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Cat6 to hdmi conversion
Posted on 9/7/14 at 9:51 pm
Posted on 9/7/14 at 9:51 pm
Wise sages of the tech board, I need your help.
On my outdoor patio, my av components are approx 40 feet from my television. For this reason, during construction, I chose to run several separate cat6 cables from the av component closet to the television location. From here on, pardon my ignorance. I have used the powered cat6 to hdmi converters, one on the receiver end and one at the tv end. They seem to work for only several months, then I lose video feed. Replacement of one or both converters fixes the issue...temporarily. Am I doing something wrong? Do I have any other options? In case you're wondering, running additional wiring of any type from component cabinet to tv is impossible at this point.
Thanks in advance for your help.
On my outdoor patio, my av components are approx 40 feet from my television. For this reason, during construction, I chose to run several separate cat6 cables from the av component closet to the television location. From here on, pardon my ignorance. I have used the powered cat6 to hdmi converters, one on the receiver end and one at the tv end. They seem to work for only several months, then I lose video feed. Replacement of one or both converters fixes the issue...temporarily. Am I doing something wrong? Do I have any other options? In case you're wondering, running additional wiring of any type from component cabinet to tv is impossible at this point.
Thanks in advance for your help.
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Posted on 9/7/14 at 9:57 pm to LSUTigerDoc
Did you use shielded Cat 6 or unshielded? Always use shielded.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 7:09 am to LSUTigerDoc
Shielded vs unshielded cable doesn't matter for this application.
Don't buy crap converters is the answer and make sure you do the calibration of the converter when you install it. If you don't follow the calibration you will burn up the balun.
Gefen is the brand I'd recommend. They cost more but have been trouble free when I've installed them.
Don't buy crap converters is the answer and make sure you do the calibration of the converter when you install it. If you don't follow the calibration you will burn up the balun.
Gefen is the brand I'd recommend. They cost more but have been trouble free when I've installed them.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 11:11 am to LSUTigerDoc
Buy better HDMI baluns
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