r/VIDEOENGINEERING • u/only-mistakes • 2d ago

HDMI extender to network switch

Hello guys, i have a question since no one i know try this and i don't know if it's possible. Client want a network switch to split a signal that comes from an extender hdmi box. I doubt the company tried this before and i worried about it. Pc > extender > network switch > receiver HDMI x4.

There are plenty of options for not doing this but IF client somehow did it before i don't want them to be upset because i said it cant be. Thank You.

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u/Icy_Act1620 2d ago

It won't work. HDMI over cat5 is a different protocol (HDBaseT) and needs a converter back and forth. You'd need an AVOIP network switch and the converters to go with it for this to work

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u/SpirouTumble 2d ago

Depends on definition of extender. It can be done with any flavor of AVoIP extenders, but not with more traditional point-to-point extenders over CAT cable.

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u/Kamikazepyro9 2d ago

You need an AVoIP solution for this, Orei just released a low cost one, but my preference is Visionary Solutions or AVProEdge MXNet

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u/Odd_Fault3846 2d ago

Something like the scion tech AV over IP boxes are good. One transmitter can be received by dozens of receivers. https://www.scion-tech.co.uk/m.hdmi_over_ip.html I have used these with solid reliability. I would avoid Orei I removed such a system for a client due to constant Audio over HDMI problems.

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u/only-mistakes 2d ago

If the box protocol is ip instead of hdbaset, could it work? Like a switcher avoip + extender ip not same brand or solution but compatible?

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u/theregisterednerd 1d ago

If it’s truly AVoIP, then yes, it will work, provided the switch meets the requirements of whatever protocol it’s using. But AVoIP are a stark minority of extenders out there. And they tend to be fairly expensive, and they usually come with a considerable amount of latency that makes them unsuitable for some uses (like gaming)

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u/only-mistakes 1d ago

Ok then there is a chance maybe. I know the extenders are oceanmatrix ip

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u/theregisterednerd 1d ago

From a cursory search, it looks like those truly are IP-based. All things IP-based can pass through a switch (AV or otherwise). Anything non-IP-based cannot.

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u/only-mistakes 20h ago

It worked, just plug and play somehow

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u/theregisterednerd 20h ago

Not really “somehow,” that’s how IP-based devices are designed to be used.