How long of a HDMI cable can I run? Ethernet is about 300' without a power injector. Are there HDMI cables that can run that far?
HDMI cable length
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That would be a very long HDMI cable. About the longest I would use is 50'. Here's a good article on it:
http://www.bluejeanscable.com/articles/how-long-can-hdmi-run.htm
http://www.bluejeanscable.com/articles/how-long-can-hdmi-run.htm
35-50' is about the max. You can do a little better by using the monprice Redmere cable which has an active element in it. Anything longer is generally accomplished with baluns and a cat5 or coax cable.
You can run about 200 ft with a good signal restorer but they aren't cheap. http://samtechonline.com/spelsohdexwi.html I don't know if you could stretch it to 300 or not. Give Spectrun http://www.spectrumelectronicsolutions.com/ a call and see what they say.
I have a 100' run that has been working just fine for about 3 years now. No signal issues at all. Goes from my home theater setup (60" Pioneer Kuro) to my bar TV (50" Panny plasma) to repeat what is on the TV for when we have events in the basement (football games, fights, etc.) This is a regular monoprice cable through a powered monoprice spliter. Not expensive or fancy, but works just fine. I have also run a 75' run from my Dad's AV receiver to his TV through the floor and wall that has been up and running for about 6 years with no issues.
I too have run 100' and 75' ones in my businesses. I have also used hdmi to cat 6 over long distances (> 100 feet) when I could not run that big a cable.
