Re: video wiring for lcd panels: HDMI, DVI, other?

["John J. Bengii" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I wouldn't. There are other well known methods of playing music and
videos tat cost much less.

Tell me how you could drive a Rolls-Royce car for less.

"Lewis Gardner" <lgardner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> John J. Bengii wrote:
>> Looks nice but the price $4000 is prohibitive yet.
>
> Get real!
>
> * 6x7 hidef matrix switch
> * 6 DVI/component to cat5 systems
> * IR repeater system
> * DVI/Component converter
>
> $4000 is a bargain. Tell me how you could install such a system for
> less, including cable.
>
> While 6x7 may be a bit much for the OP it certainly a cost effective
> solution for a bunch of sources and displays. Even though we don't
> know how many sources the OP has in mind this could still be cost
> competitive at 4 outputs if he needs 6 inputs.
>
> If he can get by with 4x4 then here is a less capable $1500 unit
> from Xantech:
>
> xantech.com/products/hd_distribution/hd44cc5.htm
>
> But depending on how he want to configure things he will still need
> at least a IR repeater system, DVI converter and SPDIF converters to
> do what is included in the AA part. Here is some discussion:
>
> www.remotecentral.com/cgi-bin/mboard/rc-custom/thread.cgi?12015,1