RE: HMDI over Cat5e solution wanted

["Neil Ball" <neilball@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I=E2=80=99ve been using the =E2=80=9Cfull=E2=80=9D Octava HDBaseT
units sup=
plied by Joe Fernand at The Media Factory =E2=80=93 initially on the basis
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that there was a =E2=80=9Creal=E2=80=9D person on the end of the phone to
s=
peak to if I had difficulties. I have to say that HDBaseT was a
revelation,=
working without fail in all environments I threw at them (including instal=
lations with upto 75m of CCA cable via patch panels and wall modules).

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HDBaseT Lite systems offer much better value if you don=E2=80=99t need
ethe=
rnet to be carried by the same single cable use for the extender, and also
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offer power-over-cat to avoid the need for wall-wart power supplies behind
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the TV. I=E2=80=99ve not used any of these Lite sets yet but have no
reserv=
ations about them at all after my experiences with their bigger brother!

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Neil B.

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From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of P=
aul Gale
Sent: 09 August 2012 10:07
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] HMDI over Cat5e solution wanted

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Ah, are they the pro signal PSG03652?=20

Paul.=20


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ale=20
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Subject: RE: [ukha_d] HMDI over Cat5e solution wanted=20

I know that many of the HDMI over Cat5/6 units are very fussy about
quality=
of cabling and the use of patch panels etc. I had similar experiences and =
sent the ones I tried back as they didn't work very well through my
cabling=
and patch panels.=20

I've not tried and HDbaseT units though - would be good to know which
model=
s you have Brian :)=20

Thanks,=20

Paul.=20

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From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
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a_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
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Subject: Re: [ukha_d] HMDI over Cat5e solution wanted=20

Hi Tim=20

I'm no expert so can only share personal experiences. I have a couple of
un=
branded units from CPC, one powered and one passive (which were =C2=A340
an=
d =C2=A320 respectively from memory) and they were fine for quite a while.
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They are both 2 cable units and were run from what was effectively long
pat=
ch leads under the floor ie no breaks for patch panels or wall plates.=20

Then after a house rewire, patch panels and new sources (a dune media
playe=
r that runs at up to 1080p 60hz and 12 bit colour) I found I could no
longe=
r run at max resolutions. The symptom was either no picture or single
green=
pixels dotted over the screen. All was fine if I dropped 'down' to 25hz fo=
r example.=20

Having located all my kit in node 0 and a possibly misguided view that I
ne=
eded 60hz, failure was not an option so my next port of call was some more
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expensive CYP units from richer sounds (circa =C2=A3100 I think) but I got
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the same result.=20

The situation was now getting a touch embarrassing with 'er indoors so as
a=
last roll of the dice I threw yet more money at it and bought some 'cheap'=
HDbaseT units (from CPC, Scan had some cheaper ones but they were permanen=
tly on back order). I'm pleased to say they just work. Only powered at the
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sender end so no need for bulky wall adaptor behind the tv and they work
at=
every res I have put their way.=20

So as is my mantra in life I started cheap but got there in the end. I
must=
also point out that I have never used the built in or functionality as I h=
ave a separate xantech system.=20

I think the issue with these things is that no two installs are the same
so=
what might work for one, isn't guaranteed to work for another. I think my =
advice, of you have the time and inclination, is to start cheap but be
bett=
er at sending stuff back than I was as my spares cupboard is now
struggling=
:-(=20

Hope that helps.=20

Brian=20

On 8 Aug 2012, at 10:32, Tim Hawes <timsyahoo@xxxxxxx <mailto:timsya=
hoo%40googlemail.com> > wrote:=20

> A bit of an old chestnut but I'm looking for a HMDI over Cat5=20
> solution. The HDBaseT & power over IP stuff looks nice, but I
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> need a single point-to-point link at present, so they seem a little=20
> over-spec'd for what I want.=20
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> - 1080p support=20
> - IR return=20
> - single cat5 connection (can do 2 cables if necessary)=20
> - sub. =C2=A3150=20
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> Form factor is not too important and I have power at the Rx end.=20
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> Is there anything that meets most/all of my wants?=20
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> Many thanks,=20
> Tim.=20
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