Re: Re: HDMI Over CAT5 Gets Affordable

[Kevin Hawkins <yahoogroupskh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gefen are announcing a consumer cost HDMI over coax solution with an
April ship date -   they say - virtually lossles - quite what that means
remains to be seen.

Kevin


Gary Tall wrote:
>
> I spent ages looking into this earlier this year, not hdmi but this
was
> the closest I got. I seem to recall the price was high but not as bad
as
> expected.
>
> http://www.xantech.com/commercial/products/products.php?prod_id=150
> <http://www.xantech.com/commercial/products/products.php?prod_id=150>
>
> Regards
> Gary
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> I never thought you were making a dig chap .
>
> A cat5 matrix at a reasonable price is what is required from
> somewhere....but where ?!
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> Gareth,
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> I wasn't trying to make a dig or upset anyone. I am just trying to
> work through the options in my own mind before purchasing equipment.
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> >From what I have read the ideal soultion would be a HDMI matirx
> switch with inbuilt balun for running over Cat5 to the TV in each
> room. However, either such a product doesn't exist or would cost
> 10's thousands of pounds.
>
> So to do it more cheaply I could use a componet matrix switch (they
> are cheaper) but still quite expensive.
>
> Or, from what I have read I could use a media centre PC connected to
> Sky and stream over the network to a media centre extender?
>
> Paul
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> --- In ukha_d@yahoogroups. <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
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> > You have the AV equipment in the same room as the screen ?
> >
> > Im struggling to get that in my head....
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