I’m trying to mirror two HDMI computer displays from one building/room to another location roughly 1,300 -2000 ft away.
The two locations already have network/fiber connectivity between them. I originally looked at basic HDMI-over-Cat6 extenders, but I’m realizing those probably won’t work over that distance and may not work through standard Ethernet switches unless they are true HDMI-over-IP encoder/decoder units.
Current hardware I have on hand:
Cable Matters HDMI extender over Cat6 with IR control, model 103002. The box says it extends HDMI up to 300 ft over Cat6.
My concern is that this is likely a direct point-to-point HDMI-over-Cat6 extender, not a true HDMI-over-IP encoder/decoder. So I assume it cannot simply plug into normal Ethernet switches and ride across the existing building-to-building network/fiber path.
The basic signal path I’m considering is:
Source PC/display output → HDMI splitter or encoder device → local network/fiber switch → existing fiber/network path → remote network/fiber switch → HDMI-over-IP decoder or fiber receiver → HDMI monitor
I need to mirror two separate HDMI sources to two separate remote monitors. This would be a simple point-to-point setup, not a large video wall or multi-display distribution system.
Questions:
Is my current Cable Matters 103002 extender only useful for a direct Cat6 run under 300 ft, not through switches?
Should I be looking at HDMI-over-IP encoder/decoder pairs, HDMI-to-fiber extenders, or something else?
Thank you
- a very confused person.