[mythtv-users] HDMI-to-CAT5 Converter

[Brian Wood]

Michael T. Dean wrote:

> 
> Also, do these really carry the signal in IP or is it "unswitchable."  I 
> got the impression it required a direct cabling approach between the two 
> converters and that it couldn't really hook into the existing runs in 
> "the high number of homes pre-wired with category cabling" (which almost 
> definitely are run from a central hub/switch.

Good point. The only thing these systems have in common with IP systems 
is the cable. For the run lengths likely to be encountered in home 
systems the cost of the adapters would vastly exceed any savings on 
cable costs.

beww