Cheapest way to run HDMI signal around house with out laying cables

[Cameron_2002]

I got some HDMI extenders as a present and I was wondering how i could use them to send video from my virgin media box downstairs to my TV upstairs i have read forums that say they are not compatible with my Powerline adaptor. So is there a way to use it or do i have to by new equipment,if i do is there any fairly reliable options that are under £30, preferably on amazon.

Thanks

 

[Alabalcho]

You can get wireless HDMI kits, but definitely not for 30 quads.

PowerLine adaptors work with Ethernet frames. The extenders you've Lister use CAT5 cables as a medium, therefore they won't work over Ethernet (powering, switch, WiFi).

So - lay down cables, HDMI and/or CAT5. You might fit in your budget with long quality HDMI cable.

 

[nigelivey]

Hdmi is limited to 20 meter. You can get hdmi to cat 5 converters.

 

[bill001g]

There really is no solution to your problem. The largest issue is HDMI signals are not compressed data. This why the cable lengths are so restricted.

When you do the math a 1080p at 60 frames is over 4Gbps and can go much higher if you use high color depth . There is no wireless technology that can come even close to that.

You are going to have to run cables no matter what method you choose.

There are physical cable converters that allow you to use the same cat6 wire that is used by ethernet but it is not running ethernet. It has fairly limited distance constraints. There is no standard for this so you see many implementation from many vendors. It is cheap but does not work all that well from what most reviews say.

You can run it over ip but almost all the product you find on the market...especially stuff sold to end consumers....is a massive hack. What the do is try to compress the data on the fly so they can put 4gbps signals into a 1gbps data stream. To do this well takes expensive hardware. The units selling for $100 are close to worthless, they will be fine on data that is not changing much but anything like live sports will become a pixelated mess. I have seen some high end commercial stuff that uses 10g networks so it can send it uncompressed. They do not even put a price on their product so you know it can not be cheap.

 

[The Paladin]

you can run HDMI over Ethernet up to 300 ft easy, I do video installations of this type without a problem.
but your no longer speaking newegg hardware

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=1123525&gclid=CjwKEAiArvTFBRCLq5-7-MSJ0jMSJABHBvp0u9yD-Ft3JqK9FZ57_ZwH-ajFVJ9cyPkFLMyTkH5poBoCF2nw_wcB&is=REG&ap=y&m=Y&c3api=1876%2C92051678882%2C&Q=&A=details

 

[nigelivey]

There is a standard. HDbaseT. I use it extensively in the events industry.
You also have systems such as Exterity which uses a standard IP network but is prohibitively expensive.