What do you use HDMI via category cables for?

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rayonline

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#216695 8-Jul-2017 17:41

When we did the rooms here we went for 2 ports at the rooms. I know one could use 2 Cat cables for HDMI. What sort of use are you guys doing with this? When we need to run some videos we just use a single Cat6 connection (or wireless) and play that video onto our HDMI TV screen.

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Yabanize

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#1815974 8-Jul-2017 18:05

I assume you mean it's a smart TV and you're playing content directly on it?

People who use HDMI extenders over Cat6 would have say, A Sky box, a BluRay, Freeview, a PC or any kind of set top box really, in another room that they want to be able to use on any of the TV's in the house via a matrix or splitter.

They are also used professionally, like for projectors in a hall or church.

But yeah, I guess most people wouldn't need it unless they want to watch Sky.

There are variants available that only use one cable too.

rayonline

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#1815981 8-Jul-2017 18:34

Thanks, yes a Smart TV or a small laptop connected to the TV because Smart TV can crash sometimes and be slow. Sharing a network folder and playing a video thru VLC or Windows Media Player onto the big TV.

But most people would probably just watch it at the main TV room right .... even if it was a set up box. Can be exemptions thou ... :)

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#1816146 9-Jul-2017 10:27

Im yet to see a smart tv that has an onvif client in it that can display cameras on it, so use a feed from a NVR for that.

Also cant stream to multiple tvs simultaniously with a smart tv, so I cant have something on both the lounge and kitchen TVs and have them in sync with each other.

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