jamie1977
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Hello there, i'd be very happy if someone could put my mind at rest and advise me on my best option for getting HD into my other rooms over one single Cat 5 (unsheilded UTP) cable. The cabling was installed when my flat was built. There are 4 sockets around the flat which all lead off to a central hub. The sockets are in close proximety to the electricity meter and circuit breaker box.
I did read up on this issue on the F.A.Q but i still have a problem. Basically, i'm not prepared to run in any extra cabling, and my LCD TV in the bedroom doesn't have a digital audio connection. This rules out the Baluns option. It also rules out the Gefen HDMI extender option that requires 2 Cat 5 cables.
The product that may solve my problem is the Gefen Component extender which uses only 1 Cat5 cable. These units send and recieve Stereo audio using a digital connection using the Cat5 cable which is perfect.
However, it appears that they require Cat5e (shielded i think ?) cable.
Obviously i don't have this and the pack costs over 300 quid
1. Is it possible for me to use this product with Cat5 (unshielded UTP) cable ?
2. Does a cheaper option exist that would suit my set up ?
Any advice on this would be really appreciated.
Cheers,
Jamie.
I did read up on this issue on the F.A.Q but i still have a problem. Basically, i'm not prepared to run in any extra cabling, and my LCD TV in the bedroom doesn't have a digital audio connection. This rules out the Baluns option. It also rules out the Gefen HDMI extender option that requires 2 Cat 5 cables.
The product that may solve my problem is the Gefen Component extender which uses only 1 Cat5 cable. These units send and recieve Stereo audio using a digital connection using the Cat5 cable which is perfect.
However, it appears that they require Cat5e (shielded i think ?) cable.
Obviously i don't have this and the pack costs over 300 quid
1. Is it possible for me to use this product with Cat5 (unshielded UTP) cable ?
2. Does a cheaper option exist that would suit my set up ?
Any advice on this would be really appreciated.
Cheers,
Jamie.