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Thanks for the solid advice, WVTheatre. Reliability shares the top spot with affordability for me, and this solution sounds like it meets both criteria. I'm familiar with Blackmagic products, but had not researched these particular solutions. I appreciate you taking the time to share your...

That's good to know, egilson1. I didn't realize HDMI connectors had a reputation of being a little dodgy. But yes, that makes sense, as it is certainly a product geared toward the consumer market. It's definitely frustrating to try to track down a problem that ends up being a bad connector or...

That's good thinking, Jammer. I hadn't considered that. I suppose in that case, yes, you'd need to be able to see what was happening on the media server in some way. Whether through remote desktop or media server integration through a light desk, etc. If it could be done with a single or...

That's a great recommendation, FMEng. Thanks for the find. I also like the price tag, since in my situation, I'll likely have to buy six of them. So, have they behaved consistently for you?

To further what dbaxter mentioned, I just thought I'd throw in my own perspective on the lighting software question. For your purposes, I think you may find the software solution to be the most flexible and economical. The obvious disadvantages of software are that computers (laptop or...

Thanks for the advice, Chris15. Funny, my wife is Australian, and we go there a couple of times a year, so your "2 Cents" joke was well played. Heh, heh. I researched HDBaseT after reading your post, and it looks like that might be the most worry free solution. I was also concerned about...

Okay cool. I'll check that out. And I'll definitely consider the HDMI to SDI approach. Thanks for taking some time to give advice. Much appreciated!

Thanks for the advice, and for sharing your own experience, Amiers. It's good to hear that it's been done with success. That sounds like a reasonable approach, and the signal booster is probably one of the keys to ensuring success. Your suggestion also cuts out the Cat5/Cat6 element, which is...

I also just found a 100 ft. DVI-D to HDMI cable online, which would simplify this set up some. But, would I need a signal booster in the chain?

Hello All,All you video folks out there, I could sure use some advice on this. Thanks in advance for your thoughts.I'm doing a video projector install in a theater soon, and I know there are a number of different ways I can wire this set up. I'm just trying to figure out the best way...

We haven't tried that yet, but will definitely do so. Also, we've already been looking at that DMX address writer in your link, so that may be the next step for us. Thanks again for helping us get this on track. I really appreciate everyone's advice on this...

Thanks for your help everyone. RickR, that was my first thought as well. But channels 1 through 3 seem to be non responsive. They don't appear to have any function at all. Which is why I'm wondering if we're missing something with that fourth wire. Perhaps the fourth wire is necessary to...

Thanks! The theater owner is going to email the company that makes these cables to see if they might solve our problem. Thanks again for your help!

Thanks a bunch for the info. We'll dig into the problem with the information you've all provided and see what we can come up with.

That sounds like a reasonable work around, Mike. It may be a little beyond my expertise, but if I can figure out how to do that, I'd be satisfied with that approach. Any suggestions for a starting point, or resource where I might learn how to do that? Thanks in advance.