Welcome to the HDMI Extension Discussion Thread!
This thread exists to serve several devious purposes:
- document which combinations of equipment work great/okay/poorly
- civilly discuss the nature and technology of HDMI extenders
Public Service Reminders
Keep in mind also that these are all generalities and the internet phrase "YMMV" (your mileage may vary) applies greatly to this entire thread!In my personal experience with all that this thread has had to offer, the most important lessons learned are as follows:
- Most all extenders will work at 1080i60 and many also at 1080p24 without issue. If anyone is planning on running only 1080p24, 1080i, 720i/p, or less, then they shouldn't stress and instead just go try any of the LESS expensive extenders first.
- 1080p60 is a much different beast with double (or more) the data rate for full 1080p60 than other formats (1080i, 1080p24, 720p, etc). Doubling the data rate for full 1080p60 is a pretty daunting task and is where most extenders differentiate themselves or flat out fall apart.
- All the wireless extenders that I have researched (as of mid 2011) add compression. Whether or not the compression will bother the viewer, of course, can only be decided by the viewer. My recommendation is to always buy-and-try (whether wired or wireless), but make sure you have a good return policy, covering even if you simply and SUBJECTIVELY do not like it. Many retailers will only exchange and only in the case of a faulty unit. Others charge obscene "restocking" fees. Still others make you pay for shipping both ways and only refund the pre-shipping purchase price. Don't expect a full refund plus shipping charges both ways- few offer such generous policies. But be aware of what you WILL be charged should you not like your choice or it not work out as you hoped.
Which is better- HDMI or Component Video?
Let's be clear here with a few things:
- As far as physics go, triple run RG6 for Component Video (5x run if you also want L/R stereo sound with each wire on its own RCA connector) *beats the pants off HDMI*
- RG6 / RG6QS can carry a much higher bandwidth signal, much farther, with much less loss (or skew). It's not RG6 that's the problem, it's the industry and the content producers. In short, it's content protection that is the problem.
- Content producers lobbied hard (and quite successfully) for TV equipment makers to restrict component video inputs and outputs to 1080i60, and in many cases, even less than 1080i. So even if you WANT to run component video- often you can't. At least, not a full 1080p signal.
- HDMI does work well- when it works. But it was never designed to span long distances, or chain through a dozen different devices. It supports 1080p60 and higher, with embedded audio, CEC, audio-return, Ethernet, and said content protection, all in ONE multi-conductor cable. For what it is, it's a remarkable creation! But for what it is, it's also wrought with problems from implementation differences (interoperability problems between devices from different manufacturers) to signal glitches over longer runs, to strange, unexpected random problems when a cable starts going bad. It's technology at it's peak- remarkable when working properly; a nightmare when it's not.
So that leaves the unassuming user at a crossroads. 1080i over component video is rock solid all the time and even at absurdly long lengths-- but it's only 1080i. HDMI cables are markedly more feature-rich and much more convenient, with limitations in connector rigidity (bend/tug/weight stress on HDMI connectors generally decreases reliability life) and overall length.
HDMI extenders are trying to bridge the gap. From all we've seen in this unscientific thread, solution "A" will work absolute wonders for some users and be abysmal for other users. solution "B" will be the opposite. It does not look yet like any one single solution is a true "problem solver for everyone."
New HDbaseT solutions are beginning to hit the market. It will be interesting to see how they fare.
Please read this paragraph before posting
No matter what you do -- please contribute to this thread! What worked well, what worked poorly, and everything else in between. If you don't know whether or not your cable is Cat5, 5e, 6, 6, shielded, termination style, etc-- don't worry. Give us the information you have and we'll go from there.The bottom of this first post documents the combinations reporting to this thread as of the last-edited-date. Whether you are just beginning to search for an HDMI extender, or if you're ready to throw your Wii remote at your Plasma because nothing is working, check out the list below to see if there is a combination already tried that may be similar to your setup.
For the list, scroll down to "Products that are being used in this thread and their success"
Good luck!
..dane
Original Thread Post
Quote:
Originally Posted by audiodane on 25 Aug 2010 
I'm ASSUMING that this is related to power glitches, but I wanted to see if anyone had any experience with this and could give me some other things to look into...
When the air conditioner kicks on OR off, video on my panasonic tc-p50g10 blanks out for a moment, then recovers. When A/C kicks on, the blank lasts a little longer and has to renegotiate HDMI.. When the A/C shuts off, the video blinks but doesn't have the delays associated with renegotiation.
