Cat 6 to HDMI adapters- Information needed

Rufus50

Hi All,

I am looking for some advice on the above title. My wife and I are currently building our new home. We wanted no wires to be showing with our TVs and sky boxes etc so we are going to put our sky box and any other games consoles / blu ray players under our stairs. For example we have 4 CAT 6 wires running from under stairs to the wall where our TV in living room open plan will go. We didnt wire HDMI cables as had been told the distance between stairs and area for TV was too long for HDMI and quality could be diminished. With the 4 CAT 6 cables we intend to use 1 for internet possibly (if we don't connect wirelessly from tv to internet) and then need to convert the other 3 CAT 6 cables to HDMI for the back of the TV for possibly our sky box and maybe a games console. We will also have to do this under the stairs. Just wondering has anyone done this and if so what options have I to connect the CAT 6 to HDMI? The wall sockets have not been put up yet as we are currently plastering so we have a few weeks to sort out what we are going to do for our electrician.

Any advice would be great and much appreciated

Thanks

irishbuzz

Haven't done it myself but I do have plans to something similar in the future.

I found this video informative:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFhx8Zy95IY

Rather than use 3 Cat6s as 3 HDMI cables, you could consider putting a HDMI switch under the stairs and then use a Cat6. Plus: it saves on Cat6->HDMI converters on your TV side. Negative: I doubt you'll be able to control this switch from the TV room so you might need to run down the hall a trigger it.

galvo_clare

You’re looking for baluns which convert a hdmi signal to run over cat 6. You need a receiver and transmitter on each end. Some need two cables per hdmi source but I think you can get versions that operate on a single cable. It may be possible to get a version that will bring a remote signal back to the equipment under the stairs.

Rufus50 wrote: »

Hi All,

I am looking for some advice on the above title. My wife and I are currently building our new home. We wanted no wires to be showing with our TVs and sky boxes etc so we are going to put our sky box and any other games consoles / blu ray players under our stairs. For example we have 4 CAT 6 wires running from under stairs to the wall where our TV in living room open plan will go. We didnt wire HDMI cables as had been told the distance between stairs and area for TV was too long for HDMI and quality could be diminished. With the 4 CAT 6 cables we intend to use 1 for internet possibly (if we don't connect wirelessly from tv to internet) and then need to convert the other 3 CAT 6 cables to HDMI for the back of the TV for possibly our sky box and maybe a games console. We will also have to do this under the stairs. Just wondering has anyone done this and if so what options have I to connect the CAT 6 to HDMI? The wall sockets have not been put up yet as we are currently plastering so we have a few weeks to sort out what we are going to do for our electrician.

Any advice would be great and much appreciated

Thanks

ressem

1) 1920 x 1080 resolution SHD or UltraHD (4K 3840×2160 )?
2) after 5 or 6 meters, HDMI over CAT6 becomes annoyingly vulnerable to interference. Consider shielded Cat6.

e.g these
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01N4AGCUH/ref=pe_3187911_189395841_TE_dp_2?th=1
are ok, but once the cat6 is near power cable, we get stray lines on the display.

Other, pricy option is HDMI over optical fibre e.g
https://www.elara.ie/productdetail.aspx?productcode=HKVKRAMCLSAOCH50
50 foot , with mini HDMI ends to make it easier to run through wall cavities.

slave1

Too late for you but I don't know who told you a long HDMI run would diminish quality, you can get fiber optic HDMI that will take any signal without loss of quality, not cheap but I'm using Ruipro for a 10m 4k 4:4:4 HDR run and all perfect, it will take anything that any current piece of equipment produces without loss , plenty of longer lengths too up to 50m

https://www.amazon.com/RUIPRO-Fiber-Cable-Support-Subsampling/dp/B06XGDFCSC/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1543409781&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=ruipro+hdmi+fiber+cable&psc=1

spaceHopper

you can get cheaper on line but I have these installed at home an they work well, it's 1080p not 4K though.
https://www.eurosales.ie/products/HDM-X60K.html?name=labgear&type=simple

Stick the receiver to the back of the TV with double sided tape and use a short HDMI cable

If you want to send video to other TV you might need a matrix.