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Post by jjkessler on Nov 30, 2015 21:07:22 GMT -5
Has anybody found a reliable wireless HDMI adapter that works well with the XMC-1? The goal is to eliminate the HDMI cable between my XMC-1 and Sony projector. They are about 17' apart in a clear line of site
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Post by millst on Nov 30, 2015 22:04:35 GMT -5
I have a RocketFish one. The quality is great and the latency isn't noticeable. The big downsides are this one requires direct LOS (doesn't work through walls, non-issue for you) and adds ~10 seconds to the HDMI handshake (for me anyway). I believe there is now one from IOGear that gets better ratings. It also doesn't use compression and has the advantage of working through walls.
TBH, I don't think any of them get rave reviews. Look at all the bad user reviews to see how problematic they are. I recommend running a cable whenever possible.
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Post by jjkessler on Nov 30, 2015 22:10:18 GMT -5
I noticed the high numbers of bad reviews for most of the products and that concerns me. Until they get more consistent, I think I'll have to stick with hard-wired HDMI
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Post by millst on Dec 1, 2015 10:55:06 GMT -5
The other advantage of the cable is future support. The high speed cables have supported all the HDMI spec upgrades so far. I've already replaced mine to go from 1080i to 1080p. If I want to get 4k, I'd have to buy something that doesn't even exist yet.
If you try, make sure to buy from a store with with a good return policy. From the start, it seems like they either work great or terrible.
-tm
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Post by moovtune on Dec 2, 2015 9:31:02 GMT -5
The other advantage of the cable is future support. The high speed cables have supported all the HDMI spec upgrades so far. I've already replaced mine to go from 1080i to 1080p. If I want to get 4k, I'd have to buy something that doesn't even exist yet. If you try, make sure to buy from a store with with a good return policy. From the start, it seems like they either work great or terrible. -tm That's not true about having to buy new cables for 4K. I'm presently using an $18.00 40 foot cable I bought on Amazon to my new Epson 10000 projector and have fed it 1080p, 3D and 4K material with no issues. Read this article from CNET. www.cnet.com/news/4k-hdmi-cables-are-nonsense/ |
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Post by goodfellas27 on Dec 2, 2015 9:36:16 GMT -5
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Post by jmilton on Dec 2, 2015 10:15:43 GMT -5
The other advantage of the cable is future support. The high speed cables have supported all the HDMI spec upgrades so far. I've already replaced mine to go from 1080i to 1080p. If I want to get 4k, I'd have to buy something that doesn't even exist yet. If you try, make sure to buy from a store with with a good return policy. From the start, it seems like they either work great or terrible. -tm That's not true about having to buy new cables for 4K. I'm presently using an $18.00 40 foot cable I bought on Amazon to my new Epson 10000 projector and have fed it 1080p, 3D and 4K material with no issues. Read this article from CNET. www.cnet.com/news/4k-hdmi-cables-are-nonsense/...and 1080 is 1080. The i & p is how your TV displays the same signal. +1 for Redmere. |
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Post by millst on Dec 2, 2015 10:29:39 GMT -5
Yeah, I said "advantage" of cables, not "disadvantage." The replacement comment was about my wireless extender previously mentioned to OP, which maybe wasn't obvious. Having said that, the cables have "changed" once and there is no guarantee that some future update won't require a change. Standard speed cables are only rated to 1080i. You need a high speed cable to guarantee 1080p and above. Your standard speed cable might work at higher speeds, but it's definitely YMMV since the manufacture isn't guaranteeing it. The comment from jmilton is misleading. There are also additional ratings to get Ethernet over HDMI to work. -tm The other advantage of the cable is future support. The high speed cables have supported all the HDMI spec upgrades so far. I've already replaced mine to go from 1080i to 1080p. If I want to get 4k, I'd have to buy something that doesn't even exist yet. If you try, make sure to buy from a store with with a good return policy. From the start, it seems like they either work great or terrible. -tm That's not true about having to buy new cables for 4K. I'm presently using an $18.00 40 foot cable I bought on Amazon to my new Epson 10000 projector and have fed it 1080p, 3D and 4K material with no issues. Read this article from CNET. www.cnet.com/news/4k-hdmi-cables-are-nonsense/ |
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Post by bootman on Dec 2, 2015 12:04:47 GMT -5
Assuming your display can do the interlacing better then your source then feed it 1080i since that will require less bandwidth than passing a 1080p signal over long distances. But keep in mind that while 1080i/30 is the broadcast standard, 1080p/24 is the bluray one (and uses even less BW) What is usually the default out of a player or AVR with video processing is 1080p/60 (highest 1080 BW format for video) Some background info: www.soundandvision.com/content/1080i-vs-1080p-0So feeding a display the output of a TV signal at 1080i vs 1080p will not make a difference. Feeding a display a 1080p/24 may if it can't handle 24p natively. (some sets can some can take it as an input but converts it to 60p anyway) The subject can get fun quick.  As for the OP original question, I would try this solution first. dvdo.com/products/#product-section-01 |
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Post by millst on Dec 2, 2015 13:23:40 GMT -5
I wouldn't worry about the bandwidth. It's a non-issue now. All the decent cables and wireless transmitters support 1080p. They have for a while.
Many video sources (Blu-ray, gaming consoles, computers, etc.) are progressive in nature. You wouldn't want to butcher those to interlaced no matter your display's scaler quality. For something like a TiVo, I prefer letting it perform the upconversion to avoid HDMI handshaking when you change channels. YMMV on other DVRs.
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Post by jmilton on Dec 2, 2015 13:47:11 GMT -5
Misleading? 1080 is bandwith. p&i is interlacing/de-interlacing, processing done at the monitor and it is not the same as upscaling. All OTA broadcasts are done in 1080i. Later this year, Direct TV will broadcast in 4K (can you say Olympics?)
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Post by millst on Dec 2, 2015 14:51:02 GMT -5
I disagree, but maybe because we aren't being specific enough. I am talking about 1080p60. The data rate is twice that of OTA 1080i. That's where standard vs high speed comes into play. It doesn't make sense to limit the conversation to OTA formats only.
-tm
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Post by simpleman68 on Dec 2, 2015 16:50:05 GMT -5
+1 for the DVDO. I've been using it for a few months and it simply works. Connecting my HD cable box (720 of course) and my Oppo 105 to my Panasonic 7000 U projector. I've tried every cable out there and over 25' it ain't happenin'. I've got the Monoprice one still in its box if anyone is interested. 25% off + free shipping to the lower 48. Used 1X for 5 minutes and put away in it's original box. Scott |
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Post by bootman on Dec 2, 2015 18:30:43 GMT -5
I disagree, but maybe because we aren't being specific enough. I am talking about 1080p60. The data rate is twice that of OTA 1080i. That's where standard vs high speed comes into play. It doesn't make sense to limit the conversation to OTA formats only. -tm And what is native at 1080p/60? |
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Post by millst on Dec 2, 2015 18:36:12 GMT -5
Netflix streaming, for one.
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