So I prewired my house with 26AWG HDMI for a 75ft+ run. It works fine as a direct connect with my HTPC but does not work with a matrix (4x4 monoprice).
I have 2 sources that I have to have everywhere - HTPC and cable box. Maybe I can get rid of cable box but it is wife fear....
I have 2 current TVs with another coming soon. The basement has 24AWG on 15ft run. No problem anticipated. I have component also run but I'd like to stick to 1 tech.
I could do HDMI for HTPC and component for cable box. Then I need to split HDMI from HTPC into currently 2 outputs but will need 3 soon enough (unless I do extender which I am not crazy about).
So is there an option to use a matrix on a long 26AWG run? I could do 2 cat5's if I had to (involving some patchwork). Would a splitter be more forgiving on a long run? Amplifier?
I currently have a new matrix on the way as the last one couldn't seem to work consistently with a 3ft 28AWG run from sources and a 6ft 28AWG output. I'd rather stop all the guessing although I realize that is par for the course with HDMI.
If it matters - sources are SA8300HD and new PC with i5 on board graphics, TVs are 1 yr old LED LG and 2 yr old Samsung LCD.
I have 2 sources that I have to have everywhere - HTPC and cable box. Maybe I can get rid of cable box but it is wife fear....
I have 2 current TVs with another coming soon. The basement has 24AWG on 15ft run. No problem anticipated. I have component also run but I'd like to stick to 1 tech.
I could do HDMI for HTPC and component for cable box. Then I need to split HDMI from HTPC into currently 2 outputs but will need 3 soon enough (unless I do extender which I am not crazy about).
So is there an option to use a matrix on a long 26AWG run? I could do 2 cat5's if I had to (involving some patchwork). Would a splitter be more forgiving on a long run? Amplifier?
I currently have a new matrix on the way as the last one couldn't seem to work consistently with a 3ft 28AWG run from sources and a 6ft 28AWG output. I'd rather stop all the guessing although I realize that is par for the course with HDMI.
If it matters - sources are SA8300HD and new PC with i5 on board graphics, TVs are 1 yr old LED LG and 2 yr old Samsung LCD.