I am trying to setup my projector and gathering information how I can best connect the projector to my receiver/player.
My basement is fully finished, I am having a tough time deciding on how to do this properly and cleanly. Since this is a 1080p setup, it seems my best option is hdmi, and this is where it gets tricky. The guy who sold me the projector advised me to use the shortest hdmi cable possible, so I got a 35' hdmi cable. Since the projector will be hang 16' away from the screen - my shortest path seems to be just going straight by running wire from the projector to the screen wall inside a raceway. Good idea, but not the cleanest because the raceway will still be visible.
Since the floor joists are perpendicular to the straight line between the projector and the location of the screen/receiver/player - I will have to make a loop from the projector to my aquarium room and then back to the family room if I want to go in-ceiling in my family room. If I go this way - I will need around 60' of hdmi cable. I was told to put an hdmi booster/repeater in between two runs of 10m hdmi. A friend who seems to know these stuff said any extra hdmi connection will result in loss of fidelity. Another concern is the possible interference because the hdmi cable will be running side by side with the power cable. A guy suggested to use balun (hdmi - cat 5/6 - hdmi), which is less prone to interference because of the twisted wire design of the cat 5/6.
third option is wireless hdmi... simple but expensive and new technology.
questions
has anybody any experience in using long runs of hdmi (50+ feet)?
how about boosters/repeaters or baluns? any noticeable loss in picture quality? any recommended brand?
any experience or opinion in using wireless hdmi?
thanks!
My basement is fully finished, I am having a tough time deciding on how to do this properly and cleanly. Since this is a 1080p setup, it seems my best option is hdmi, and this is where it gets tricky. The guy who sold me the projector advised me to use the shortest hdmi cable possible, so I got a 35' hdmi cable. Since the projector will be hang 16' away from the screen - my shortest path seems to be just going straight by running wire from the projector to the screen wall inside a raceway. Good idea, but not the cleanest because the raceway will still be visible.
Since the floor joists are perpendicular to the straight line between the projector and the location of the screen/receiver/player - I will have to make a loop from the projector to my aquarium room and then back to the family room if I want to go in-ceiling in my family room. If I go this way - I will need around 60' of hdmi cable. I was told to put an hdmi booster/repeater in between two runs of 10m hdmi. A friend who seems to know these stuff said any extra hdmi connection will result in loss of fidelity. Another concern is the possible interference because the hdmi cable will be running side by side with the power cable. A guy suggested to use balun (hdmi - cat 5/6 - hdmi), which is less prone to interference because of the twisted wire design of the cat 5/6.
third option is wireless hdmi... simple but expensive and new technology.
questions
has anybody any experience in using long runs of hdmi (50+ feet)?
how about boosters/repeaters or baluns? any noticeable loss in picture quality? any recommended brand?
any experience or opinion in using wireless hdmi?
thanks!