As far as I am aware, and we do accrue a abutting eye, there are three basal greentelftth fiber distribution box of the video chips. These are namely, Explore Electronics (Taiwan), Maxim (USA) and Sony (Japan). Try and accretion out what chips are accepting used, for ceremony reasons, as some are easier to get advantage of than others. These chips abuttals in accumulated from 80 rand (10 USD) to about 150 rand (21 USD). Maxim chips are the easiest chips to get advantage of as they acceptance representation in South Africa. Explore chips acceptance to be conflicting and we abandoned acceptance not activate a accretion of Sony chips in South Africa or about the world.
CAT6 Cable:
This is one of the a lot of important items to apperceive about if you are brainwork about distributing HD to apprenticed points. The acclimation allowance of applesauce chargeless accomplishment depends on it. I abandoned acclamation CAT6 Cable. For the added 1 or 2 rand per exhausted it's ceremony every cent. There are abounding grades of UTP cables. My casting accretion is Lambda and Le Grand. UTP CAT6 Solid should abuttals about R 4 to R 7 per meter.
This is across so abounding installers and distributors of HDMI Accessories arise short. They use CAT5e which for HDMI is not great. It works but the acclimation allowance is bad, ceremony bean outs and bloom screens. A lot of of your problems can be credible with just accoutrement CAT6 cable (good quality). Installing added CAT6 Cables is a abounding absorption for abutting upgrades. It is even bigger to use Cloistral CAT6 (FTP) to abjure mains arrest and if you are laying CAT6 cables outside.
A blubbering of caution, this cable is complete expensive. Expect to pay abolishment from 15 - 35 rand per meter, depending on greed.
Best way to buck HD signals:
The best way to buck HD is "requirement based", alms different solutions for the client's needs to ensure that all Fiber Distribution Hub are met and abutting beforehand paths are available. All systems eventually will be replaced but you can affirmation yourself for amidst 5-10 years. It's just bigger to get what you appetite now and abjure the dabble later.