<div dir="auto">I personally prefer STP CAT7 and above(unlisted) and feel that this will allow for expansion at a later date. The LABOR cost is the same.<br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">/s/ Richard<br>_________</div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Sep 1, 2024 at 11:08 AM Jon Ares 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">I'll let others comment on the feasibility of HDMI splitters from<br>
cable boxes - sometimes there are issues with "handshaking" and DRM<br>
issues - the cable box asking if the monitor is willing/able to accept<br>
their encrypted data, and the monitor saying "yes, I'll respect your<br>
over-bearing and completely unnecessary Orwellian control over<br>
what/where I can watch what I paid for." (I don't have a cable box, so<br>
I can't say.)<br>
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But I will mention there are a variety of ways to get a run of HDMI to<br>
your destination. HDMI, in its purest form, doesn't like to exceed (I<br>
think something like) 43 feet, and that's with chonky, healthy copper<br>
wires. But there are a variety of "active" HDMI cables that can go<br>
longer distances, and have distinct "source" and "screen" designations<br>
on their ends. Observe that, and you get a pretty picture. Install it<br>
backwards and you get blankness. As for the cable in between, some are<br>
chonky copper, some are fiber optic (great for pulling through a wall,<br>
as long as you can manage gentle arcs, rather than sharp corners.) I<br>
have gone through a lot of these "active" HDMI cables, and have had a<br>
lot of inconsistencies with them - specifically one computer will balk<br>
at Brand XY, but worked with Brand XZ, but this computer over here<br>
didn't like XZ, but was fine with XY. Maybe cable boxes will be more<br>
tolerant. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-Meters-Compatible-Playstation-Monitors/dp/B0BBRFYNSW?ref_=ast_sto_dp" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-Meters-Compatible-Playstation-Monitors/dp/B0BBRFYNSW?ref_=ast_sto_dp</a><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/dp/B07WFLHTKK?ref_=ast_sto_dp" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Extender-Uncompressed-Transmit-Supported-Transmitter/dp/B07WFLHTKK?ref_=ast_sto_dp</a><br>
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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>
<br>
- Jon<br>
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On Sun, Sep 1, 2024 at 9:14 AM Steve Shelley via Stagecraft<br>
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> Hi folks;<br>
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> *Totally off topic*<br>
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> So we’re joining the 20th century, by gum. Adding a second tv screen in the kitchen so we can see what’s already on the screen in the living room. Wow, is this space age or what? To Infinity or the Bathroom!<br>
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> That said, I’m a babe in the woods. I know nothing about video. I *think* I want to install a HDMI splitter at the cable box, and one run continues to the living room TV, and a new stick of HDMI cable runs to a newly-purchased monitor [which won’t need a tuner-right?] in my quick measurements it seems I can get away with a 25’-0” stick of HDMI cable [yes, that needs to be carefully re-measured.] it seems like the next native length is 50’. Right?<br>
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> Staples lists the following manufacturers: StarTech, Tripp Lite, 4XEM, NXT, and Belkin. This is just a second screen, so I don’t need the “gold” standard. Which of these is “good”? and which is “cheap, avoid”? [I know that the new HDMI run will not be just “laid down” and will be making some tight turns around doorways and such; is there a HDMI cable that is more flexible for this kind of install?<br>
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> Any thoughts you might have would be delightfully accepted. Happy fall!<br>
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> Best,<br>
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> Steve<br>
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