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HDMI to Cat5 Converters ?
I'm looking for recommendations, brand/model, of HDMI converters that people have good success with.
I need to take HDMI out to the video village over 70 feet away from the camera and I sure don't want to try and get there with an HDMI cable. Anyone ? |
You can do 70' easily with a good quality SDI cable. I suspect that would be a better solution for you.
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I'm aware I could use SDI but I need to use CAT5.
Anyone have any recommendations ? |
Markertek has this...
Atlona AT-HD4-V40SRS HDMI v1.3 Over Single Cat5 Extender
Maybe search there for this item.. Obstreperous Rex please forgive me if this info is not allowed. |
Thanks for recommendation. Is this based on experience ?
The price seems in line with what I was expecting and the specs look good. |
Nope, just ran across it and...
I thought the specs looked good too.
Please let me know what you end up using and how well it works. Best indeed back, Howard |
I find the Atlona *slightly* better than IOGear but NEITHER get close to their 100 foot rating for 1080 video. I have 2 runs of 75' cable and neither Atlona nor IOGear would give me a signal. I can get around this by running a direct shot of 50' but that gets in the way. Your best bet is a 75' HDMI cable, downscale the output to 720p or less or something much more expensive. And you must have Cat 6 cable for the best signal.
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Thanks for the info Steve. It's discouraging though because I need to make some very long runs. Definitely exceeding 75'.
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Hi, Kirk...............
It might be worth investigating Free Space Optical if your cicumstances permit its use and it fits the budget.
It can crank out 1080 up to 2 miles away and not a cable in sight.. Just a thought. CS http://fsona.com/product.php?sec=flyaway http://www.optel.com/en/prod_index.htm http://www.mrv.com/optical-transport/terescope/ http://www.pavdata.com/index.html |
Interesting approach but it looks like it would have to be line-of-sight. I can't count on that being available in every circumstance I need to cover the distance.
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Most definately line of site............
but, as I said, it depended on your circumstances and budget.
However, getting a (temporary) Cat 5/6 link from the transmitter to the roof is always a better bet than to a mile away. Give it some thought and check it out, the things are popping up in amazing places. Just wish finding them (manufacturers/ suppliers) on the web wasn't such a hassle, buried in learned papers on the subject as most searches are. CS |
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