HDMI over Ethernet - more than 50 meters? wireless?

Afternoon,

I would like to be able to send HDMI over Ethernet we have a fiber optic connection that if at all possible we could patch it into. things is the distance is going to be more than 50 meters, been looking at the HDMI wireless options, is there any thing that will do more than 20 meters these days via maybe wi-fi. So from an HDMI source via our existing wifi to then be able to receive it at the other end.

I'm sure I asked this before but can't find the thread. Sorry about that......

So HDMI over the existing network or HDMI over either it's own sender/receiver or HDMI to wi-fi and then at the other end a receiver to download the signal.

What do you think?

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just make sure which ever you get is externally powered or you wont get the distance

Thanks for that but I need more than 50 meters as per the thread.

Cost isn't a problem......got about 2 - 5 k to spend.

Spend it on something more useful lol

HDMI Extender | HDMI Extenders | HDMI Repeaters | CAT5 | CAT6 | Fibre Optic | 1080p | HDCP | LINDY UK should have what you need,

if you have that much money to spend move the source closer ;p

Fibre Optic HDMI Extender, 700m/3km | Video Splitters & Extenders | Sharing, Converting, Extending | LINDY UK would piss it and have 4 k left over lol

Thanks mate.

Moving the source is not an option it's way out in bat country. lol

Looks like you may be on to something though....thanks for that, just been having a read and can see the following.

We have a wide HDMI Extender range, for situations when our 20 metre HDMI cables just aren't long enough. The HDMI Extender range includes HDMI Repeaters and HDMI Transmitters which can transmit HDMI signals up to an amazing 300m. 1080p.

Might be able to use the following, states over fibre optic.

50 Meters is quite a distance mate... all of the brands state 60-70 meters but you would be pushed to find one that actually did full HD for 50 meters... they would probably operate at 720p or lower.

Which is still a crisp picture mate, I think people go over the top with HD, for 3D that is different you will need a very good HDMI extender as it is a big bandwidth hog .

Have you thought about a full blown HDbaseT solution, have a look here.

I have never been let down with atlona they just work... but you never know and do your research!!!

Atlona HDMI Extender Kit, RS-232 & Ethernet Pass-Through 3D - Atlona.co.uk

Mick

Thanks a lot Mick, that's great.

Looks like that will do the trick.

Extends HDMI transmission up to 350ft (100m) with resolution up to 4kx2k (4 times the 1080p)

Unless your looking at distributing br then your likely to be talking 1080i not p. 1080i no will pass no probs using low cost hdmi over twin cat5. If budget is no problem look at the new triax gear. It will do 1080p @300m on cat 6 and the units provide 2 lan outlets for hooking up smart tv,s, xbox etc. The apps you can use with this system for turning android or apple devices into a remote control or controllers are really smart.

yeah thanks for all the heads up.

I thought I'd spend part of the cash getting an external company in to have a look at it for me, but alas, even though the double dip recession 2 out of 2 local companies that specialize in this filed haven't bothered to contact me, one was a direct call to the engineer of a well know alarm and communications company and the other was to some one that specializes in this field, but I found my self waiting for some one to actually pop in and see me and then I had to chase to be sent an e-mail that they'd call in today and see me, I left at 2.00pm with not a sniff...not even a call to advise.

Other was a call to a similar type of business.

Looks like I'm going to have to fall back on our existing IT company, after all I'm not going to be wanting to splice a fiber really am I ? not with my eyes...!

I know it can be done as just on the BBC NEWS there showing you how you can transmit HD from mars so what's a small 300 meters these days...lol

HIGH DEF TELE FROM MARS

pmsl guys like it

There are a few ways you can do this. One option would be if you have an rf distribution already via coax for freeview, you could modulate your hdmi output on a codfm mux and distribute on existing network. This would give 1080p on every tv outlet point and providing your tv's are hd ready you can view the channel in upto 1080p. Your tv's do not need have dvb-t2 tuners, just hd ready will do the job. There are other options. If your serious pm me to discuss further.

Cheers

Thanks for that mate.

OK that's another topic at the minute, we do have about 50 TV's that are now worthless as they have the old RF signal which is defunct now. Any way.....

So have one company that's now coming in and want to do a quote using the fiber connection and feeding that back over a vlan back to the equipment that we need......

Wondering if it would be a good idea to go wireless and use the new wi-fi system that we have in place, means that we'd get better flexibility should we wish to move the source then it'll just patch into the wi-fi that we have......means we'd be future proofing our selves and also allow more roaming as to speak.

Open to options and suggestions.

Thanks again.

What Wifi system are you using?

Can you not run fibre from switch to switch that should have a great backbone, WIFI scares me lol.

two decent stackable swtiches with fibre connections would piss all over wifi mate... but I do not know what wifi you are talking about is there some new standard I am not aware of yet?

EDIT:

also are we talking about HD over cables or data over cables lol?

Mick

Sorry to dig up and old thread, OK I called "Atlona" today and they are out of stock but they recomended that I go to "Future Shop"

CYP HDMI over CAT5 Transmitter & Receiver Kit up to 250 metres at 1080p - FutureShop.co.uk £367.37 for a pair, I'll get two?

So I was going to order 4 of these so we have 2 senders and 2 receivers.

Only thing that's putting me off is the "DDC" I know it won't be needed as only have images to display and we don't need data etc.

OK spoke to that company and they recommend that we run 2 x cat6 as it's older technology but there the only things that will run the distance that we want.

I would deffo run two x cat6

Atlona is one of the best mate!

I have not used CYP before but heard good things about them

I guess you can always get the cables ready etc, buy it and if it does not work send it back!

Regards
Mick

Kit arrived today and set up a quick test, all seems good

Thanks for all the help chaps (Mick) will be running the 250 meters tomorrow...

Let us know how you got on mate


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