Re: Hi-Def video senders (long post, sorry!)

[Brian Smith <briview@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Try part CS18700 from CPC. Both the senders I have tried have needed 2
cabl=
es so I can't vouch for it but it might be worth a go.

On 12 May 2011, at 13:08, Brian Smith <briview@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> I'm pretty sure that single cat5 HDMI senders are available too so
that m=
ight be another option. I'll dig out some links when I get to a pc.
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> On 12 May 2011, at 12:33, Paul Gordon <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>
wrote:
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>> Hi Peeps, having finally got a nice shiny new TiVo from Virgin,
I'm
>> consequently ditching my (much hated) Sky+HD box, and at the same
time
>> having to revisit how I distribute the signal from the lounge to
the
>> kitchen... a number of possible options are on the table and I
like to s=
eek
>> the groups collective wisdom & advice...
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>> I have SWMBO approval to purchase a new Home Cinema amp for the
lounge, =
and
>> I'm looking at the Denon AVR3311... there are a couple of features
that =
I
>> particularly like on this model, that I think will be very useful
in my
>> quest to finally distribute a "decent" picture to the
kitchen TV, which =
is
>> full-HD capable:
>> - It has 2 x HDMI outputs, & fully supports using both
concurrently for
>> separate displays
>> - It supports HDMI pass-through whilst in standby (so I don't have
to ha=
ve
>> the amp powered on all the time)
>> I need to check on a couple of specifics before I purchase: - it
also ha=
s a
>> set of component outputs, but I need to confirm how that's
implemented t=
o
>> determine if that's also something I could use to distribute HD to
a 2nd
>> display (e.g. does that also support pass-through in standby?)
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>> I currently use a set of KAT5 modules to send S-Video from the
SCART on =
the
>> Sky box over a single CAT5 to the kitchen. The new TiVo has a
SCART
>> available, but as yet I don't know what signals are available from
it, s=
o I
>> don't know yet if it outputs S-Video (in which case I _could_ just
conti=
nue
>> to use the same method).
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>> Since the source & display are both HD capable, & have
spare HDMI ports,=
I'd
>> love to use a HDMI signal, but - and this is the bit where Mark
McCall w=
ill
>> no doubt laugh his way out of his undergarments... - all HDMI-CAT5
sende=
rs
>> that I'm aware of require TWO CAT5 runs, and I don't currently
have enou=
gh
>> CAT5 runs to the location in the kitchen where the TV is
situated... :-0=
(I
>> can hear him chuckling already!)
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>> So as I see it, my choices as far as source signal go are:
>> 1:Stick with S-video - issue there is I'm not 100% certain the
TiVo prov=
ides
>> it on its SCART
>> 2:Use Component from the new amp - issue there is I'm not certain
it can=
be
>> used in standby, & I'd prefer not to *have* to leave the amp
on all the =
time
>> 3:Use HDMI - Issue here is I don't have 2 x CAT5 runs between the
TX & R=
X
>> ends
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>> It's probably not impossible to get a new CAT5 run to the TV
location, b=
ut
>> it's definitely a PITA, & a load of additional work I'd prefer
not to ha=
ve
>> to do...
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>> The TiVo source only has a single HDMI, currently connected to the
livin=
g
>> room TV. My plan would be to replace the current amp with the
3311, conn=
ect
>> all HDMI sources directly to that. 1 of the HDMI outputs from the
amp th=
en
>> goes to the living room TV, leaving a spare HDMI output available
which
>> carries the same signal as the first one, & thus could be used
to feed t=
he
>> kitchen. Since both HDMI's (allegedly) passthrough while the amp
is in
>> standby, I don't have to rely on the amp always being powered on
for the
>> remote TV to get a feed... There is also a _possibility_ of having
a
>> component output available for the same purpose depending on the
passtho=
ugh
>> operation... (I'm not counting on that though).
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>> So assuming I decide to tap off the 2nd HDMI... - I can either go
wired =
(but
>> then I'd definitely need to retro-fit another CAT5 run), or there
are
>> wireless HDMI extenders available... (for a greater cost of
course). Loo=
ks
>> like wired HDMI-CAT5 units can be got from as little as
=C2=A330-odd at =
the cheap
>> end, with mid-range units available for well under a ton...
Wireless one=
s
>> OTOH, look like they only start at about =C2=A3180-ish and go all
the wa=
y up to
>> =C2=A3stupid money....
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>> Wireless would be a *lot* easier to retro-fit, and most also
provide the
>> return IR signal too.. such as this one:
>> http://www.maplin.co.uk/wireless-hdmi-video-sender-kit-503801
- but I ju=
st
>> have an intense aversion to wireless video senders based on all my
previ=
ous
>> experiences of them (i,e, not one has ever worked to my entire
>> satisfaction).=20
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>> So, after all that rambling, I'll get to the point of my post, -
which i=
s to
>> ask specifically if anyone has direct personal experience of ANY
HDMI vi=
deo
>> senders, either wired or wireless, and would care to offer
comments/opin=
ions
>> on them to aid my decision making process?... Or, does anyone
already ha=
ve a
>> Denon 3311 & could answer my remaining questions regarding its
operation=
?
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>> And the obvious advice to come out of all this is: RUN MORE CAT5
CABLE T=
HAN
>> YOU THINK YOU'LL EVER NEED!!!! :-)
>>=20
>> Cheers.
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>> Paul G.
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