Re: Whole house wiring - revisted HDTV

["Robert Green" <ROBERT_GREEN1963@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Robert L Bass" <no-sales-spam@bassburglaralarms> wrote in message
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> > I wired my whole house to a media closet about
> > 5 yrs ago using RG6 and CAT5. Now I am looking
> > to use HDMI outputs from a PC and DVD to
> > distibute to LCD and Plasma tvs.  Is there a
> > reasonably cost effective way to do this?  I have
> > seen CAT5 to HDMI converter for $500, but that
> > is way to expensive in my opinion.  I have 2 RG6
> > and 1 CAT5 to work with.
>
> HDMI is good for up to 10 meters.  Beyond that you
> may need an amplifier or repeater.  It is not the cable
> of choice for whole-house distribution.
>
> > What are people using these days for whole
> > house video?
>
> There is at least one company offering a whole-home
> audio/video distribution system that carries HD and
> audio over CAT5 cable.  I have not tested their system
> (it was at the prototype stage when I saw it at the EH
> Expo) so I can't attest to its quality.  Also, it is outside
> the range of your stated budget.
>
> The simplest approach (if you ran 2 x CAT5e) would
> be to use baluns at each end.  Knoll System and
> Audio Control both offer baluns for the purpose.

Baluns for HDMI?  Sounds interesting.  Got a URL?

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Bobby G.