dbuono Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 I am trying to figure out how to handle gaming consoles. We have a large home with a remotely located AV room (too far for standard controllers). And home is very modern with no furniture at TV locations to house/hide consoles. So, what are others doing with this type of issue/setup? Is there something to extent the range of controllers? Something to mount near the TV that sends signals back to AV room? Is there a way to mount the console behind a wall mount TV? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernSmarthome Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 I am trying to figure out how to handle gaming consoles. We have a large home with a remotely located AV room (too far for standard controllers). And home is very modern with no furniture at TV locations to house/hide consoles. So, what are others doing with this type of issue/setup? Is there something to extent the range of controllers? Something to mount near the TV that sends signals back to AV room? Is there a way to mount the console behind a wall mount TV? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Consoles generally need to be local as there are range issues for the remotes and latency issues when online gaming. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveControl Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Yup have the same unfortunate issue and there is no way around it. Along with other factors as manufacturers using proprietary protocols for their controllers getting a addon to do far input devices is flakey at best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Not just online gaming, any gaming on weak remote control signals can cause issues. If distance or interference is too much, there really aren't great options other than moving the console. The one possible other option is to look at 3rd party controllers that use a usb dongle and get a powered usb pull closer to the location in use, but even then that would only truly work if the intend is to use it for the one room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackfiveo1 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 100ft HDMI and put it in the ceiling above the room you're going to play in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSTRONG Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 I have my PlayStation hidden on an end table in my game room about 15 feet away from my tv. I ran a 50 feet hdmi to my matrix in the basement. Experience button to chose the PlayStation source and switch Inputs. sonic30101 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 7 hours ago, Cartnj said: Experience button to chose the PlayStation source and switch Inputs. Why? There's drivers for consoles with icons etc.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernSmarthome Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 100ft HDMI and put it in the ceiling above the room you're going to play inHdbaset. Yes. An actual hdmi cable? Hell no. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWD Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 1 hour ago, SouthernSmarthome said: Hdbaset. Yes. An actual hdmi cable? Hell no. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Why not? There are optical HDMI cables that are rated at 48Gbps at 100ft. Not going to get that with HDBaseT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhyPhy Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 I agree that optical HDMI is the easiest solution. The newest game consoles require high resolution, high frame rate, and zero latency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turls Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 On 1/7/2020 at 12:49 PM, WhyPhy said: I agree that optical HDMI is the easiest solution. The newest game consoles require high resolution, high frame rate, and zero latency. Good luck with the zero latency on most TVs...the display device is the issue more than the cabling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhyPhy Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 1 hour ago, turls said: Good luck with the zero latency on most TVs...the display device is the issue more than the cabling. I was comparing straight HDMI cable vs. video distribution systems (HD Base T, VoIP, etc.) that compress/process/decompress the signal and add additional latency. Many newer displays have low-latency game mode (and variable refresh rates) to improve gaming performance. Video distribution would negate those benefits whereas straight HDMI would not. turls 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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