| Liberty, Justice, and High Def For AllThe
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| | and source boxes, but the picture has
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| conversation subject of high definition
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| | more specks and sparkles than tinkerbell.
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| is no longer segregated to the dark
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| | If its because of long runs of DVI or
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| smokey rooms of the cultural elite, the
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| | HDMI cables, there are solutions. Gefen,
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| same rooms where gas price conspiracies,
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| | a leader in the industry, manufacturers
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| global domination rituals, and secret
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| | perhaps the most respected and prolific
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| handshakes are created. No friends, high
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| | digital extenders for both home and
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| definition is now available to bond and
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| | professional A/V.There are two basic ways
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| free, to all races and creeds, to rich
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| | to extend HDMI and DVI. Extend over a
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| and, well, semi-rich.Pick Your PoisonHDMI
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| | CAT5 cable, or just get a booster
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| and DVI are the two digital interfaces
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| | (similar in many ways to a repeater).Cat5
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| that are quickly becoming the prefered
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| | ExtensionThis style of digital video
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| vessels of High Definition. Just as a
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| | extension uses two little boxes: a
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| quick recap...DVI: Short for Digital
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| | receiver and a sender. By "little", I
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| Video Interface, came into fruition to
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| | mean a few inches by a few inches, by a
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| convert analog signals into video signals
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| | few more inches. The sender sits near
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| to accomodate both analog and digital
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| | your source (such as a computer, a
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| monitors. DVI-A is an analog signal,
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| | set-top box, a DVD player). An included
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| DVI-D is a digital signal, and DVI-I is
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| | cable connects your DVI or HDMI source to
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| an integrated analog and digital
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| | the sender. The sender sits near your
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| solution. This quickly became a popular
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| | video source and sends the signal long
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| interface because the integrity of the
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| | distances over a tidy and economic Cat5
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| signal remains true through any
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| | cable. The receiver sits near the
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| transmission, unlike its analog
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| | display and receives the signal that has
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| grandfather, who loses little bits of
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| | travelled over long distances unscathed
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| data here and there because of too many
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| | from video corruption. The receiver
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| treks through the snow as a kid.HDMI:
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| | feeds the perfect image (with the
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| Short for High-Definition Multimedia
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| | resolution also preserved) to your
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| Interface, this digital interface is
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| | display via your DVI or HDMI cable. The
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| perfectly suited for the consumer
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| | Cat5 Extension option is very attractive
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| electronics market. It supports
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| | because Cat5 cables are very inexpensive
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| uncompressed high definition video plus
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| | and are neater than the fat (no matter
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| multi-channel audio in a single cable,
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| | how phat) video cables. I highly
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| simplifying the install process for you
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| | recommend Gefen products for their
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| and me. It does all this with a smaller
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| | industrial strength, aesthetic
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| connector than its DVI cousin.Length
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| | attraction, and reliability in important
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| LimitsBoth DVI and HDMI signals begin to
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| | video extension projects.Boosters and
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| degrade in quality when sent over copper
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| | RepeatersAlthough not entirely identical,
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| wire after about 5 meters. Although
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| | boosters and repeaters accomplish the
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| sometimes a well-made copper HDMI or DVI
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| | same job and in a similar manner.
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| cable can send the signal further than
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| | Boosters and repeaters only require one
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| that without corruptions visible by the
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| | box to sit at the end of a long run of
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| naked eye, you will often encounter
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| | DVI or HDMI cable. The unit simply
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| specks and glitter in the display, plus a
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| | corrects any signal corruption that has
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| host of other possible problems if the
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| | occurred over long runs of copper cable.
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| voltage level isn't preserved and
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| | This option is most appealing to those
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| stable.Below is some basic information
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| | who already bought a long run of DVI or
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| about what is available for DVI Extension
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| | HDMI cable. Boosters and repeaters are
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| and HDMI extension.ExtensionSo, you've
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| | also good for chaining multiple runs of
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| sold the farm to buy your HDTV display
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| | cable together.
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