Caporegime
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Is HDR really necessary on both screens?
Like if one cannot do HDR as good as the other use a shield on that and plug it directly into the other.
You have to compromise somehow.
Reliable 10m HDMI cable (4k/60/hdr)
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Is HDR really necessary on both screens?
Like if one cannot do HDR as good as the other use a shield on that and plug it directly into the other.
You have to compromise somehow.
Yes, both are HDR screens, and I game on both, I shouldn't have to compromise really, if I just stump up for a fibre HDMI cable.
Got a powered repeater coming today, so we'll see if that works first as the cheaper option, otherwise that can go back and I'll grab a fibre cable
Got a powered repeater coming today, so we'll see if that works first as the cheaper option, otherwise that can go back and I'll grab a fibre cable
They really are the business. Their common use is, of course, in the corporate world connecting conference room PCs and laptops to projectors.
Slightly misleading name however, as due to marketing, most people think of "fibre broadband" as FTTC rather than FTTP/H, which isn't necessarily faster than copper (e.g. Virgin uses copper coax and is a lot faster than most ISP's "fibre broadband")
Powered repeater made no difference, so time to do some research and get a fibre cable
Powered repeater made no difference, so time to do some research and get a fibre cable
Why spend more money than you have to?
Try another cheap 10m cable first (to see if it's the length or original cable you have). If it works, then you can forget about researching all these expensive Fibre Hybrid cables and get on with enjoying your life
If it doesn't work then you can send it back and try a more expensive long hybrid type, or just move the source closer with a shorter cable.
Try another cheap 10m cable first (to see if it's the length or original cable you have). If it works, then you can forget about researching all these expensive Fibre Hybrid cables and get on with enjoying your life
If it doesn't work then you can send it back and try a more expensive long hybrid type, or just move the source closer with a shorter cable.
99% sure it's the length as when I tried the PC closer to the TV with a 2m cable it was fine.
So far I've tried:
Decent quality but old (iirc HDMI 1.4) cable I already had - connected fine, dropouts every few minutes
Cheap HDMI 2.0b cable - constant flickering
Decent quality HDMI 2.0a/b cable (the one I'm currently using) - connects fine, dropouts every 30 mins or so
Powered repeater - same as above, connects fine, dropouts every 30 mins or so
Active copper cable - constant flickering and noise
Yesterday evening Amazon delivered me a "Mavislink" fibre cable (best reviews & longest warranty around the £50 point), it connects fine, no noise or static, but haven't had a chance to test it properly gaming yet.
Fingers crossed it works, otherwise the next option is spending £££ to convert my PC to mITX to go under the TV and seeing if the connection works the other way (or buying a gaming laptop
)
So far I've tried:
Decent quality but old (iirc HDMI 1.4) cable I already had - connected fine, dropouts every few minutes
Cheap HDMI 2.0b cable - constant flickering
Decent quality HDMI 2.0a/b cable (the one I'm currently using) - connects fine, dropouts every 30 mins or so
Powered repeater - same as above, connects fine, dropouts every 30 mins or so
Active copper cable - constant flickering and noise
Yesterday evening Amazon delivered me a "Mavislink" fibre cable (best reviews & longest warranty around the £50 point), it connects fine, no noise or static, but haven't had a chance to test it properly gaming yet.
Fingers crossed it works, otherwise the next option is spending £££ to convert my PC to mITX to go under the TV and seeing if the connection works the other way (or buying a gaming laptop
)
Finally got an hour of gaming in this evening, and so far so good, no dropouts at all, will need some longer testing to confirm
Several hours of gaming over the weekend, no dropouts at all, so happy with the result 
Thanks all for the advice/suggestions
Thanks all for the advice/suggestions