jwhitaker@revit Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Saving you all from retrofit nightmares.http://www.cepro.com/article/genius_vanco_boost_converts_old_hdmi_cables_to_hdbaset/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me23 Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Very cool my friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveC4 Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Very cool...good for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesterwilson Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwhitaker@revit Posted September 18, 2013 Author Share Posted September 18, 2013 Hopefully it makes 4k easier to acquire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesterwilson Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Now don't you wish you told people to put in hdmi instead of cat6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSDave Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 I cant really see a scenario where an HDMI was run and not at least a Cat5e. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Few, none done by us, but it's easier to use that old HDMI for this then to mess with cutting it open to use it for an IR and use the cat for video instead.And no I do NOT wish I told or ran hdmi instead of Cat6 - there's plenty of reasons to minimize long HDMI runs - cost being one of them and probably the least important.I think this will prove a very useful tool in the arsenal, at least for certain specific situations. Won't make Cedia myself this year but colleagues have their instructions to check this piece out already (and normally, frankly, they'd pass by Vanco otherwise). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesterwilson Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Few, none done by us, but it's easier to use that old HDMI for this then to mess with cutting it open to use it for an IR and use the cat for video instead.And no I do NOT wish I told or ran hdmi instead of Cat6 - there's plenty of reasons to minimize long HDMI runs - cost being one of them and probably the least important.I think this will prove a very useful tool in the arsenal, at least for certain specific situations. Won't make Cedia myself this year but colleagues have their instructions to check this piece out already (and normally, frankly, they'd pass by Vanco otherwise).I was being sarcastic since no one recommends it and now he invented a product for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Fair enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMHarman Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Few' date=' none done by us, but it's easier to use that old HDMI for this then to mess with cutting it open to use it for an IR and use the cat for video instead.[b']And no I do NOT wish I told or ran hdmi instead of Cat6 - there's plenty of reasons to minimize long HDMI runs - cost being one of them and probably the least important.I think this will prove a very useful tool in the arsenal, at least for certain specific situations. Won't make Cedia myself this year but colleagues have their instructions to check this piece out already (and normally, frankly, they'd pass by Vanco otherwise).I was being sarcastic since no one recommends it and now he invented a product for it.Yet as shown in the example http://www.cepro.com/photos/genius_vanco_boost_converts_old_hdmi_cables_to_hdbaset/0you can't plan for other peoples historic installations and regularly have to work with the cables you got, not the cables you want. MoCA is another standard that really only exists for the same reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwhitaker@revit Posted September 21, 2013 Author Share Posted September 21, 2013 You would be surprised. We have had atleast 10 take overs, started by MAGNOLIA that have had atleast 4 displays each with this issue. One was locally located receiver and sources with CAT5 back to the headend, but a 10 meter HDMI ran from there to the display. 3d and 4k was impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Whoa, how is this changing into me saying this never happens - I'm not saying that at all. It doesn't happen often, and as said never by us, but it DOES happen and this thing could well be a lifesaver in those situations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwhitaker@revit Posted September 21, 2013 Author Share Posted September 21, 2013 Whoa, how is this changing into me saying this never happens - I'm not saying that at all. It doesn't happen often, and as said never by us, but it DOES happen and this thing could well be a lifesaver in those situations.No worries! I got exactly what you were saying. Just wanted to share how those "people not in the know" Still do it and it has become a serious frustration with 4k gaining so much steam and the prices dropping. Its like that first battle with 1080p, can be a real headache. Thanks for the insights. I am already looking into compatibility with HDMI 2.0 so the struggle continues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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