I am assuming that this is causing powerline glitches, and that it's not some sort of EMI issue. I was EXTREMELY careful when building this new family room though-- it has its own dedicated 30A circuit with nothing else on it besides my A/V equipment (no lights, dimmers, fans, etc)... I also took care to run the power and A/V cables away from each other, and also isolated from OTHER circuits around the house. This circuit goes up and across the ceiling rather than "around the room" through the studs like all the other outlets.
I don't seem to recall it happening before I got my DVDO Edge video processor, but then again I wasn't running HDMI exclusively before the Edge. HDMI was only for bluray before the Edge was put in place.. I have since added a high def Tivo that has HDMI out, so that is another option to try (in case the Edge might be more/overly sensitive to power glitches than everything else in the system). To be clear though, it was already happening before the new Tivo came along, so I know it's not the Tivo.
I am borrowing two UPS's from the office tonight and am going to plug in all A/V equipment to them (TV in one, A/V rack in the other) and see if it still happens. But aside from that-- are there any other things I should look for? Are there any small yet useful tools that can be had inexpensively to measure such "glitches" on the A/V power circuit?
thanks!!
..dane
I'm ASSUMING that this is related to power glitches, but I wanted to see if anyone had any experience with this and could give me some other things to look into...
When the air conditioner kicks on OR off, video on my panasonic tc-p50g10 blanks out for a moment, then recovers. When A/C kicks on, the blank lasts a little longer and has to renegotiate HDMI.. When the A/C shuts off, the video blinks but doesn't have the delays associated with renegotiation.
I am assuming that this is causing powerline glitches, and that it's not some sort of EMI issue. I was EXTREMELY careful when building this new family room though-- it has its own dedicated 30A circuit with nothing else on it besides my A/V equipment (no lights, dimmers, fans, etc)... I also took care to run the power and A/V cables away from each other, and also isolated from OTHER circuits around the house. This circuit goes up and across the ceiling rather than "around the room" through the studs like all the other outlets.
I don't seem to recall it happening before I got my DVDO Edge video processor, but then again I wasn't running HDMI exclusively before the Edge. HDMI was only for bluray before the Edge was put in place.. I have since added a high def Tivo that has HDMI out, so that is another option to try (in case the Edge might be more/overly sensitive to power glitches than everything else in the system). To be clear though, it was already happening before the new Tivo came along, so I know it's not the Tivo.
I am borrowing two UPS's from the office tonight and am going to plug in all A/V equipment to them (TV in one, A/V rack in the other) and see if it still happens. But aside from that-- are there any other things I should look for? Are there any small yet useful tools that can be had inexpensively to measure such "glitches" on the A/V power circuit?
thanks!!
..dane
First Thread Update
Quote:
Originally Posted by audiodane on 17 Nov 2010
(extracted from thread reply #84)
Well I'm pleased to say that I have been testing out a single-CatX extender (as opposed on the dual-CatX extender that a I have been using) for the past week or so and my problems seem to have vanished. Still using the same Cat5e self-terminated cable (just one instead of two). I don't want to be too premature, but so far I have yet to see any glitching occur--- even when I flip the ceiling fan switch like a mad-man (fast, repeatedly, one-shot, super-slow to hear the arc'ing inside the switch, etc).
I don't know how these single-CatX adapters work (yet, tee hee hee), but if this unit is any indication of the single- vs dual-catX technology, then I'd recommend folks start looking into the single-CatX solutions. Until I saw beemer533's post above about a single-CatX extender for $95, I wasn't sure of any single-CatX extenders out there that hit the same price-point as the (lower-cost) dual-CatX extenders. I would very much be interested in trying out the $95 PI single-CatX extender but at this point I have a solution and I'd just as soon leave it well-enough-alone!
I am now using one of these:
XTENDEX® ST-C5HDMI-150
It is truly "plug and play." --- But to be fair, the Arkview extender was truly "plug and play" as well, but just had this debilitating vulnerability to AC motor on/off cycling --- This unit however (so far!) does not seem to have the same vulnerability, and I also like that I can plug in the AC wall adapter for the pair at the source end rather than forced to plug in power at the destination end (the Arkview extender). All that's now plugged into the power strip at the far end now is the TV, and I'd rather keep it that way...
