Re: HDMI matrix with Cat6 outputs?

[Ben McCormack <yahoogroup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

O would try looking into HDMI over IP
http://www.hdmi-over-ip.co.uk/index.html

No connection but saw a demo and was impressed. About =A3205-=A3300 per
sou=
rce or display

Ben


On 3 Dec 2010, at 18:08, Richard Challis wrote:

> Hello,
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> My wife has a real thing about the noise harddrives and fans make. So
> getting the budget for putting our Freeview HD Humax, Proposed Freesat
> Humax, Bluray player, media PC all together in node zero has started
> to look promising. Esp as I am gradually floodwiring with Cat 5e (with
> Cat 6 to places where I think I'm going to need serious bandwidth ie
> TV's etc)
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> I've been looking at the VisionHD MX0404-320 from CyberSelect. Which
> is a 4 by 4 matrix.
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> http://www.cyberselect.co.uk/product/1585
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> This looks like it ticks all the boxes. With ethernet control, RS232
> control and IR. Distribution over HDMI or Cat6. Also has IR relay back
> from the TV's.
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> Also been looking at the range Keene has -
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> http://www.keene.co.uk/electronic/cyp/cyp-pu-04h4c-v1.3-hdmi-4-x-4-matrix=
-w/-cat6-module/PU04H4C.html
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> I have looked at several of the HDMI true IP products, inc the one
> reviewed on Automated Home. Are they really worth the price premium?
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> Any that I really should touch with a barge pole?
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> I read somewhere that a number of installers have given up with HDMI
> and still use component? I have a bunch of component Kramer units here
> for converting to cat5 and back, is this really the answer?
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> What ever the solution I would want to still to use 1080p as a default
> resolution.
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> I use Idratek as my home automation, but also use XAP, modbus over
> RS485 and TCP/IP. So IR control and serial are normally the best way
> to control anything. Any Matrix out there understand XAP natively /
> directly over ethernet?
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> Any ideas?
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> Thanks
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> Richard
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