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OT - HDBaseT alternatives


 

What are the alternative to Crestron for full HD distribution, when the budget is tight?

4x4, 8x8 or 16x16


tx


 

Look into Kanexpro.  They have a new modular switcher series.  I use their other gadgets and they seem to work really good.  No problems.


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From: Etienne <etienne@...>
To: Crestron@...
Sent: Wednesday, May 8, 2013 2:12 AM
Subject: [Crestron] OT - HDBaseT alternatives


What are the alternative to Crestron for full HD distribution, when the budget is tight?

4x4, 8x8 or 16x16


tx



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--- In Crestron@..., "Etienne" <etienne@...> wrote:

What are the alternative to Crestron for full HD distribution, when the budget is tight?

4x4, 8x8 or 16x16


tx

We out in binary 4x4 matrix switches which can be controlled rs-232.
They also make larger ones that will go 8x8 and 16x16.


 

Just add power.com

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On May 8, 2013, at 2:12 AM, Etienne <etienne@...> wrote:



What are the alternative to Crestron for full HD distribution, when the
budget is tight?

4x4, 8x8 or 16x16

tx


 



you have a bunch of certified product.

you will probably find one for your price range.

good luck



{Paf}


2013/5/8 Etienne <etienne@...>

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What are the alternative to Crestron for full HD distribution, when the
budget is tight?

4x4, 8x8 or 16x16

tx



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Paul Cunningham
 

I love J.A.P. but would hesitate to call that "full HD distribution" as it re-encodes everything, only supports 1 form of 3D video and doesn't support high-resolution audio. The price is right, though.

-----Original Message-----
From: Crestron@... [mailto:Crestron@...] On Behalf Of Nick Mitchell
Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2013 2:50 PM
To: Crestron@...
Subject: Re: [Crestron] OT - HDBaseT alternatives

Just add power.com

Sent from my eMail.

On May 8, 2013, at 2:12 AM, Etienne <etienne@...> wrote:



What are the alternative to Crestron for full HD distribution, when the budget is tight?

4x4, 8x8 or 16x16

tx




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Josh Tyson
 

+1 for JAP (Just Add Power)

On Wednesday, May 8, 2013, Paul Cunningham wrote:

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I love J.A.P. but would hesitate to call that "full HD distribution" as it
re-encodes everything, only supports 1 form of 3D video and doesn't support
high-resolution audio. The price is right, though.

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Just add power.com

Sent from my eMail.

On May 8, 2013, at 2:12 AM, Etienne <etienne@...<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'etienne%40be-in-control.co.za');>>
wrote:

What are the alternative to Crestron for full HD distribution, when the
budget is tight?

4x4, 8x8 or 16x16

tx

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--
Josh Tyson
ENCO Electronics Systems
www.encoelectronics.com


 

Binary does not make a 16x16 to my knowledge. Can you link?

--- In Crestron@..., "Garland" <goakes@...> wrote:



--- In Crestron@..., "Etienne" <etienne@> wrote:

What are the alternative to Crestron for full HD distribution, when the budget is tight?

4x4, 8x8 or 16x16


tx

We out in binary 4x4 matrix switches which can be controlled rs-232.
They also make larger ones that will go 8x8 and 16x16.


 

I've actually had a look at this list and waiting for pricing on Wyrestorm and Atlona.

Have anybody used the Leaf LTHDMI88E with the LTB1E receivers?

--- In Crestron@..., 鲹ë Thiffault <raphaelthiffault@...> wrote:



you have a bunch of certified product.

you will probably find one for your price range.

good luck



{Paf}


2013/5/8 Etienne <etienne@...>

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What are the alternative to Crestron for full HD distribution, when the
budget is tight?

4x4, 8x8 or 16x16

tx



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The leafaudio product is great easy to setup and control

--- In Crestron@..., "Etienne" <etienne@...> wrote:

I've actually had a look at this list and waiting for pricing on Wyrestorm and Atlona.