Good luck to EVERYONE else experiencing this problem. With as many views as this thread has received to-date, it is clear there is a problem out there that is not yet well enough understood to fix it once-and-for-all.
cheers,
..dane
(extracted from thread reply #84)
Well I'm pleased to say that I have been testing out a single-CatX extender (as opposed on the dual-CatX extender that a I have been using) for the past week or so and my problems seem to have vanished. Still using the same Cat5e self-terminated cable (just one instead of two). I don't want to be too premature, but so far I have yet to see any glitching occur--- even when I flip the ceiling fan switch like a mad-man (fast, repeatedly, one-shot, super-slow to hear the arc'ing inside the switch, etc).
I don't know how these single-CatX adapters work (yet, tee hee hee), but if this unit is any indication of the single- vs dual-catX technology, then I'd recommend folks start looking into the single-CatX solutions. Until I saw beemer533's post above about a single-CatX extender for $95, I wasn't sure of any single-CatX extenders out there that hit the same price-point as the (lower-cost) dual-CatX extenders. I would very much be interested in trying out the $95 PI single-CatX extender but at this point I have a solution and I'd just as soon leave it well-enough-alone!
I am now using one of these:
XTENDEX® ST-C5HDMI-150
It is truly "plug and play." --- But to be fair, the Arkview extender was truly "plug and play" as well, but just had this debilitating vulnerability to AC motor on/off cycling --- This unit however (so far!) does not seem to have the same vulnerability, and I also like that I can plug in the AC wall adapter for the pair at the source end rather than forced to plug in power at the destination end (the Arkview extender). All that's now plugged into the power strip at the far end now is the TV, and I'd rather keep it that way...
Good luck to EVERYONE else experiencing this problem. With as many views as this thread has received to-date, it is clear there is a problem out there that is not yet well enough understood to fix it once-and-for-all.
cheers,
..dane
Latest Thread Update
Products that are being used in this thread and their success
last updated 10 May 2013
- user: audiodane
try #1
- Source-end: DVDO Edge Video Processor
- CatX Adapter: Arkview HDMI-EXTC HDMI Extender(Amazon, <$50)
- CatX Cables: Dual ~50ft Cat5e UTP (solid-core, heavily stressed during pull through conduit, 568B DIY crimp terminated)
- Far-end: Panasonic TC-P50G10
- Resolution(s) tested: 1080p60@8bit
- Status: unsuccessful (the reason for this thread!)
try #2
- Source-end: same
- CatX Adapter: XTENDEX® ST-C5HDMI-150 (NTI, $350)
- CatX Cables: same
- Far-end: same
- Resolution(s) tested: 1080p60@36bit
- Status: so far no problems
- user: whitmans77
- Source-end: Monoprice 4x4 Matrix
- CatX Adapter: Conversions Technology CT60S (same as Minotek?) (Amazon
- CatX Cables: 50FT Cat6 UTP from Monoprice
- Far-end: 2 Insignia 42 inch plasmas and a Sony projector
- Resolution(s) tested: ??
- Status: so far no problems
- Cyntax:
- Source-end: Monoprice 4x4 Matrix
- CatX Adapter: Conversions Technology CT60S (same as Minotek?) (Amazon
- CatX Cables: ~20ft Cat6 (solid-core)
- Far-end: Dell monitor
- Resolution(s) tested: ??
- Status: so far no problems
- user: madmart
- Source-end: Monoprice 4x4 Matrix
- CatX Adapter: Menotek HDMI Extender (same as Conversions Technology?) (Amazon
- CatX Cables: ~40ft Cat6 UTP (termination style ?? stressed ??)
- Far-end: Panasonic 1080p
- Resolution(s) tested: ??
- Status: so far no problems
- user: jc8587
try #1:
- Source-end: Denon AVR 591
- CatX Adapter: Menotek HDMI Extender (same as Conversions Technology?) (Amazon
- CatX Cables: ~3ft Cat6, and ~50ft Cat6 STP (self terminated, not stressed)
- Far-end: Panasonic TCP54G25
- Resolution(s) tested: 480i/p 720i/p 1080i/p
- Status: only 480p and lower worked, no audio/video at higher res
try #2:
- Source-end: same
- CatX Adapter: Tripp Lite B136-101 (component A/V extenders) (Amazon
- CatX Cables: same
- Far-end: same
- Resolution(s) tested: same
- Status: poor audio and noisy video, even at lower res
try #3:
- Source-end: same
- CatX Adapter: Mediabridge - Dual-Cat5e HDMI Extender (Amazon
- CatX Cables: same
- Far-end: same
- Resolution(s) tested: same
- Status: Worked on old(er) Blu ray, but not Denon or Motorolla DVR (handshake issues? not HDCP compliant?)
try #4:
- Source-end: same
- CatX Adapter: MonoPrice HDMI extender (Monoprice, <$40)
- CatX Cables: same
- Far-end: same
- Resolution(s) tested: same
- Status: Working so far
- user: Phillie14586
- Source-end: ??
