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Title: Product suggestions
Post by: Tamar Ghobria on May 17, 2016, 07:51:56 AM
Best Brand for Cat 6 to hdmi? Gefen? Hall Research? Key digital....Would prefer something that only needs power on one end and has an option for an HDMI splitter...Also need cat 6 cables in various lengths with rubber shielding
Title: Re: Product suggestions
Post by: John Rutirasiri on May 20, 2016, 12:25:23 AM
Best Brand for Cat 6 to hdmi? Gefen? Hall Research? Key digital....Would prefer something that only needs power on one end and has an option for an HDMI splitter...Also need cat 6 cables in various lengths with rubber shielding

We have a bunch of Atlona Roadnet boxes, but they discontinued it.  I like the ethercon connections which no one else seems to have.
Title: Product suggestions
Post by: Jordan Wolf on May 23, 2016, 09:37:31 AM
Before you jump on that bandwagon...

I have been having more and more issues with the Atlona HDBT units we have been using. We've using a maximum of 210' CAT6a with an industrial jacket.

Dropouts and flickering have been the main issues.

I am hoping to test our units today in a controlled environment to see if the issues are related to cable length, unit malfunction, or HDCP/EDID incompatibility.


- Jordan Wolf
Title: Re: Product suggestions
Post by: Scott Richards on May 24, 2016, 06:56:40 PM
Before you jump on that bandwagon...

I have been having more and more issues with the Atlona HDBT units we have been using. We've using a maximum of 210' CAT6a with an industrial jacket.

Dropouts and flickering have been the main issues.

Same issues here, I work for a national AV provider and have seen these issues as well with the Atlonas. The only thing I've been able to narrow it down to is sensitivity to static build-up/discharge near the units. Nothing else seems to explain it.
Title: Re: Product suggestions
Post by: Lee Buckalew on May 24, 2016, 10:18:41 PM
Best Brand for Cat 6 to hdmi? Gefen? Hall Research? Key digital....Would prefer something that only needs power on one end and has an option for an HDMI splitter...Also need cat 6 cables in various lengths with rubber shielding

Hall Research has been quite solid for me. 
The most prone to issues, across multiple parts of their line, has been Atlona.

Lee