[mythtv-users] USB extenders
Yan Seiner
yan at seiner.com
Wed Sep 24 17:17:48 UTC 2008
On Wed, September 24, 2008 10:15 am, Robert wrote:
> Yan Seiner wrote:
>> Is anyone using something like this to connect a remote, keyboard, and
>> DVD player to their myth frontend?
>>
>> http://reviews.cnet.com/hubs/vigor-vad-1140-usb/4505-3335_7-31897252.html
>>
>> I am working on a remote (50' +/-) installation and this would sure be
>> nice if I can run a DVD player through it,
>>
>> --Yan
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> Do these things actually use a network to transmit USB messages? or are
> they just using Cat5 cable to send USB signals?
>
> I'm guessing it's the latter.
They just use cat5 cable to send USB signals. I am assuming there is some
sort of error correction / signal cleanup on the far end. You can't just
plug these into a network hub.
--Yan
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