- CatX Adapter: Menotek HDMI Extender (same as Conversions Technology?) (Amazon
- CatX Cables: ~80ft Cat6 (termination style ?? stressed ??)
- Far-end: ??
- Resolution(s) tested: ??
- Status: 30 seconds of video then blank-out
- user: david_nc
- Source-end: Dish 722k HD DVR
- CatX Adapter: Monoprice dual-Cat5e HDMI Extenders (Amazon
- CatX Cables: 50ft Cat6 (termination style ?? stressed ??)
- Far-end: iSymphony 26"
- Resolution(s) tested: 720p & 1080i only
- Status: so far no problems
- user: Eliteconcept
try #1:
- Source-end: PS3, and comcast (motorola) cable box
- CatX Adapter: Monoprice Wallplates < $20
- CatX Cables: ~50ft Cat6 STP x 2 (T568B terminated)
- Far-end: Samsung UN55B8000
- Resolution(s) tested: 480i/p 1080i/p
- Status: occasional 1-2 sec dropouts from both cablebox and PS3
try #2:
- Source-end: Monoprice 4x2 switch
- CatX Adapter: Monoprice dual-CatX Adapter ~$30
- CatX Cables: ~50ft Cat6 STP x 2 (T568B terminated [1 side shielded, 1 side not)
- Far-end: Samsung UN55B8000
- Resolution(s) tested: 480i/p 1080i/p
- Status: so far so good
- user: whitejk
try #1:
- Source-end: PS3 and Direct TV HD DVR Box
- CatX Adapter: Monoprice HDMI Extender Wallplate ~$19
- CatX Cables: ~50ft Cat6a STP x 2 (T568B terminated)
- Far-end: LG 47LH90
- Resolution(s) tested: 480i/p 1080i/p
- Status: occasional 1-2 sec dropouts from both cablebox and PS3 when overhead fan is turned on/off, dishwasher is on and when a/c cuts on/off
try #2:
- Source-end: same
- CatX Adapter: Monoprice HDMI Extender ~$35
- CatX Cables: same
- Far-end: same
- Resolution(s) tested: 480i/p 1080i/p
- Status: so far so good, no dropouts experienced
- user: calimark
- Source-end: ?
- CatX Adapter: MonoPrice HDMI extender (Monoprice, <$40)
- CatX Cables: ?
- Far-end: ?
- Resolution(s) tested: 1080p24)
- Status: so far so good
- user: bletour
- Source-end: Sony BDP-CX960 Blu-Ray Changer, Roku XD|S Media Streamer, Scientific Atlanta 4250HD Cable Box (Comcast), Scientific Atlanta 8300HD DVR Cable Box (Comcast)
- CatX Adapter: Conversions Technologies CTHDMI-100E (HDBaseT based)
- CatX Cables: ~110Ft Cat5e with punch down panel and wall plate connections (see this post for full details)
- Far-end: Samsung LN46C630
- Resolution(s) tested: 1080p60
- Status: Success w/ Bluray and Roku, Failed HDCP w/ both SA cable boxes
- user: theOriginalGuru
try #1:
- Source-end: Cox Communications CableTV HD-DVR, Samsung BD-P1600 blu-ray player
- CatX Adapter: Mediabridge - Dual-Cat5e HDMI Extender ($38 on Amazon)
- CatX Cables: 6' HDMI -> HDMI Keystone (Monoprice) -> Mediabridge -> Keystone -> 6' HDMI
- Far-end: Samsung UN55B6000
- Resolution(s) tested: 720i, 1080i/p
- Status: Success (occasional audio problems w/ Cox DVR)
try #2:
- Source-end: Onkyo TX-SR707 (through CablesToGo RapidRun Voltage Inserter
- CatX Adapter: Mediabridge - Dual-Cat5e HDMI Extender ($38 on Amazon)
- CatX Cables: 6' HDMI -> HDMI Keystone (Monoprice) -> Mediabridge -> 2x 14' Cat6 -> Mediabridge -> Keystone -> 6' HDMI
- Far-end: Samsung UN55B6000
- Resolution(s) tested: same?