Have anybody used the Leaf LTHDMI88E with the LTB1E receivers?





--- In Crestron@..., 鲹ë Thiffault <raphaelthiffault@> wrote:



you have a bunch of certified product.

you will probably find one for your price range.

good luck



{Paf}


2013/5/8 Etienne <etienne@>

**


What are the alternative to Crestron for full HD distribution, when the
budget is tight?

4x4, 8x8 or 16x16

tx



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I just wanted to confirm how the Leaf handles multi-channel audio sources if say you have a LED TV on out 1 and a surround receiver on out 2? Will it present a stereo drain to the source?

tx

--- In Crestron@..., "Miitch" <mitchell@...> wrote:

The leafaudio product is great easy to setup and control



--- In Crestron@..., "Etienne" <etienne@> wrote:

I've actually had a look at this list and waiting for pricing on Wyrestorm and Atlona.

Have anybody used the Leaf LTHDMI88E with the LTB1E receivers?





--- In Crestron@..., 鲹ë Thiffault <raphaelthiffault@> wrote:



you have a bunch of certified product.

you will probably find one for your price range.

good luck



{Paf}


2013/5/8 Etienne <etienne@>

**


What are the alternative to Crestron for full HD distribution, when the
budget is tight?

4x4, 8x8 or 16x16

tx



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Josh Tyson
 

The only product that I have seen do this is the DM card frame systems.

On Thursday, May 9, 2013, Etienne wrote:

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I just wanted to confirm how the Leaf handles multi-channel audio sources
if say you have a LED TV on out 1 and a surround receiver on out 2? Will it
present a stereo drain to the source?

tx

--- In Crestron@... <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
'Crestron%40yahoogroups.com');>, "Miitch" <mitchell@...> wrote:

The leafaudio product is great easy to setup and control



--- In Crestron@... <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
'Crestron%40yahoogroups.com');>, "Etienne" <etienne@> wrote:

I've actually had a look at this list and waiting for pricing on
Wyrestorm and Atlona.

Have anybody used the Leaf LTHDMI88E with the LTB1E receivers?





--- In Crestron@... <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
'Crestron%40yahoogroups.com');>, Raphal Thiffault <raphaelthiffault@>
wrote:



you have a bunch of certified product.

you will probably find one for your price range.

good luck



{Paf}


2013/5/8 Etienne <etienne@>

**


What are the alternative to Crestron for full HD distribution,
when the
budget is tight?

4x4, 8x8 or 16x16

tx



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--
Josh Tyson
ENCO Electronics Systems
www.encoelectronics.com


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Bart Podkowka
 

I wouldn't call just add power full HD!
It only can be fully compressed HD.
I love the system for ease of use, but have mixed feelings in regards to pq.

Saludos,
Regards,
Mit freundlichen Grüßen,

Bart J. Podkowka
CISoftware Mallorca

Tel. +34 616273563
www.cisoftware.eu<>

On 8 May 2013, at 20:49, "Nick Mitchell" <nick@...<mailto:nick@...>> wrote:

Just add power.com<>

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On May 8, 2013, at 2:12 AM, Etienne <etienne@...<mailto:etienne@...>> wrote:



What are the alternative to Crestron for full HD distribution, when the
budget is tight?

4x4, 8x8 or 16x16

tx








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Josh Tyson
 

From what I am told, they use a visually lossless compression. Something
like one pixel per million is lost in the compression. This could be some
salesman myth, but that is what they tell me. I have had some televisions
try to enhance the picture when it didn't need to be enhanced. A TV setting
fixed that no problems.

On Saturday, May 11, 2013, Bart Podkowka wrote:

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I wouldn't call just add power full HD!
It only can be fully compressed HD.
I love the system for ease of use, but have mixed feelings in regards to
pq.

