HDBaseT vs AVoverIP by Clay Stahlka, CTS-D, Starin
HDBaseT was a wonderful improvement over traditional, proprietary extender products back in 2010. No longer did we have to choose one brand, specialty cable, or calculate distance requirements. With HDBaseT, we could send ultra-high-
definition video & audio, Ethernet, control, USB and up to 100W of power over a single, twisted-pair cable for up to 328 feet. Additionally, we could use one brand’s transmitter with another brand’s receiver because the standard was at last established.
Part of the solution is education, and the other part is plain, simple openmindedness. HDBaseT is STILL a one-trick pony. Just a more forgiving one. On the other hand, AVoverIP is a broad category of products that sends the AV signal over a LAN. You know, an active network like the one you’re connected to right now. You could be sending email, chatting, transferring files, AND sending ultra-high-definition video & audio, Ethernet, control, USB and power over the existing LAN. Sounds like a no-brainer, right? Then, why are AV Professionals not embracing this technology en masse? I believe that the answer to this question
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