10m HDMI Cable
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Most 10m leads will work but test it first before running in the wall. Run a Cat6 cable as well. (About to be shot for saying cat6 and not Cat5) then if you have problems or need another connection a £40 pair of sender/receivers will fix it.
15m hdmi would have to be active and are more expensive then cat6 and sender/receivers.
15m hdmi would have to be active and are more expensive then cat6 and sender/receivers.
chasingracecars said:
Most 10m leads will work but test it first before running in the wall. Run a Cat6 cable as well. (About to be shot for saying cat6 and not Cat5) then if you have problems or need another connection a £40 pair of sender/receivers will fix it.
Nope, no shooting justified as HDMI over IP/Ethernet is exactly where you do need the additional bandwidth of a Cat 6a cable (or two).Commercially I would use / recommend a fibre based HDMI rather than a copper one, more pricey, but more reliable, although they are directional so make sure you get them the right way round. HDMI is technically not designed / specified for long runs.
Why Fibre.
It is all to do with the 'digital cliff' and the 'eye' pattern, with digital signals you have little residential chance of knowing how close you are to the link failing without spending lots on test equipment, What works today, tomorrow, 3 weeks, 5 months at 4K, may not the day. Cables and connections do degrade over time (imperceptable to us humans) and are seceptable to interferance.
Fibre is far less suceptable to interferance and has a far better 'eye' pattern and is therefore further away from failing to link properly.
Why Fibre.
It is all to do with the 'digital cliff' and the 'eye' pattern, with digital signals you have little residential chance of knowing how close you are to the link failing without spending lots on test equipment, What works today, tomorrow, 3 weeks, 5 months at 4K, may not the day. Cables and connections do degrade over time (imperceptable to us humans) and are seceptable to interferance.
Fibre is far less suceptable to interferance and has a far better 'eye' pattern and is therefore further away from failing to link properly.
VEX said:
Commercially I would use / recommend a fibre based HDMI rather than a copper one, more pricey, but more reliable, although they are directional so make sure you get them the right way round. HDMI is technically not designed / specified for long runs.
Why Fibre.
It is all to do with the 'digital cliff' and the 'eye' pattern, with digital signals you have little residential chance of knowing how close you are to the link failing without spending lots on test equipment, What works today, tomorrow, 3 weeks, 5 months at 4K, may not the day. Cables and connections do degrade over time (imperceptable to us humans) and are seceptable to interferance.
Fibre is far less suceptable to interferance and has a far better 'eye' pattern and is therefore further away from failing to link properly.
Do these work with ARC ?Why Fibre.
It is all to do with the 'digital cliff' and the 'eye' pattern, with digital signals you have little residential chance of knowing how close you are to the link failing without spending lots on test equipment, What works today, tomorrow, 3 weeks, 5 months at 4K, may not the day. Cables and connections do degrade over time (imperceptable to us humans) and are seceptable to interferance.
Fibre is far less suceptable to interferance and has a far better 'eye' pattern and is therefore further away from failing to link properly.
I use an KabelDireckt 10m cable from AV amp to projector and it works fine with HD. Not tried 4K .
https://www.amazon.co.uk/KabelDirekt-Cable-compati...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/KabelDirekt-Cable-compati...
CSK423 said:
VEX said:
Commercially I would use / recommend a fibre based HDMI rather than a copper one, more pricey, but more reliable, although they are directional so make sure you get them the right way round. HDMI is technically not designed / specified for long runs.
Why Fibre.
It is all to do with the 'digital cliff' and the 'eye' pattern, with digital signals you have little residential chance of knowing how close you are to the link failing without spending lots on test equipment, What works today, tomorrow, 3 weeks, 5 months at 4K, may not the day. Cables and connections do degrade over time (imperceptable to us humans) and are seceptable to interferance.
Fibre is far less suceptable to interferance and has a far better 'eye' pattern and is therefore further away from failing to link properly.
Do these work with ARC ?Why Fibre.
It is all to do with the 'digital cliff' and the 'eye' pattern, with digital signals you have little residential chance of knowing how close you are to the link failing without spending lots on test equipment, What works today, tomorrow, 3 weeks, 5 months at 4K, may not the day. Cables and connections do degrade over time (imperceptable to us humans) and are seceptable to interferance.
Fibre is far less suceptable to interferance and has a far better 'eye' pattern and is therefore further away from failing to link properly.
I have some on a project that my guys have been doing which do, let me check on the function and brand for you.
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I use one of these from a Pioneer AV amp to an Optima HD projector
https://cpc.farnell.com/pro-signal/psg03548/hdmi-l...
Cheap but does the job Ok.
https://cpc.farnell.com/pro-signal/psg03548/hdmi-l...
Cheap but does the job Ok.
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