Redmere at Monoprice

How long of a distance are you using? ALL certified high speed cables provide the same bitrate. Redmere allows the bits to go a further distance.

Redmere is an equalizer contained in the downstream connector that allows a given cable stock to deliver a higher usable bit rate at a given distance. It can be used to give full bandwidth performance beyond the typical 25' of the best passive HDMI cables. And it can be used to reduce the size of shorter cables.

I just wanted to let folks know that I recently purchased a 60 foot run of Monoprice Redmere HDMI cable, and it works as advertised, passing a 1080p60 12 bit signal without issue.

So no need to purchase a Monoprice HDMI extender?

If your total distance is 60 feet then a Redmere cable can get you a high speed signal for that distance. If you need more distance than Redmere provides, then you should probably skip Redmere and go with an extender of some type.

Depends on circumstances. If you are putting the cable in the wall, you might want to run Cat 6 and use an extender. If the chip in the Redmere cable fails, you wll have to replace the cable. That may be easier said than done. With an extender, you leave the cable alone and just replace a box on either end.

I just want to comment on this to say that I had a Key Digital balun with cat6, and could only get 1080p60 if I reduced to 8 bits. With the Redmere HDMI, I am able to pass 12 bit signal no problem. Don't actually think that makes a difference in real world picture quality, but it makes me happier to know my cable is not restricting bandwidth.

That is a limitation of that particular product, not extenders in general. Extenders based on HDBaseT are capable of full bandwidth up to 100m.

I had an in-wall setup done today that stretched the 60-footer to the max with some wiggle room. This thing works as advertised! It is said that these cables can support distances in 130 foot range which is just silly if you think about it. The installers kept commenting on how thin and maneuverable the cable was through the walls.