- Status: Success (once Voltage Inserter was added)
- user: pumori
- Source-end: Comcast cable box, OPPO BDP-83
- CatX Adapter: NXG Technology NX-HDEXT160-1 (Amazon, $84.99)
- CatX Cables: Single cable runs (~50 foot and ~35 foot) of CAT6 (UTP, solid-core, Monoprice)
- Far-end: Panasonic PT-AE4000U projector or (old) Viewsonic N3250W LCD
- Resolution(s) tested: 720p, 1080i, 1080p60, 1080p24
- Status: Success
- NOTE: NXG Technology NX-HDEXT160-1 utilizes an EDID for stereo sound only. (see posts 183-191)
- user: N3W813
try #1:
- Source-end: Motorola DCH3200 HD Cable Box
- CatX Adapter: Monoprice HDMI Extender
- CatX Cables: Monoprice 100' CAT6 UTP patch cables
- Far-end: Sony 60A3000 LCD RPTV
- Resolution(s) tested: 1080i with 2-channel audio
- Status: no dropouts experienced
try #2:
- Source-end: HTPC, Nvidia GT240
- CatX Adapter: Monoprice HDMI Extender
- CatX Cables: 2x Monoprice 100' CAT6 UTP patch cables
- Far-end: Sony 60A3000 LCD RPTV
- Resolution(s) tested: 1080p24, 1080p60; with 2-channel audio
- Status: has intermittent dropouts @60p, no issues @24p
- user: dmg79
try #1:
- Source-end: Sony STR-910
- CatX Adapter: Monoprice Wall plates
- CatX Cables: CAT6 UTP patch cables
- Far-end: Sharp Aquos D62
- Resolution(s) tested: 1080p
- Status: dropouts experienced anytime hoodfan or AC powered up and randomly with wall switches
try #2:
- Source-end: Denon AVR 891
- CatX Adapter: Monoprice Wall plates
- CatX Cables: CAT6 UTP patch cables
- Far-end: Sharp Aquos D62
- Resolution(s) tested: 1080p
- Status: dropouts experienced anytime hoodfan or AC powered up and randomly with wall switches
try #3:
- Source-end: Denon AVR 891
- CatX Adapter: Monoprice Wall plates with voltage inserter (tried at source and receiver ends)
- CatX Cables: CAT6 UTP patch cables
- Far-end: Sharp Aquos D62
- Resolution(s) tested: 1080p
- Status: dropouts experienced anytime hoodfan or AC powered up and randomly with wall switches
try #4:
- Source-end: Denon AVR 891
- CatX Adapter: Monoprice HDMI Extender (powered extender)
- CatX Cables: CAT6 UTP patch cables
- Far-end: Sharp Aquos D62
- Resolution(s) tested: 1080p
- Status: no dropouts
- user: natedogg661
- Source-end: Monoprice HDMI switch #8462
- CatX Adapter: Monoprice HDMI Extender #8122
- CatX Cables: CAT6 UTP patch cables
- Far-end: Panasonic AE7000U projector
- Resolution(s) tested: 1080p (3D)
- Status: success so far (3 weeks)
- user: TVAddikt
try #1:
- Source-end: Appletv
- CatX Adapter: MonoPrice HDMI extender #6532
- CatX Cables: 117' Dual Cat6 STP Stranded (self terminated)
- Far-end: Olevia HDTV
- Resolution(s) tested: 720P
- Status: Brief Test, no problems
try #2:
- Source-end: SageTV HD-200
- CatX Adapter: MonoPrice HDMI extender #6532
- CatX Cables: 117' Dual Cat6 STP Stranded (self terminated)
- Far-end: same
- Resolution(s) tested: 1080i60
- Status: Did not work
try #3:
- Source-end: AppleTV
- CatX Adapter: Conversions Technology CT60S
- CatX Cables: 117' Cat6 STP Stranded and Cat5e (self terminated)
- Far-end: same
- Resolution(s) tested: 720p
- Status: Worked but the picture had sparkles/noise.
try #4:
- Source-end: Sagetv HD-200
- CatX Adapter: Conversions Technology CT60S
- CatX Cables: 117' Cat6 STP Stranded and Cat5e (self terminated)
- Far-end: same
- Resolution(s) tested: 1080i
- Status: Did not work - user: NismoZ
- CatX Adapter: SANOXY Hdmi Extender Adapter (Amazon
- Status: "..seems to be doing the trick at the moment." - user: Relleum
- CatX Adapter: Monoprice HDBaseT
- CatX Cable: 50' Cat6
- Status: working flawlessly over two months time (with integrated IR blaster in-use) - user: markrubin (post)
- CatX Adapters: Accell E090C-003B (which also passes RS 232) and Monoprice
- CatX Cables: ~100' Cat5e (shielded?)
