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HDMI Extender Suggestions

 

Does anyone have any HDMI extenders they've had good luck with? We've used Crestron's HD-EXT3 systems, but over the last couple years, we've had a disappointing failure rate (and these are typically out of state projects). So we're curious about other options, other manufactures, etc... The project budgets probably wouldn't accommodate DM or NVX?

Our application is apartment amenities areas. We typically have a bunch of cable boxes in the rack. We send the video and TV control over the HDMI extender to the TVs across the facility. We've thought about trying to put the cable boxes at the TV locations, but the boxes are often too large and it introduces other TV control considerations.

Any thoughts? Suggestions?
 

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AVPro Edge - just so solid. Not inexpensive but seems to hold up very well.


On May 23, 2022, at 2:13 PM, Jonathan Troutman <jonathan@...> wrote:

?Does anyone have any HDMI extenders they've had good luck with? We've used Crestron's HD-EXT3 systems, but over the last couple years, we've had a disappointing failure rate (and these are typically out of state projects). So we're curious about other options, other manufactures, etc... The project budgets probably wouldn't accommodate DM or NVX?

Our application is apartment amenities areas. We typically have a bunch of cable boxes in the rack. We send the video and TV control over the HDMI extender to the TVs across the facility. We've thought about trying to put the cable boxes at the TV locations, but the boxes are often too large and it introduces other TV control considerations.

Any thoughts? Suggestions?

 

What is the distance you are extending the signal, and what resolution are you attempting to?use?


On Mon, May 23, 2022, 5:13 PM Jonathan Troutman <jonathan@...> wrote:
Does anyone have any HDMI extenders they've had good luck with? We've used Crestron's HD-EXT3 systems, but over the last couple years, we've had a disappointing failure rate (and these are typically out of state projects). So we're curious about other options, other manufactures, etc... The project budgets probably wouldn't accommodate DM or NVX?

Our application is apartment amenities areas. We typically have a bunch of cable boxes in the rack. We send the video and TV control over the HDMI extender to the TVs across the facility. We've thought about trying to put the cable boxes at the TV locations, but the boxes are often too large and it introduces other TV control considerations.

Any thoughts? Suggestions?

 

We just started using the AVPro Edge extenders, but the price is right, they have the features we need (4K60, power at either end, RS232/IR), and it's probably impossible to get one smaller.

Joe Gordon
 

We'll often have a few TV locations >300 ft and resolution doesn't need to be higher than 1080p.

Thanks FTAV!? We'll check out AVPro Edge.
 

Thanks Joe!

Any experience putting the receiver end in the enclosure of an outdoor TV? We're trying to get away from that by using just the transmitter end and the HDBaseT input on the TV, but that's not always an option.
 

The AV Pro Edge is proprietary compression and will not work with any
other receiver. The RX side fits in a Samsung Terrace. Thin HDMI
recommended.
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Sincerely,
Craig


Thanks Joe!

Any experience putting the receiver end in the enclosure of an outdoor TV?
We're trying to get away from that by using just the transmitter end and
the HDBaseT input on the TV, but that's not always an option.
 
Edited

Check the specs for the temperature/humidity parameters. I haven't found many that state they'll work above 104 degrees F or 95% humidity (non-condensing).

If you can get an outdoor-rated TV with a built-in HDBT receiver, that will be your best bet as the receiver will get proper thermal management from the display. If you stick another receiver in the water-tight compartment, it may be baking itself to death.

Other than that, we've seen a lot of cheaply made power supply issues with certain manufacturers.

Edit: otherwise, mount the RX side in a climate-controlled environment and use an HDMI cable of appropriate length through the wall OR just use a fiber HDMI cable.
 

Thanks all for the comments & suggestions!

Craig, thank you for the heads up on the proprietary compression. Good to know that up front.

Rob, the temp/humidity issues have probably contributed to some of our past failures. We do the majority of our business regionally in the Southeast US. So outdoor temperatures and humidity in some locations might hit the thresholds you mentioned at times without being trapped in a water-tight compartment. We have had some issues with fiber HDMIs as well, but that probably deserves more consideration. I tend to agree that using built-in HDBaseT is the better play.
 

FYI, we (AVPro Edge) have an outdoor ready receiver that was made in partnership with Sealoc that you can use in outdoor environments. (though I am not certain of the upper temperature limit personally)

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