Oh missed this reply. Ok I'll give it another shot with better HDMI cables. Getting a much clearer idea now with all the inputNot true, 4K thru 300' of CAT5e is no problem - all depends upon the HDMI Tx & Rx specs.
Oh missed this reply. Ok I'll give it another shot with better HDMI cables. Getting a much clearer idea now with all the inputNot true, 4K thru 300' of CAT5e is no problem - all depends upon the HDMI Tx & Rx specs.
HDMI Tx & Rx = transmitter & receiver, not cable related.Oh missed this reply. Ok I'll give it another shot with better HDMI cables. Getting a much clearer idea now with all the input
Thanks for pointing that out but we had a person on each end in this case.Just in case you made the same bad assumption I did, on the cable tester you need to check the lights on both ends of the cable. One end can show perfectly good while the other end doesn't.
Confirm that the cable is solid copper not CCA/copper clad aluminum and that your cables are wired to the 568b standard.Thanks for pointing that out but we had a person on each end in this case.
And I thought I was the only one wiring to the 568A standard.Yes the cables are solid copper and seem to be wired to the 568A standard rather than 568B.
568B was the apparent "Norm" in the industry in 2007 when I terminated cabling for Prime Communications subbing for GE Healthcare and Datascope, and also new construction healthcare. I did run into hospitals were 568A was the building infrastructure, but the Networks we were building were independent of their infrastucture cabling so we terminated 568B. I was told to terminate 568A once in Milwaukee.And I thought I was the only one wiring to the 568A standard.
Looks like there are at least 3 of us. That's how I started a few years back and don't want to confuse myself having some wires one way, and others different. When I attach connectors where 568B is used, I temporary reprogram myself that green is orange, and orange is green.And I thought I was the only one wiring to the 568A standard.
I was reading somewhere that the Gigabit Spec incorporates "auto crossover" into it's standard, and that equipment with gigabit ports will automagically auto-crossover 568a 568b connections.Looks like there are at least 3 of us. That's how I started a few years back and don't want to confuse myself having some wires one way, and others different. When I attach connectors where 568B is used, I temporary reprogram myself that green is orange, and orange is green.
Glad it worked out for you. Makes you wonder about certain skill sets of so-called licenced tradies. Was he (or she) embarrassed that you suggested the fix?Hey guys, I had my security installer rewire my cat5es to 568B to test it out, even though he insisted it wouldn't make any difference and that he'd be surprised if it worked. The prewire tech said it wouldn't work either, but low and behold it did. Worked right off the bat and have a solid crisp picture all day long.
Thanks a ton to you guys here nudging me in the right direction. Otherwise these guys would never think of it, and I'd never know what on earth 568abc or d is. Was almost to the point of ripping the drywall to run HDMI.
If you look at the manuals for most of these extenders, they specifically recommend the 568b standard rather than 568a and that is why I suggested it earlier. It is also possible that it was not properly wired to the 568a standard to begin with.The HDMI cables I'm using are these 1m 1080p monster cables. Not sure if it's just marketing gimmick stuff but probably better than the stuff I have laying around the house.
Should I try 4k HDMI cables if I still want to attempt this 4k monitor or does the cat5e makes it pointless?
Most are clueless, that is why this forum exists.Glad it worked out for you. Makes you wonder about certain skill sets of so-called licenced tradies. Was he (or she) embarrassed that you suggested the fix?
Boy, you got that right.Most are clueless, that is why this forum exists.