fed it through and got myself a crimping tool and some rj45 plugs and I'm sorted.
 
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