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| Topic: | Long distance HDMI problems - need over 300 feet? This thread has 38 replies. Displaying posts 16 through 30. |
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| Post 16 made on Wednesday June 16, 2021 at 20:04 |
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On June 16, 2021 at 15:12, andrewinboulder said...
Distance is too long - unless you have a secret - DTv can only go 100-150 ft max as far as I know It's not a secret. If someone ran cheap copper-clad steel coax, then yeah you probably aren't getting past 100-150ft. I always use quality name brand solid copper, quad shield coax. And always get 300ft+ with satellite signals on coax (using RG6).
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| Post 17 made on Wednesday June 16, 2021 at 20:49 |
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On June 16, 2021 at 15:12, andrewinboulder said...
Distance is too long - unless you have a secret - DTv can only go 100-150 ft max as far as I know You can push it way past that using some basic RF engineering and the proper amplifiers.
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| Post 18 made on Wednesday June 16, 2021 at 20:50 |
Brentm Ethereal Home Theater |
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SDI! Use the RG/6 with 75 Ohm BNC and go home confident. [Link: metrahometheater.com]
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| Post 19 made on Thursday June 17, 2021 at 03:18 |
ErikU Long Time Member |
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Two options I see-
1. If you can reliable pass gigabit over that CAT5 (maybe), then you could go with NVX or similar.
2. SDI over coax. AJA makes quality stuff... HDCP will be an issue with SDI, you will need to strip it.
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| Post 20 made on Thursday June 17, 2021 at 05:40 |
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I’d be reluctant to wire because of potential lightning strike complications. Be sure to bypass well. A second dish would eliminate this … er … potential concern. It seems like a lot of extra mess, but a wireless network link (Ubiquiti or similar) is another approach.
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| Post 21 made on Thursday June 17, 2021 at 06:56 |
Brentm Ethereal Home Theater |
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2 of these. [Link: markertek.com]and One set of these. Problem solved (inc. HDCP) [Link: metrahometheater.com]
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| OP | Post 22 made on Thursday June 17, 2021 at 08:54 |
andrewinboulder Select Member |
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On June 16, 2021 at 20:50, Brentm said...
SDI! Use the RG/6 with 75 Ohm BNC and go home confident. [Link: metrahometheater.com]Brent, this is actually the first piece I tried. I could not get it to lock in a picture. I'm at the very end of the 100 meter spec - 328 ft. After thinking about the job, I may be able to cut that length down by about 40 ft. There is an RG11 in place which should allow for a longer distance than RG6 but maybe I'm wrong about that. The other issue is I did not have BNC compression fittings for the RG11 so I was using adapters on each end, which is perhaps the issue. I basically terminated the RG11 with an F connector and then added an F to BNC adapter on each end.
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| OP | Post 23 made on Thursday June 17, 2021 at 09:06 |
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On June 17, 2021 at 06:56, Brentm said...
2 of these. [Link: markertek.com]and One set of these. Problem solved (inc. HDCP) [Link: metrahometheater.com]Brent, do these introduce any latency? DirecTV is so inherently laggy, plus a small lag on the control system makes latency effects even worse. Thanks for your help.
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| OP | Post 24 made on Thursday June 17, 2021 at 09:08 |
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On June 16, 2021 at 20:49, P2P said...
You can push it way past that using some basic RF engineering and the proper amplifiers. I called a couple places like Solid Signal and asked about amplifying the DirecTV network over that 328 foot distance and they said there isn't anything out there. If you know the gear to find that gear I'm all ears.
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| OP | Post 25 made on Thursday June 17, 2021 at 09:09 |
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On June 16, 2021 at 20:04, Brad Humphrey said...
It's not a secret.
If someone ran cheap copper-clad steel coax, then yeah you probably aren't getting past 100-150ft.
I always use quality name brand solid copper, quad shield coax. And always get 300ft+ with satellite signals on coax (using RG6). Interesting! Does this include the Genie minis running off a DirecTV DVR? This is not between a dish and a multiswitch. Perhaps you have done this successfully between a multiswitch and a stand alone DVR. Wondering if others have done this with solid copper at over 300 ft.
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| Post 26 made on Thursday June 17, 2021 at 11:43 |
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On June 17, 2021 at 09:08, andrewinboulder said...
I called a couple places like Solid Signal and asked about amplifying the DirecTV network over that 328 foot distance and they said there isn't anything out there.
If you know the gear to find that gear I'm all ears. Call Sonora Design Associates.
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| Post 27 made on Thursday June 17, 2021 at 12:48 |
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This unit will do 492' over CAT for 1080p. One of my favorite extenders that we offer.
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| Post 28 made on Thursday June 17, 2021 at 17:47 |
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On June 17, 2021 at 12:48, spoinkster said...
This unit will do 492' over CAT for 1080p. One of my favorite extenders that we offer. It is Kick Ass.
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| Post 29 made on Thursday June 17, 2021 at 17:49 |
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On June 17, 2021 at 09:06, andrewinboulder said...
Brent, do these introduce any latency? DirecTV is so inherently laggy, plus a small lag on the control system makes latency effects even worse.
Thanks for your help. It might actually speed up the unit (all EDID is done within the TX unit not the DTV).
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| Post 30 made on Thursday June 17, 2021 at 17:51 |
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On June 17, 2021 at 08:54, andrewinboulder said...
There is an RG11 in place which should allow for a longer distance than RG6 but maybe I'm wrong about that. You are not. The other issue is I did not have BNC compression fittings for the RG11 so I was using adapters on each end, which is perhaps the issue. I basically terminated the RG11 with an F connector and then added an F to BNC adapter on each end. NO! Must be BNC directly onto the cable.
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