- Status: all worked first time without a glitch - user: akyramoto (post)
- Sources: Anthem MRX300 ARV being fed by Oppo BDP-93 and directv box (switched through anthem). All HDMI sensing is off.
- CatX Adapter: SnapAV HD-2CAT-1080P-130
- CatX Cable: (cat5? cat5e?)
- Far End Device: Samsung Plasma TV
- Resolutions Tested: 1080p (60? 24?)
- Status: Initially, failure, using cables terminated with "RJ45EZ" connectors; Re-terminated cables with RJ45 connectors per mannufacterer (SnapAV) recommendation, and it works great! - user: speedyr6 (post)
try #1:
- Source-end: PS3
- CatX Adapter: Monoprice HDMI Extender Wallplate ~$19
- CatX Cables: ~20ft Cat6 UTP x 2 (T568B terminated)
- Far-end: Sammy 40" LCD (not sure model off hand)
- Resolution(s) tested: 480i/p 720p 1080i/p
- Status: Works perfectly
try #2:
- Source-end: PS3
- CatX Adapter: Monoprice HDMI Extender Wallplate ~$19
- CatX Cables: ~20ft Cat5e UTP x 2 (???, termination not listed)
- Far-end: Sammy 40" LCD (not sure model off hand)
- Resolution(s) tested: 480i/p 720p 1080i/p
- Status: Works perfectly
try #3:
- Source-end: PS3
- CatX Adapter: Monoprice HDMI Extender Wallplate ~$19
- CatX Cables: 6" Cat6 UTP patch cables(T586B terminated) x 4, 30' cat5e (builder installed, STP v UTP not listed, T586B terminated) x 2, leviton cat5e plates x 2
- Far-end: Sammy 40" LCD (not sure model off hand)
- Resolution(s) tested: 480i/p 720p 1080i
- Status: Works Ok, some artifacting occasionally @1080i. 1080p is really bad, looks like analog station not tuning in, sound works, but pretty worthless at this resolution. - user: ericmn (post)
- Sources: PS3, Samsung DVD Player
- CatX Adapter: Monoprice hdmi over cat5 4x4 matrix
- CatX Cables: ~40' (cat5e?), ~60' (cat5e?), end-to-end (no patch panels or wall jacks)
- Far end: Samsung 6000 32" and Samsung B450 46".
- Video Status: PS3 gaming at 1080p: works great, no issues; PS3 general use: changing resolution will cut the picture for 1-5 seconds; PS3 dvd: unacceptable (screen went solid green for 1-3 seconds every few minutes during playback); Samsung DVD player: unacceptable (screen went solid green for 1-3 seconds every few minutes during playback); HTPC at 1080p: no issues
- IR Status: Not working - user: Derek Ouellet (post)
- Sources: Sony BDP-S790, Nintendo Wii, Onkyo HT-R990
- CatX Adapter #1: Conversions Technology CT-HD100-E
- CatX Adapter #2: Accell E090C-003B
- CatX Cables: Cable Matters 50ft Cat6a 550 MHz SSTP
- Far end: Epson PowerLite 8350
- Status: both baluns, same results.Bluray: menu appears, "not supported" warning on disc playback. Wii: "not supported" - user: GaryChios (post)
- Sources: FIOS Cable Box from Motorola with HDMI out. Set at 1080I. NY Models.
- CatX Adapter: XTENDEX® ST-C5HDMI-150 (NTI, $310 shipped from reseller)
- CatX Cables: Cat 6 Honeywell Genesis non shielded (Blue Color) 4 Pair Solid 18AWG wire. Approx 55' of wire.
- Far end: Sony Bravia TV
- Status: 1080i and 1080p @ 120 (sic) - This works well. No loss in signal and great quality video.
Sparkles @ 480i 480p and 720p. Audio good. But video useless. Adjusting resolutions or turnning off or on HDMI features does not do anything or help with the sparkles.
Edited by audiodane - 5/10/13 at 7:06pm
