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Review on πŸ”Œ Tripp Lite HDMI Over Cat5/Cat6 Extender: Extended Range Transmitter and Receiver - HD Video and Audio at 1920x1200 1080p 60Hz (B126-1A1) by Jason Rogness

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Works but picky with CAT5e/6 cable

Inexpensive well made product but it didn't work with my existing internal CAT5e initially so I tried a few other cables: cables that didn't work (even after adjusting pot EQ): * Belden-M Datatwist CAT5e fiber optic cable, 50 feet (terminated by me, but tested with Paladin cable tester) * Comtran CAT6 fiber optic cable, 65 feet (terminated by me, but tested with Paladin cable tester ) * Aurum Cable CAT5e, 75 ft (Factory Terminated) Cables that worked: * Belkin CAT5 Patch Cord (not 5e), 6 ft (Factory Terminated) * Belkin CAT5e Patch Cord - 50 ft (Factory Terminated) * Belkin CAT5e -Patch Cord, 75ft (Factory Terminated) In the middle of the test I called Tripp-Lite and was impressed with the attitude of their tech support, who answered my call quickly and politely and without a "pass". eitete" replies. . At my relatively short distance, they assumed that any compatible CAT5e or CAT6 cable should work and suggested that I reconnect everything and turn it back on in the prescribed order. I did just that and found that the order was irrelevant to my tested cables; In fact, the cables that worked could be swapped out in any order and still worked. I ended up reconnecting the track under the house with a Belkin 50ft factory terminated CAT5e cable and everything seems to be working great: stunning, clean, stutter-free images. I have a similar Atlona HDMI-over. -CAT5, and if I had to do it again, I'd like to consider whether the $200 premium for a pro-level Atlona is worth the hassle of Tripp-lite. $200 is a lot of money. but also buying some test leads and spending time crawling under the house.

Pros
  • Finally bought it
Cons
  • Having problems