HDBaseT takes HDMI and 4K further

HDBaseT can squeeze all a bunch of different signals, including 4K video, onto one cheap Cat 5 cable.

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All HDMI cables are the same, but that now-ubiquitous connector has limitations. Ultra-long runs can be problematic and expensive, it can’t conveniently be run through walls, and when carrying 4K video, it can only handle runs of a few feet. That’s the message the people from HDBaseT sent when they introduced me to their transmission protocol this week. HDBaseT is designed to allow a single Cat 5e cable–incredibly common and incredibly cheap today — to…

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