i work for a digital signage company and we use CATx video extensions all the time to send PC video input to displays. Sometimes these displays are hundreds of feet from the source, hence the need for products like this. Usually we use the DSub15 (VGA) port, but sometimes we have a need for HDMI.
Have you seen the difference in price between very long CAT5 cables and HDMI cables? I'm not sure it justifies the price tag but if you're going to run HD over a long distance I'm sure this is cheaper.
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What...would this be used for? I'm not seeing any use for this at all right now..
i work for a digital signage company and we use CATx video extensions all the time to send PC video input to displays. Sometimes these displays are hundreds of feet from the source, hence the need for products like this. Usually we use the DSub15 (VGA) port, but sometimes we have a need for HDMI.
Projection where the projector is ~20m from the source, much easier to run two CAT5/6s than a HDMI especially if its being retrofitted
Have you seen the difference in price between very long CAT5 cables and HDMI cables? I'm not sure it justifies the price tag but if you're going to run HD over a long distance I'm sure this is cheaper.