PWAYTEK HDMI Extender Splitter 1x2 1080P@60Hz Over Cat 5E/6/7 Ethernet Cable 50m (165ft) Support 2 HDMI loopout EDID Copy POC Function (1 in 2 Out)

I started using this instead of running long HDMI cables over drop ceiling to different areas. With this unit you can just run a cat6 or cat5 and use the short HDMI that comes with the monitor. Easier installation and faster. Cuts down on labor and reduces price of overall install. Won't need to use regular splitters and long HDMIs anymore. Great quality and more functional. No loss of signal on long transmission which prevents flickering. All three units are well built and seem to be durable. I wish I started using this sooner on my installs.

We used this to upgrade an old analog video distribution system to HD, without having to run new cables. I'd originally put passive baluns at each end of shielded Cat8 cable runs to send 480i S-video and stereo audio from satellite TV and other analog sources to two distant rooms, with the longest run being about 80' / 25m. I wasn't sure this existing cable would work, due to extra capacitance per foot from its grounded shielding (originally selected to help avoid hum pickup in analog audio), and the presence of an inline splice up in the attic partway through each run, where individual wires were soldered together. I'd tried to maintain pair twist as much as possible through these splices, but they still represent impedance discontinuities. This extender did not mind them at all, nor the grounded cable shield, sending through perfect 1080p/60Hz video & LPCM audio, though operating at only about half its specified distance limit probably helped. I'm not quite sure how the EDID Copy function is supposed to work. Our source device is a Linux-based HTPC, so HDCP is not a factor, but reading the presented EDID from that PC, the transmit end always identifies as vendor "MAC", product "HDMI EXTENDER", regardless of whether the button has been pushed, or which displays connect to which ports. In our case it doesn't matter, since all displays will accept the same standard signal timing, so everything just works. Power consumption with all ports in use is about 5W into the supplied AC adapter, of which about 0.5W goes out through Cat5/6 ports to each remote receiver - very nice that those don't need their own power connections! When the HDMI signal goes away, it drops to standby state automatically, pulling only about 1/3rd as much power, as Status LEDs go out on both transmit & receive stations, while Power stays on. It's not picky about exact voltages, and so will also operate from any direct DC source in the ~11-14V range, drawing 4.1W (e.g. 314mA at 13.1V) with all ports up, or 1.3W in standby. Use or non-use of the local HDMI outputs doesn't affect power consumption. We wired one to through a 25' AmazonBasics HDMI cable (ASIN B014I8TC4E) to a 3rd TV on the other side of a wall, with the other local output going to a monitor near the computer. So far everything's works perfectly!

I distribute a cable TV signal in my home; it's 1080p/i with nice dolby digital 5.1 sound. Until today I had been using a 1 in 4 out distributer/splitter and two separate powered HDMI-over-cat6 systems which each consisted of a pair of devices (HDMI->Cat6/Cat6->HDMI) for each of two of the TVs. I need two local HDMI and two RJ45 Cat5e in my system to accomplish this HDMI signal. This product is like it was specifically made just for my needs. It's pretty fantastic. All four TVs are showing the same signal perfectly, with 5.1 working at the remote locations. VERY happy with this device. Pictures show the splitter on top of the 1x4 HDMI splitter that it replaced on top of my rack, as well as one of the Cat6 boxes on the TV side of the Cat6 cable.

Have bought many of these with no issues from our Clients!

The HDMI Extender Splitter works exactly as advertised. Setup was quick. no lag. Solid performance and build—highly recommend for anyone needing an HDMI over Ethernet solution! Great quality for the price.

I thought that I could try and diagnose why I could not get this system to work properly. Tried several lengths and types of cable and was never able to get the extenders to work. Even power cycled the system between cable tests. Only time I got it to work was by holding the EDID button down (Until it rebooted?) and the receivers worked for about a second. Returned this unit and bought a similar system that had a different description. After receiving it, the only difference between the two different purchases was the silkscreen label (lol). Even the packaging was identical. Two tries... Zero success. They say the third time is the charm and I purchased the HD-Link HL11 by Sewell and it worked great out of the box.

I bought 2 others of this exact item a few years ago. All have performed well and are very consistent.

Works as intended

Rolled the dice on this as I needed an inexpensive balun for a live stream to get a lobby cam 150ft away to my switcher. We initially connected the camera using this device to a 200ft beat to crap unshielded cat5 cable. To our great shock- it worked perfectly. We got some image glitching after a few minutes and were unsurprised- but then it was discovered that one of our terminations was questionable. Pulled out the crimpers and a fresh RJ45 and the image came back rock solid. Needless to say I was pretty impressed that this $100 PoE powered balun drove a perfect 1080p60 image over 200+ft of crappy, beat up Cat5. I used a proper run of 150ft of STP CAT6 for the show to be safe and be sure we'd have no issues, but if I'd had to run with the garbage cable I suspect it would have held up based on how it performed during the rehearsal. Can't speak to reliability yet, but very impressed with the performance for the money!

I bought this unit to eliminate a problem I had with splitting and extending a computer signal to 2 screen projectors. The best thing I ever did after spending hundreds on other products. Plug and play right out of the box and problems free after a month of use. 👍

Great picture. Easy to install

Bought this to extend video on an NVR, it did not work.