8x8 HDBASE T Matrix Switch Recommendations
We are wrapping up construction on a new house.
I was set on going with an Audio Authority HLX matrix switcher (using 2 CAT 6 to distribution 1080i video via component cables)
However, in the past year HDBase T seems to have picked up speed and come down in price.
So I am now thinking hard about going with a HDMI HDBase T matrix switcher for video distribution instead of the component cable based Audio Authority’s HLX. The problem I am having is there are not a lot of reviews on this forum for 8x8 HDBase T matrix switchers.
There are a lot of options, but it appears Gefen, Atlona, Shinybow, Keydigital and Wyrestorm are the more known/used brands.
Does anyone have any recommendations / tales of caution on any of the above mentioned brands – or perhaps I am missing a better brand?
For Background:
• We have 5 DTV boxes, 2 Dune players and a security camera system that we will view on one of the home’s 12 TV (there is a bar area with 5 TV’s which makes up the bulk of the TVs).
• We will never be viewing more than 8 sources so an 8x8 matrix switcher that allows us to “mirror” an additional 4 TV’s works fine (for instance the Keydigital allows “switching of 8 TV’s and mirroring of 8 TVs for a total of 16 TV’s).
• There is no CAT 6 run in the house that exceeds 250 feet so features like Gefen’s built in extender is not necessary.
• We ran 3 CAT 6 and a coax to each TV location
• The TV’s will be controlled by BOTH URC’s MX-890 remotes using the MRF-350 base stations AND via iPad based controller (using ISY 994IR PRO automation as a backbone)
• We are distributing music via a Nuvo Concerto system
• We need a matrix switcher that will backhaul RF controls from the remote to a IR flasher at each TV for on/off/volume - (we have a wall in the bar with 4 TV’s so a IR blast from the remote wont work)
Thanks for your input
We are wrapping up construction on a new house.
I was set on going with an Audio Authority HLX matrix switcher (using 2 CAT 6 to distribution 1080i video via component cables)
However, in the past year HDBase T seems to have picked up speed and come down in price.
So I am now thinking hard about going with a HDMI HDBase T matrix switcher for video distribution instead of the component cable based Audio Authority’s HLX. The problem I am having is there are not a lot of reviews on this forum for 8x8 HDBase T matrix switchers.
There are a lot of options, but it appears Gefen, Atlona, Shinybow, Keydigital and Wyrestorm are the more known/used brands.
Does anyone have any recommendations / tales of caution on any of the above mentioned brands – or perhaps I am missing a better brand?
For Background:
• We have 5 DTV boxes, 2 Dune players and a security camera system that we will view on one of the home’s 12 TV (there is a bar area with 5 TV’s which makes up the bulk of the TVs).
• We will never be viewing more than 8 sources so an 8x8 matrix switcher that allows us to “mirror” an additional 4 TV’s works fine (for instance the Keydigital allows “switching of 8 TV’s and mirroring of 8 TVs for a total of 16 TV’s).
• There is no CAT 6 run in the house that exceeds 250 feet so features like Gefen’s built in extender is not necessary.
• We ran 3 CAT 6 and a coax to each TV location
• The TV’s will be controlled by BOTH URC’s MX-890 remotes using the MRF-350 base stations AND via iPad based controller (using ISY 994IR PRO automation as a backbone)
• We are distributing music via a Nuvo Concerto system
• We need a matrix switcher that will backhaul RF controls from the remote to a IR flasher at each TV for on/off/volume - (we have a wall in the bar with 4 TV’s so a IR blast from the remote wont work)
Thanks for your input