Samsung @ CEDIA - HDMI optical extender - DAB-OC10

Samsung is trying to break into the custom install market with their HDMI optical extender. This little device will take an HDMI signal and send it down any optical cable (30 meter comes with it) to the other receiver. The DAB-OC10 will be available 'soon' at a price of $350. Don't expect this device to end up at a Circuit City or Best Buy near you though, even though that is where it should be, Samsung is presenting this device to the custom install market.

More pics after the jump.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 14th 2006 5:24PM]

I though Fiber Optic can't transfer as much bandwith as HDMI 3.0, thats why the next gen sound formats (DTS HD & Dolby True HD lossless) don't work over fiber optic or coax digi conects. Whats the deal? is this only for vid? Does it have enough bandwith to do 1080p and 7.1 lossless? and finally, Why doesn't someone make a HDMI to Cat-5 in an affordable range?

[Phlashman Posted Sep 14th 2006 7:06PM]

Currently optic fibre does 10Gbps HDMI 1.3 is 10.2Gbps

and I doubt anything actually uses all of the bandwidth available.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 15th 2006 3:28AM]

Something like this really needs to come out on the open market for us DIY'ers.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 15th 2006 1:48PM]

Fiber can go faster than 10G, but I imagine the product is using fairly standard multimode fiber and doesn't come close to 10G. If they needed more bandwidth they just would have to do some coarse wave multiplexing in this situation to quickly pass the 10.2Gbps that HDMI 1.3 can do.