Question:
Will this carry 1080p and Dolby 5.1 from source to TV over Cat5e? I use my TV's Optical passthrough for surround sound due to my old receiver.
Answer:
Worked for a few hours then stopped . A full
hdmi pass
thru requires 2
cat5/6 cables.
By Edgar Pelayo on August 2, 2013
Mine works fine and have had no problems. Yes, it will carry 1080P and 5.1, although, I don't use the sound on my TV, only the receiver. Mine is going through cat 5e....approx. 30-40 feet distance.
By IDXPLNT on August 2, 2013
Does it work,Short answer , kinda. Long answer, it depends on your equipment not all equipment puts out the A/V signal at the same amplification so its hit and miss with these devices. I've used this device and it worked well and I've had to sent them back on other installs because they wouldn't work with certain brand/models I was using. I can tell you it probably won't work with
Yamaha receivers (one that are 3 years old and older), Panasonic Blu-ray players, it's really trial and error. When it works it works great when it doesn't it's very frustrating.
By mike the AVguy on August 3, 2013
I was not able to set this extender to work. If I use one of those 6 ft cables that came with a
router works, but when I set it up first with CAT5e and then CAT6 cable with a 15 to 20 ft length, never worked. I don't know if I didn't set the
pin-out on the
Ethernet cables correctly (even though my tester show no errors) or if it is due to the length, but basically I'm not using it and I ain't got the time to troubleshoot.
By Roberto M on August 2, 2013
Husband says, "Can not vouch for the audio. Video... Unequivocally yes. Since audio is carried on the same cable can not vouch for the optical still working."
By Lorjames on August 3, 2013
Sorry for the late answer. It is an active extender and requires electrical input at both ends. It did carry 1080p but I cannot certify 5.1 dolby. My guess is yes. After 50 feet u start losing video quality. So if u want to extend more than that I would suggest using another type of extender, like the
passive double cat6 type. Specially if u want to extend high quality audio.
By Alex on August 5, 2013