I have been running a Geffen DVI over ethernet for over a year now with 100 feet of ethernet (It's advertised to support up to between 150 and 200). It cost right at 300 for the boxes and another 80 for two 100 foot, shielded, copper core (not twisted pair) cat 5e cables. It can do 1920 by 1080 just fine.
The only other option I have seen for long runs is DVI over fiber-optics which I did have, but 300 dollars for 30 feet was just a bit too pricey so it went on eBay.
The audio jack on this one is nice, but really the only reason you need gear like this is for sitting at the back of a live event, which means you have a separate audio snake most likely.
I'll second the Geffen DVIoE - we use it when we're running video in a club for my DJ-partners-in-crime. The video is running off of a completely separate MacBookPro that only has a MIDI input from the audio machine (for beat syncing). I really don't see the need for audio jack, either.
Just thought I'd point out that twisted pair has nothing to do with the type of copper wire. Twisted pair means that the pair of wires (solid blue & white/blue) are twisted around each other to prevent interference. Solid or stranded would be the types of copper.
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David @ Apr 14th 2008 10:43PM
I have been running a Geffen DVI over ethernet for over a year now with 100 feet of ethernet (It's advertised to support up to between 150 and 200). It cost right at 300 for the boxes and another 80 for two 100 foot, shielded, copper core (not twisted pair) cat 5e cables. It can do 1920 by 1080 just fine.
The only other option I have seen for long runs is DVI over fiber-optics which I did have, but 300 dollars for 30 feet was just a bit too pricey so it went on eBay.
The audio jack on this one is nice, but really the only reason you need gear like this is for sitting at the back of a live event, which means you have a separate audio snake most likely.
ed @ Apr 14th 2008 10:51PM
I'll second the Geffen DVIoE - we use it when we're running video in a club for my DJ-partners-in-crime. The video is running off of a completely separate MacBookPro that only has a MIDI input from the audio machine (for beat syncing). I really don't see the need for audio jack, either.
cronick @ Apr 14th 2008 11:12PM
One more vote for Gefen. I have a bunch of Gefen stuff: Switches (HDMI and DVI), Matrixes (HDMI and DVI), HDMI CAT5 Extenders, DVI CAT5 Extenders.
They always answer their phones and I can always get hold of someone who knows what they're talking about.
Darkest Daze @ Apr 15th 2008 3:23AM
Just thought I'd point out that twisted pair has nothing to do with the type of copper wire. Twisted pair means that the pair of wires (solid blue & white/blue) are twisted around each other to prevent interference. Solid or stranded would be the types of copper.