De-embed Zone Audio at the HDMI Matrix Switcher, Not Per Display
Pull audio for amps and soundbars from the matrix outputs, not from an extractor box behind each screen. Fewer boxes, fewer handshakes to debug.
Guides and articles
Specifying extension, switching, splitting and AV over IP: what to choose, and where installations go wrong.
Matrix · Matrix
Collaboration · Presentation
Spec USB-C inputs on the presentation switch, not HDMI and dongles
Laptops at the table need video, power, USB and network. Put that on one USB-C input at the switch rather than an HDMI cable and a bag of adapters.
Extenders · Wall Plates
One USB-C Cable at the Table for Video, USB Devices and 60W Charging
How one 2-gang wall-plate carries laptop video, USB camera and mic, and 60W charging to a distant display over a single CAT6/6A run.
Extenders · USB-C
The Weakest Link in Your BYOD Room Isn't the Display. It's the Dongle the Presenter Brought.
A BYOD room gets designed around the display, the room camera, and the network — and then the actual connection between the laptop and all of it is…
Extenders · HDMI Pro
eARC and 4K60 Over One CAT6A Run: The EXT-HDBT3ARC-TX HDBaseT 3.0 Transmitter
How the EXT-HDBT3ARC-TX carries 4K60 video out to the display and brings eARC audio back down the same CAT6A cable, with USB 2.0, Gigabit Ethernet…
Collaboration · Presentation
Take a laptop's USB-C to an interactive panel 40m away on CAT6a
How to carry USB-C video, touch return, USB 3.2 data and 100W charging from a laptop to an interactive panel over one CAT6a cable up to 40m.
Collaboration · Presentation
One USB-C Cable to a 4K Room Display 40m Away: BYOD Extender Kit
How the EXT-USBCPD4K-40M carries laptop video, USB 3.2 peripherals and up to 100W charging to a room over one CAT6a cable.
Extenders · HDMI
Ultrawide Displays and USB 3.2 KVM Extenders: Seven Commercial Applications
Extending a workstation down a single Cat cable is a solved problem twice over. Video has been solved for years. Keyboard and mouse have been solved…
Switchers
AV Converters & Switchers Guide: Which One Do You Need?
How to Choose the Right HDMI Converter, De-Embedder or Presentation Switcher If your audio and video need to travel different paths, you need an HDMI…
Extenders · HDMI
HDMI to SDI, Matrix Switchers & AV Extenders Guide
HDMI to SDI Converters, Matrix Switchers, and AV Extenders: A Buying Guide An HDMI to SDI converter turns a consumer HDMI signal into…
Flex Matrix Pro · Flex Chassis
SDI Extenders, Converters and Wall Plates: AV Guide
SDI Extenders, Signal Converters and Audio Matrix Switching: An AV Integrator's Buying Guide Which of these five you need depends entirely on the…
Cables · HDMI
HDMI Distribution System Design: Splitters, Matrices, Scalers and Dante
Specifying an HDMI Distribution System: Splitters, Matrices, Scaling Switchers and Dante Audio Short answer: Choose the device by the shape of the…
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