[SML] totally off topic: installing a second monitor in the kitchen

[Bruce Cooper]

My day job is doing exactly this sort of thing.

  We have found the quality OREI systems to be much more reliable than the 
Active HDMI cables.  We tend to use 4, 8, or 16 way systems, so there is more 
space in the box for better, cleaner signal processing than in the 'lump' of 
the Active HDMI.

  Cat6a is all we use these days, as Cat7 is a proprietary standard and thus 
cable labeled with it has varied WILDLY in quality [trust me, it *matters* to 
many clients].  Cat 6a is good for 10Gb/s duplex, so should be good for a VERY 
long time passing video signals around.

  That said, I haven't ever used any of the 1 in, 2 out modules, so I can't 
speak to them.  The cost of bumping up to a 4-way has always been minimal 
enough that clients opt for the future expansion option. (and then, usually, 
fill out the other ports within a year )

PLEASE NOTE, the cable must be a home-run between the input box and the 
output.  This level of device does not coexist on an IP network with switches 
and computers and such.  

 I'd say get HDMI over Ethernet cable.  You will likely be happier in the long 
run.

:Bruce Cooper
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Patrick411
Live Event Communication Services
patrick411.com

> There's also gizmos that allow you to use ethernet cabling, as well.
> But that's usually a solution that results in a somewhat compact box
> on each end of the ethernet cable
> https://www.amazon.com/Extender-Uncompressed-Transmit-Supported-Transmitter/
> dp/B07WFLHTKK?ref_=ast_sto_dp
> 
> If you go this route, make sure you use at the very least Cat 5e, but
> Cat 6 is much better for these, and they work great.  I haven't used
> this specific model, but these usually are great at passing the EDID
> data back and forth, so devices believe you're watching on a 'real'
> TV.  I keep one of these setups as a backup in my facility, when those
> "active" HDMI cables decides it doesn't want to work anymore. I have
> noticed that the active HDMI cables can get warm, so that circuitry in
> the plugs could be contributing to their failure rate.