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Title: hdmi wall plates with cat6 or long hdmi
Post by: jrcrunch on Jul 12, 2014 at 05:58 PM

i have a two rooms that are 22 meters aparts but would want the other room to receive the same hd source.

what is a better choice? hoping quality wont degrade and will work well with a hdmi splitter

a cat6 cables with hdmi wall plates
http://www.monoprice.com/Product/?pg_no2=2&c_id=104&cp_id=10425&cs_id=1042501&p_id=8200&sortby=&period=&rating=&seq=1&format=4#feedback

or a very long hdmi cable?
http://www.amazon.com/PTC-Premium-cable-Ethernet-Built-/dp/B0012SB364/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1405159026&sr=8-1&keywords=long+80ft+hdmi+cable

thanks!

Title: Re: hdmi wall plates with cat6 or long hdmi
Post by: Oldboyracer on Jul 12, 2014 at 07:12 PM

Quote from: jrcrunch on Jul 12, 2014 at 05:58 PM

i have a two rooms that are 22 meters aparts but would want the other room to receive the same hd source.

what is a better choice? hoping quality wont degrade and will work well with a hdmi splitter

a cat6 cables with hdmi wall plates
http://www.monoprice.com/Product/?pg_no2=2&c_id=104&cp_id=10425&cs_id=1042501&p_id=8200&sortby=&period=&rating=&seq=1&format=4#feedback

or a very long hdmi cable?
http://www.amazon.com/PTC-Premium-cable-Ethernet-Built-/dp/B0012SB364/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1405159026&sr=8-1&keywords=long+80ft+hdmi+cable

thanks!

jrcrunch, It would be wise to do some research on the net. A lot depends on what resolution you intend to use (1080P etc.) Me personally I would use a high quality HDMI cable + a signal amplifier with 2 outputs.

Title: Re: hdmi wall plates with cat6 or long hdmi
Post by: markcrenz on Jul 12, 2014 at 07:40 PM

Active HDMI cable would be more reliable.

Title: Re: hdmi wall plates with cat6 or long hdmi
Post by: Oldboyracer on Jul 13, 2014 at 08:32 AM

Quote from: markcrenz on Jul 12, 2014 at 07:40 PM

Active HDMI cable would be more reliable.

Hi Marc, I don't know much about active cables but would think that non active would be easier to fault find in the event of a problem. From what I've read, over the distance being quoted unless you go for a top notch (expensive) cable problems may be incurred.

Title: Re: hdmi wall plates with cat6 or long hdmi
Post by: markcrenz on Jul 13, 2014 at 05:59 PM

yes ordinary hdmi cables can't handle that distance; long wire, high resistance, voltage drop and eventually signal loss. an active hdmi cable is one with with a built in signal amplifier to address the voltage loss problem.

Title: Re: hdmi wall plates with cat6 or long hdmi
Post by: Oldboyracer on Jul 14, 2014 at 11:07 AM

Quote from: markcrenz on Jul 13, 2014 at 05:59 PM

yes ordinary hdmi cables can't handle that distance; long wire, high resistance, voltage drop and eventually signal loss. an active hdmi cable is one with with a built in signal amplifier to address the voltage loss problem.

Yes I am aware of that but in my 1st answer I did say + a signal amplifier with 2 outputs.

Title: Re: hdmi wall plates with cat6 or long hdmi
Post by: markcrenz on Jul 14, 2014 at 07:19 PM

I understood your answer clearly and I don't see any more reason to lengthen this exchange, my 1st post was in response to the first post. We're actually giving him two very similar options.  :)

Title: Re: hdmi wall plates with cat6 or long hdmi
Post by: Oldboyracer on Jul 14, 2014 at 08:10 PM

Quote from: markcrenz on Jul 14, 2014 at 07:19 PM

I understood your answer clearly and I don't see any more reason to lengthen this exchange, my 1st post was in response to the first post. We're actually giving him two very similar options.  :)

OK Mark - peace   :)

Title: Re: hdmi wall plates with cat6 or long hdmi
Post by: xgh0st12x on Jul 14, 2014 at 08:36 PM

Follow up question in relation to this: at what length should we consider 'amplifying' our hdmi cables?

Edit: nevermind. Found my answer. 25 feet. :)

Title: Re: hdmi wall plates with cat6 or long hdmi
Post by: jrcrunch on Aug 22, 2014 at 06:37 PM

mine is 22 meters apart. so which is enough or wont cause video degration