HDMI to Cat5 Converters ?
 

I'm looking for recommendations, brand/model, of HDMI converters that people have good success with.

I need to take HDMI out to the video village over 70 feet away from the camera and I sure don't want to try and get there with an HDMI cable.

Anyone ?

You can do 70' easily with a good quality SDI cable. I suspect that would be a better solution for you.

I'm aware I could use SDI but I need to use CAT5.

Anyone have any recommendations ?

Markertek has this...
 

Atlona AT-HD4-V40SRS HDMI v1.3 Over Single Cat5 Extender

Maybe search there for this item..

Obstreperous Rex please forgive me if this info is not allowed.

Thanks for recommendation. Is this based on experience ?

The price seems in line with what I was expecting and the specs look good.

Nope, just ran across it and...
 

I thought the specs looked good too.

Please let me know what you end up using and how well it works.

Best indeed back,

Howard

I find the Atlona *slightly* better than IOGear but NEITHER get close to their 100 foot rating for 1080 video. I have 2 runs of 75' cable and neither Atlona nor IOGear would give me a signal. I can get around this by running a direct shot of 50' but that gets in the way. Your best bet is a 75' HDMI cable, downscale the output to 720p or less or something much more expensive. And you must have Cat 6 cable for the best signal.

Thanks for the info Steve. It's discouraging though because I need to make some very long runs. Definitely exceeding 75'.

Hi, Kirk...............
 

It might be worth investigating Free Space Optical if your cicumstances permit its use and it fits the budget.

It can crank out 1080 up to 2 miles away and not a cable in sight..

Just a thought.


CS

http://fsona.com/product.php?sec=flyaway

http://www.optel.com/en/prod_index.htm

http://www.mrv.com/optical-transport/terescope/

http://www.pavdata.com/index.html

Interesting approach but it looks like it would have to be line-of-sight. I can't count on that being available in every circumstance I need to cover the distance.

Most definately line of site............
 

but, as I said, it depended on your circumstances and budget.

However, getting a (temporary) Cat 5/6 link from the transmitter to the roof is always a better bet than to a mile away.

Give it some thought and check it out, the things are popping up in amazing places.

Just wish finding them (manufacturers/ suppliers) on the web wasn't such a hassle, buried in learned papers on the subject as most searches are.


CS