HDmi Extender Over 2 CAT5E

First of all, this product does work overall, BUT setting it up was rather complicated.

Okay the first issue is the instructions are thin and not very clear. I first set this thing up using cat 5e cables. The video had lots of distortion and after reading further, it said cat 6 cables would have better performance. Well after installing 2 cat 6 cables, it wouldn't work at all. It took me an hour to figure out that it only worked for with a single cat6 cable in the AV Signal port, and a cat5e cable in the Control port. This seemed awfully strange to me but that's the only way I can get this thing to work. I don't know if my device is defective, but this was my experience.

The second issue is that the power supply for this device is on the display end and not the source end, which I think is backwards. I set this up using a projector and I had to run the power supply through my ceiling to an outlet in the attic. I think it would have made more sense to put the power port on the source end because that's where the dvd players and other devices are where this power supply can be better hidden. This made setting it up more difficult for me as I got dirty and dusty crawling through my ceiling twice. The first time is when I ran the power for the projector, then after I bought this, had to do it AGAIN!

In addition to having trouble setting it up, I still haven't been able to get the IR blaster part to work. I followed the instructions to the letter and the IR through function still doesn't work. I will be calling tech support to investigate the issue further. For the time being, I have ran my own IR emitter to my device for remote control.

My overall judgment since I don't need the IR blaster function and since I finally did get it set up and have a crystal clear picture, is favorable. I like it, although I may try to find a more reliable and easier product to set up for my other rooms. My opinion is its a good value if you can get what you need out of it, which I most certainly have. I'm happy with it.

I bought this back in May, hooked it up and, no problem. It worked like a charm. I then decided I would try a couple other single cable models. I wanted to see if I could get by without pulling two cables. I bought two different brands. One just refuses to work, giving me a DVI/HDMI single is blocked message. The other one works but continuously drops the signal. So I've decided to go back to this model. Just bought my second. I'll take reliability over saving a cable pull any day.

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I have used this HDMI Extender at least 5 times and my longest one was 175ft. They are easy to install. Made my install very easy. great product.

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Great buy. Easy to set up and install. Can't get it wrong as the lights do not light if you switched the cables..

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Usually when I buy off-brand electronics to fill an obscure or unusual requirement I end up with junk that finds its way in to my used electronics bin in the garage. So it's pretty nice when I run across something that does exactly what I needed it to do, and well, like this device. With stuff like this, sometimes simply working is enough for high praise :)

I've had mine for 6 months now, connected via two 110 foot/36m cable runs from my upstairs media room to my downstairs bedroom TV. Naturally, the hardest part is running the cables and for many people that will be the showstopper detail (in my case I already had them for an older component video based extender). You really do need two cables to take advantage of the device although I was able to get it to work with one at 720p with 2 channel audio and no IR for a test. The device is HDMI 1.3a compliant (full 10.2gb bandwidth, very important!), and at 110' feet near the max run listed it outputs perfect 1080p video and audio to my downstairs display. It might as well be hooked directly to my HTPC upstairs.

And best of all it's one of the only units I've seen that supports IR extension as well. A lot of people overlook this little detail, forgetting that if the unit they are extending *from* isn't in line of site they have no way to control it, or use RF extenders (which are inferior to the over the wire system used here) but this is a major feature of this device. Even better, the unit itself powers the IR repeater no need to buy an external IR power supply (as is the case with a Cat5e Component extender I replaced with this unit) and comes with both the transmitter "bug" and the receiver "bug". You hook the receiver in one end at the display you are extending to, the transmitter at the other pointed at the device you are extending from, and walla it's just like your remote is in front of it. That's literally how well it works like you were upstairs pointing the remote directly at the device. There's no lag whatsoever.

It may seem a little pricey, but it's quality, and compared to the component video extender I replaced it with it's cheap :). Don't make the mistake of buying a cheaper unit here because you think it will be "good enough"! I first bought a pair of HDMI wallplates (thinking I would use RF for the remote dumb) and they ended up in the useless electronics bin. This unit does exactly what you need and is worth $200. There may be other ways to extend a full HDMI 1.3a cable 110 feet to a display on the other side of your house while allowing you to control the source with your normal IR remote, and do so reliably, but not this cheap.

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