Header banner
Revain logoHome Page
Darius Newberry photo
1 Level
729 Review
45 Karma

Review on Cable Matters HDMI Extender Over Ethernet Cable Receiver Box (HDMI Over Ethernet, HDMI Over TCP/IP) up to 300 Feet by Darius Newberry

Revainrating 5 out of 5

2 out of 4 receivers failed within 2 years. Cable Matters replaced them.

Update: I spoke to Cable Matters and they sent me a free replacement as a one time service. I assume I'm stuck with lemons and hope it doesn't happen again. Rating upgrade to 3 stars. I had a transmitter and 4 receivers with a 5-port TP-LINK Gigabit Ethernet Desktop Switch (TL-SG105). It was easy to install and worked well to meet our needs. 3 out of 4 worked fine and the 4th didn't work from the start (very often total loss of image). Until recently, I blamed the TV when the second one also started to fail. I started seeing flickers and blackouts every few seconds, making it impossible to see anything. I've bought several cable products over the years and am a huge fan of them so I've never had any doubts about their quality. After months of checking my network, power supplies, and troubleshooting, it finally dawned on me yesterday that I once polled the receivers, and that was the problem. I replaced it with a working one and it works with no issues. I'm frustrated with 50% rejection within 2 years and 25% rejection from the start. I understand the warranty is 1 year but what about the quality of the product itself? It's not what I expected from cables and I'm tired of buying their products. If you are in the market for HDMI over CAT6 then go elsewhere as you don't want me on my boat in 2 years time.

Pros
  • Not cheap but decent
Cons
  • Nothing