Ok, title may seem slightly confusing, what i'm really wanting to know is whether i can cut both ends off a HDMI lead and use the twisted pairs inside to transmit ethernet signals. Are the twisted pairs in a HDMI cable the same specification as CAT 5?
The backstory:
I have used a 15m HDMI cable, buried in the wall, between a DVD player and my TV. I did not know at the time that a 15m run of HDMI would open a whole world of issues. It works, just about, but there is a lot of noise in the picture.
I have read about sending HDMI signals over CAT5 using an extender (this is what i should have done at the beginning), and that this method is capable of transmitting the picture over a longer distance.
My thinking, and this is where my question comes in: can I cut the plugs off both ends of my buried in the wall HDMI cable to expose the twisted cable pairs and fit RJ45 ethernet sockets on each end, to plug into the extenders transmitter/receiver, rather than running a new exposed CAT5 cable.
The run is 15m, i'm not too worried about getting the full 1080 HD resolution, just a clean image.
Thanks in advance for any help.
The backstory:
I have used a 15m HDMI cable, buried in the wall, between a DVD player and my TV. I did not know at the time that a 15m run of HDMI would open a whole world of issues. It works, just about, but there is a lot of noise in the picture.
I have read about sending HDMI signals over CAT5 using an extender (this is what i should have done at the beginning), and that this method is capable of transmitting the picture over a longer distance.
My thinking, and this is where my question comes in: can I cut the plugs off both ends of my buried in the wall HDMI cable to expose the twisted cable pairs and fit RJ45 ethernet sockets on each end, to plug into the extenders transmitter/receiver, rather than running a new exposed CAT5 cable.
The run is 15m, i'm not too worried about getting the full 1080 HD resolution, just a clean image.
Thanks in advance for any help.