<div dir="ltr"><div><div>This is a couple days old but... I have used the long cables from/branded monoprice with success and the cost is quite low. I keep a couple 40' on hand, and several smaller sizes and have not experienced any issues. <br><br></div>For distances greater than 30' I prefer to convert to Cat6 whenever possible. All the big names make great converters, though I've been quite happy with converters from AMX/SVSI, Extron, and SmartAVI. That said I've not found one that doesn't work but I generally stay away from brands I don't recognize.<br><br></div><br><br>I did inherit a monster cable HDMI cable. It's terrible.<br><br><br><div>Dan<br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 2:36 PM, Gmail via Stagecraft <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net" target="_blank">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Also, many modern PC's and macs that have non-video displays can use
a video resolution device as a "second monitor" usually pretty
well. For instance, on a mac, hanging a thunderbolt HDMI adapter
connected to a HDMI or DVI to HDSDI converter (like Blackmagic or
Gefen) usually works pretty well. Then you can set it as mirrored
or separate displays. Windows PC's handle this similarly well.
Also, Linux seems to do well in XOrg with secondary display handling
these days.<br>
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<div class="gmail_extra">HDBaseT can go 100m as well, and RJ45
connectors are locking connectors. You can also get HDMI
locking connectors, and DVI/VGA connectors are typically
locking. I would also wager that re-terminating a cut network
cable with an RJ45 connector will be easier and faster than
doing the same to an SDI Coax cable with a BNC crimp
connector...and you can get network crimpers at Lowe's ;)</div>
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<div class="gmail_extra">HD/SDI is great for video as long as
it's a video resolution, which WXGA is not. The OP would have
to convert the 1280x800 resolution that the MiniMe is spec'd
at to 720p or 480i to send over HD/SDI.</div>
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<div class="gmail_extra">We have a large Evertz HD/SDI system at
3 remote sites that we are running into this issue with (which
is why we asked for a computer-based solution initially). Our
original 1920x1080p PCs converted fine to 1080p with a simple
DVI to HD/SDI converter. However, when they upgraded all of
the desktop thin clients to ones with 2560x1440 video outputs,
we had to find a solution to convert this new non-video
resolution to a 1080p video resolution compatible with the AV
network, while still passing on the native higher resolution
to our local displays.</div>
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<div class="gmail_extra">If you're only using video resolutions,
i.e. cameras and such, and have no need for control, or HDCP
compliance, broadcast HD/SDI systems are fine. If you're not,
I recommend sticking with a computer-resolution based system.
Plus, computer based solutions can ingest any broadcast video
input without external scaling required first.</div>
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<div class="gmail_extra">Hope this helps,</div>
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huge proponent of sending video as HD-SDI. HD-SDI
transmits 4k video with up to 8 channels of audio over
an RG-6 cable with BNC connectors. Low-profile cable
with locking connectors that's good for 100m? I'm sold.<br>
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