Pushing The Limits Of HDMI Cables - How Long Was Too Long?

I had a discussion last week with a former integrator customer of mine who had a plethora of questions surrounding HDMI cable dos and don'ts.

"I have a PVM that's about 45' away from the server, so I was just going to use a 50' HDMI cable."

**********, ************ ***** **** ***** ********** loses ~**% ** *** ********* **** you **** ****** * **** *' cable ******.

** **** ****, * ***** ** the **** ** ************ * ***-***** KVM **** **** *******, ***** ****** inherently *****, *** *** ***** **** what *'* ****, *** ******* ** anyone ** *** **** ***** *** tested *** ********** ** **** ****** and **** ***** ******* ****.

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

***** *** ******* *********** **** ****** that *** ** **** ***. **** use * ***** ***** ** ***** is ** ****. ******* * ******* simpler ****** ** ** *** ** HDMI ** *** ***** *******. ***** are **** **** ** ******** *******/******* device *****.

*** ******* * ***. ********* * PVM *** ** ******** ****** *** displays *******? **** ** ******* ** to ** *********? **** **** **** content ********** ******* ** **** *** display ***** *******. ** * **** used * ******* ** *** **** of *** **** ** ******* * PiP ** ******** ** *** *** camera.

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Matt Bischof

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

** **** ****, *** *** *** merely * *******, *** *** **** cable *** ******** *** *** **** the ******/***.

** ** **** ** ***, ***** are * ****** ** ****** * would **** **** *********** *** ****.

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Undisclosed #2

***'* **** ** ** *** *****:

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Matt Bischof

In reply to Undisclosed #2

***** *** *** ****... **** *****, I ******** **** ****** *** ***** singing **** *******, ** * ***** you *** *** ***********!

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John Honovich

In reply to Undisclosed #2

IPVM

*****'* * ***** ****** ******* ** Scarface, ***...

IPVM Image

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified

* ***** ** * ***** ** this (**** ****** ********), *** *'* currently ******* **** ****** ** * set ** ******** ********* ** ****** 25' **** ******, *** **** **** like ******.

IPVM Image

*'* ****** ***** ** ****** **** lag, *****, *** *********** *** * can't ****** *** **** *'** ***** an ***** *** ** *** ***** length.

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Matt Bischof

In reply to Brian Rhodes

***********, ******** * **** *** **** in *** ******* *'** ****, *** Amazon ****** ****** ** ****** ****, so ****'* ****** * ************ ******.

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Undisclosed Integrator #3

•Jan 05, 2023

** **** **** **** *** ** fiber

**** *** **** ***** ** *** issues **** **** **** **** * they **** **** ** ***** ***** a *** *****.

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Michael Miller

•Jan 05, 2023

* ********* *************** *********.

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Colin MacPhee

IPVMU Certified

**'** **** ********** ********* (******/*******) **** cables ** ** ***'. ****'** **** working **** ** *** ** * know.

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Undisclosed Integrator #4

* **** *** * **' *********** active **** ***** ******* ** ***'* PVM *** * **** *** * half ******* *** *****.

**********, ************ ***** **** ***** ********** loses ~**% ** *** ********* **** you **** ****** * **** *' cable ******.

****** ** ********** ** ***** *** meters **** ********! ***!!!**

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Matt Bischof

*'** **** *** *** '*****' **** there... ** ******* ** ***!

********* ***** ********* ** **** ****** over ****** *********, * ****** **** noted **** **** ********* *** ******* compromised **** **+ ********** ** ****** >6' (* ******).

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Undisclosed Integrator #4

In reply to Matt Bischof

* *** *** **** ***** ** issue. *** ********'* *** ** ** case *** * **" ** ******* at ***** ********** ***** *** ****** publicly ** ******* ***** **** ********* in *** **-**** ********, *** ***** there **** **** ** *********** ** note **'* *** **** ****** **** as ******** ***** ************ *** ******** there.

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Michael Miller

**'* *** *** *** ***** ***** it *****'* **** *** **** *** have ** ***** ******* ***** *** eating ***** ** *** *** ***** cables.

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Undisclosed Integrator #4

In reply to Michael Miller

****** ***** ** ** ** *** I *** *** "*****" *****.

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Michael Miller

** ******* *** ** ******** ** this *********.

****** ** ********** ** ***** *** meters **** ********! ***!!!**

**** *** **** ******* *********** ***** you *** ** **** ***. *** disagree?

*** ****** **'* ** ** *** test *** **** ****** *** **** you *** ******* * ******** ** a ****** ******* ****** *********** ***** is ** ********'* **** ********.

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John Honovich

IPVM

***** *** ****** **** ********

*******:** ****** **** ******** ******** ****

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Undisclosed Integrator #4

In reply to John Honovich

** ******** **** ****!

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Matt Bischof

* *** ***** ***** ***** **** the ****** *** ********** ** ********.

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Matt Bischof

In reply to Jerome Miller

** *******, **'* **** ** *** excited **** ********* **** ** **** cable ***** ** ***** ** **** lap, *** ****.

********, *** ******** **** ******* **** I ****** *** *** **** ** the *** ******* ** ******* **** the ****. **** **********, * *** so ***** ** **** ** **** I ******* *** ***** ********** **** it * ****** ** ***** ***. Now **** *'* ****** **** **** money, **'* ** *** **. **** the *** ** ****, *** *** new **** **... ********, *** **' HDMI ***** ******* ****** *** **** for ***** ** ******* ***** ** drop ***. * ****** ** ******, nothing, *** * ********** *****. **********, I ** **** *** **** ** the **** ** *** ***** *** of *** **** *****, *** * drop *** ********** ** ****... *** and ******, ** ******* ***. * run ********** *** **** * ***** (6') *****, *** *** **** **** to **, ** ******** ** ***. I **** *** *' ***** ** the **' *** *** *** **-****** to **** *** *' ***** *******... zero ******** *****.

**** ******** ****, **'* * ********** thing.

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Jerome Miller

•Jan 08, 2023

* **** **** ***** ** **** cat6 ***** *** **** *** ** Problems. * **** ** ** ********** expense *** * **** ***** *** problems **** ***** * ******* ******** as ******* ** ****** ** ****** a ***** **** *** ****** ******.

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Undisclosed Integrator #4

•Jan 10, 2023

******* **** ****** ********** *** **** for *** **** ****. *'* *** saying ****-*** ******* ****'* *********, *** how ***** *** *** ******** ********* for ** *********** ******* **** ********* less ********* *** **** ** ******** will ** *** ***?

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Jerome Miller

•Jan 10, 2023