Designing an install,,but the client wants the BD player( not spected yet) installed in the kitchen pantry as the rack is in the mech room (basement). Installing the new Yamaha Aventage series receiver....
What Would You Do ?.................

I have done 60' HDMI with no problem if you get good cables. I have used snxp av cables. Problem can be HDMI can have a plethora of issues when down the road you may lose picture so I would set the install with a couple of extra Cat5 for future HDMI baluns or make sure you have the ability to run/replace cables running from the display/projector to the equipment location. A lot of the guys use baluns just to avoid the future problems that HDMI potentially has in certain install applications.

Install the best future proof cable there is: conduit.

And then run a quality hdmi cable and several cat6 stp.

+1 on conduit. Just make sure you use a big enough diameter so if you had to pull another cable (HDMI or whatever) the head of the cable won't get stuck inside the conduit when you attempt to pull through a bend in the conduit.

ohh and to clarify...conduit plus the cabling....not cabling inside conduit (unless of course you are installing two and/or are required by code to do so).

This is simple, hire a pro if you don't know this simple simple install

I was just looking for some new tricks from the trade...........So I guess nothing new

60' is on the edge of needing an HDMI restorer. I would consider going with an ethereal balun.

I like the Binary/Sn*p HDMI baluns. Key Digital and Ethereal are both good as well.



Damon

Indi, this is what I keep asking myself in this forum... why would you give an answer like that. you took the time, wrote, replied. so give the guy the answer he's looking for.

Back to the topic, i had situations like this many times, and i agree with a good HDMI and a couple cat-5s. for several reasons, backup for the hdmi baluns if the cable fails, ethernet for the BD internet capability and IR control.

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Have sold quite a few and they do work.

Heck, I don't even get the setup yet. Client wants a BD in the kitchen pantry. Where's the monitor? Is it in the kitchen, or "kitchen adjacent"? I'm guessing they want it in the kitchen because that is much more convenient for, say putting in a disc, than tromping downstairs to the rack.

So, if the kitchen pantry is near the display but far from the rack, run HDMI from the BD player to the display and run coaxial audio back to the rack.

Or, please, explain the thing a bit more clearly.



I guess I'm out of it right now -- this didn't clarify anything for me:


This seems to say run a cable and also run a conduit, that is, run the cable and also install an empty conduit. Why?

Since we're usually recommending 1 1/2" or larger conduit for HDMI replaceability, why not run the cable in the conduit?

Tech,

+1 on that. I think Indi's response was a little catty...

My guess (because he didnt clarify) is that the client wants his distributed Blu-ray player to be on the first floor where its easy to access for all first floor viewing rooms. To make that BD player available in the family room and the kitchen they will need to wire the BD player back to the rack then into the matrix switch.


If the walls are open it makes more sense to run the cable outside of the conduit so that you have the entire conduit at your disposal if you need it. We do this all the time. It was really important with DVI.

I think your response is a little catty...