Hi all,
I need some input on a real head-scratcher I've gotten myself into. I'm trying to set up a video projection system for my church. It consists of 2 projectors and 2 monitors. The 2 projectors and 1 of the monitors all show the same thing and the 2nd monitor is the "prep/preview" monitor. I've got a new video card that has 2x HDMI out + 2x DVI out. I'm going to just attach a rough schematic of the setup since it'll be much easier to see what's connected to what (picture 1). All the HDMI cables are 3ft and the CAT5e cables are 100ft for MON1 and 50ft for MON2. The issue described below occured on the 100ft-er.
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The abbreviated story is that when I connected the Cat5 extender to the computer HDMI port, the cable sparked and shorted out the video card. The HDMI switcher/repeater was not connected at the time (picture 2)
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Has anyone ever seen anything like that happen? There was no power going to the extenders (the AC adapters were unplugged at the time), so the only power was coming from the computer... My initial suspicion was the extenders had a short in them or something but I really can't be sure. I'm sending it all back to Tiger Direct (thank goodness for generous return policies) and they're going to send me a replacement video card. I told them to hold off sending me new extenders until I get a little more information on them. Fortunately, the projectors and computer were unaffected by the short.
I'm now considering using a boosted HDMI cable to run the distance instead of the Cat5 extenders but I'm not sure what to do to be honest. If someone has any recomendations for projects that would work for me (and have been proven to work) I'd appreciate it.
I need some input on a real head-scratcher I've gotten myself into. I'm trying to set up a video projection system for my church. It consists of 2 projectors and 2 monitors. The 2 projectors and 1 of the monitors all show the same thing and the 2nd monitor is the "prep/preview" monitor. I've got a new video card that has 2x HDMI out + 2x DVI out. I'm going to just attach a rough schematic of the setup since it'll be much easier to see what's connected to what (picture 1). All the HDMI cables are 3ft and the CAT5e cables are 100ft for MON1 and 50ft for MON2. The issue described below occured on the 100ft-er.
Attachment 245462
The abbreviated story is that when I connected the Cat5 extender to the computer HDMI port, the cable sparked and shorted out the video card. The HDMI switcher/repeater was not connected at the time (picture 2)
Attachment 245463
Has anyone ever seen anything like that happen? There was no power going to the extenders (the AC adapters were unplugged at the time), so the only power was coming from the computer... My initial suspicion was the extenders had a short in them or something but I really can't be sure. I'm sending it all back to Tiger Direct (thank goodness for generous return policies) and they're going to send me a replacement video card. I told them to hold off sending me new extenders until I get a little more information on them. Fortunately, the projectors and computer were unaffected by the short.
I'm now considering using a boosted HDMI cable to run the distance instead of the Cat5 extenders but I'm not sure what to do to be honest. If someone has any recomendations for projects that would work for me (and have been proven to work) I'd appreciate it.