Saludos,
Regards,
Mit freundlichen Gren,

Bart J. Podkowka
CISoftware Mallorca

Tel. +34 616273563
www.cisoftware.eu<>

On 8 May 2013, at 20:49, "Nick Mitchell" <nick@...<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'nick%40sound-fx.net');>
<mailto:nick@... <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
'nick%40sound-fx.net');>>> wrote:

Just add power.com<>

Sent from my eMail.

On May 8, 2013, at 2:12 AM, Etienne <etienne@...<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'etienne%40be-in-control.co.za');>
<mailto:etienne@... <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
'etienne%40be-in-control.co.za');>>> wrote:

What are the alternative to Crestron for full HD distribution, when the
budget is tight?

4x4, 8x8 or 16x16

tx

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Groups Links

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--
Josh Tyson
ENCO Electronics Systems
www.encoelectronics.com


 

Why do you say alternative to HDBaseT? Then you say alternative to Crestron? Did you mean you want an HDBaseT solution that is not Crestron? While I do think that Crestron DM is the Rolls Royce of digital switchers, there are many others available with HDBaseT that will do the job minus a few features that DM offers. But if you don't need the features and price is a factor there are others to consider:

Zigen - they offer a wide range of switchers and many HDBaseT extenders. I have used these in projects and they worked great. They have a modular 8x8 switcher that is card based so you can buy the frame and populate as needed. Great if you need an odd configuration like 8x4 and don't want to spend the money for a full 8x8 when you don't need the extra outputs. Email me offline if you need pricing.

Wyrestorm is great and has a wide range of products, but not the cheapest of HDBaseT manufacturers.

Altona is good as well and fits a nice middle ground on price.

Binary is very nice and also good on the price. I have a Binary 4x4 HDMI in my personal theater.

RTCom (digital extender) makes a nice switcher that has a good price ()

Options are fewer once you go into the 16x16 and higher range.

RTCom makes a cardframe based 18x18 that can hold a mix of HDMI, DVI, CAT6 and fiber cards. () Email me offline if you want pricing.

Aurora Multimedia has cardframe based switchers in 8x8, 16x16 and 32x32 sizes that allow you to build based on the type of inputs/outputs you need.

Patrick

--- In Crestron@..., "Etienne" <etienne@...> wrote:

What are the alternative to Crestron for full HD distribution, when the budget is tight?

4x4, 8x8 or 16x16


tx


leafaudio
 

That's correct. The Leaf product will strip stereo audio from an HDMI or Digital Source. But won't down mix the surround audio to stereo.

--- In Crestron@..., Josh Tyson <enco.josh@...> wrote:

The only product that I have seen do this is the DM card frame systems.

On Thursday, May 9, 2013, Etienne wrote:

**


I just wanted to confirm how the Leaf handles multi-channel audio sources
if say you have a LED TV on out 1 and a surround receiver on out 2? Will it
present a stereo drain to the source?

tx

--- In Crestron@... <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
'Crestron%40yahoogroups.com');>, "Miitch" <mitchell@> wrote:

The leafaudio product is great easy to setup and control



--- In Crestron@... <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
'Crestron%40yahoogroups.com');>, "Etienne" <etienne@> wrote:

I've actually had a look at this list and waiting for pricing on
Wyrestorm and Atlona.

Have anybody used the Leaf LTHDMI88E with the LTB1E receivers?





--- In Crestron@... <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
'Crestron%40yahoogroups.com');>, 鲹ë Thiffault <raphaelthiffault@>
wrote:



you have a bunch of certified product.

you will probably find one for your price range.

good luck



{Paf}


2013/5/8 Etienne <etienne@>

**


What are the alternative to Crestron for full HD distribution,
when the
budget is tight?

4x4, 8x8 or 16x16

tx



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--
Josh Tyson
ENCO Electronics Systems
www.encoelectronics.com


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We will be installing our first HDAnywhere matrix soon, starting with the HKHDA44P. Have a look at the Modular too:

--- In Crestron@..., "Etienne" <etienne@...> wrote:

What are the alternative to Crestron for full HD distribution, when the budget is tight?

4x4, 8x8 or 16x16


tx