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

[Bill Conner]

We have modern TVs ("smart TVs"?) and our T-Mobile home Internet serves
them all via wifi. 4 years and not a problem yet.

On Sun, Sep 1, 2024, 3:24 PM Bruce Cooper via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> 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
> --
> Patrick411
> Live Event Communication Services
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>
> > 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.
>
>
>
>
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