<p dir="ltr">We have modern TVs ("smart TVs"?) and our T-Mobile home Internet serves them all via wifi. 4 years and not a problem yet.</p>
<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Sep 1, 2024, 3:24 PM Bruce Cooper via Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">My day job is doing exactly this sort of thing.<br>
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We have found the quality OREI systems to be much more reliable than the <br>
Active HDMI cables. We tend to use 4, 8, or 16 way systems, so there is more <br>
space in the box for better, cleaner signal processing than in the 'lump' of <br>
the Active HDMI.<br>
<br>
Cat6a is all we use these days, as Cat7 is a proprietary standard and thus <br>
cable labeled with it has varied WILDLY in quality [trust me, it *matters* to <br>
many clients]. Cat 6a is good for 10Gb/s duplex, so should be good for a VERY <br>
long time passing video signals around.<br>
<br>
That said, I haven't ever used any of the 1 in, 2 out modules, so I can't <br>
speak to them. The cost of bumping up to a 4-way has always been minimal <br>
enough that clients opt for the future expansion option. (and then, usually, <br>
fill out the other ports within a year )<br>
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PLEASE NOTE, the cable must be a home-run between the input box and the <br>
output. This level of device does not coexist on an IP network with switches <br>
and computers and such. <br>
<br>
I'd say get HDMI over Ethernet cable. You will likely be happier in the long <br>
run.<br>
<br>
:Bruce Cooper<br>
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> There's also gizmos that allow you to use ethernet cabling, as well.<br>
> But that's usually a solution that results in a somewhat compact box<br>
> on each end of the ethernet cable<br>
> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Extender-Uncompressed-Transmit-Supported-Transmitter/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Extender-Uncompressed-Transmit-Supported-Transmitter/</a><br>
> dp/B07WFLHTKK?ref_=ast_sto_dp<br>
> <br>
> If you go this route, make sure you use at the very least Cat 5e, but<br>
> Cat 6 is much better for these, and they work great. I haven't used<br>
> this specific model, but these usually are great at passing the EDID<br>
> data back and forth, so devices believe you're watching on a 'real'<br>
> TV. I keep one of these setups as a backup in my facility, when those<br>
> "active" HDMI cables decides it doesn't want to work anymore. I have<br>
> noticed that the active HDMI cables can get warm, so that circuitry in<br>
> the plugs could be contributing to their failure rate.<br>
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