First off, I have two of these and the work PERFECTLY. I get wonderful 1080p HD content on both. I ran CAT6 cables to both TV's b/c I was scared that CAT5E could be too "light weight". I have a very long run to one TV that's about 100-150' of CAT6. I am about to order another set for my living room TV thats only wired with CAT5, but this is about a 50' run so I don't think I'll have any issues. I have a pretty interesting setup for those that want to be creative... I'm running a monoprice HDMI matrix 2X4 switch after these wall plates, so it's possible to spilt these guys and send the sources anywhere. I have noticed some audio sync issues, but I just turn down my TV and use my AMP for audio and that solves my issue. All in all, these Monoprice HDMI devices are great for home use and even better than you aren't paying an arm and a leg... I highly recommend these!
PROS: Easy to use, fast to install, slick..
CONS: You have to be able to keep your wires paired correctly. If you connect the IR cat5 cable to the wrong port then nothing works. But the easy fix is to just unplug and plug into the other port on the wall plate. This is easy.
I was worried because I was running my Cat 6 further than the 90' , but it works great for 720p. Every once in a while i will get a cut out when there is a power surge from a compressor or a pump and adding the 5v power supply did not seem to make a difference, but it is not really a big problem. Maybe using sheilded Cat 6 would have solved this problem, but I don't think so.
I have the HDMI signal running over 50+ feet of CAT6, and you would never know it. Also, I previously used 8009, which worked great for a while, but with new equipment it seemed to have problems syncing the signal. I tried new/better/shorter cables, but that didn't' fix my signal problems. I upgraded to the 8201 with a power supply on the sending side, and that solved the sync issue. Great stuff!!
I bought this to extend my Verizon FIOS box to the backyard, which is about a 75 foot distance. It works perfectly. I highly recommend buying the higher-quality shielded cable so you hopefully won't need to use an AC adapter. I bought the shielded 75-foot cable from Monoprice and the whole thing works great without any kind of AC adapter. At first it didn't work but it was because my cat 6 connectors weren't crimped properly (wish status lights told me that), but Monprice support was very helpful and I was up and running in very little time.
PROS: Great picture, easy to setup with Cat 6 plug-ins, can run long distances without adapter over good cable
CONS: No documentation on AC adapter Monoprice doesn't sell the AC adapter status lights do not provide much information.
I use this to extend a Dell Optiplex 760 running Windows 7 64bit to a Panasonic 52" Plasma display. The Video card in the Dell is an Asus GT430 silent and the remote is the original Microsoft IR remote for use with MCE. The 8201 HDMI extenders are connected using 2 of the Monoprice shielded 50' Cat-6 cables and because the 8201 has a IR blaster return, I can have a very simple and strait forward extension.
PROS: A simple way to extend a Win7 MediaCenter with an IR blaster return.
CONS: The first set died after about 2 months but the second set has been working great ever since.
If you have a Dish Network Dual Band remote, which is hard to determine even for Dish Network tech people, the IR extender function will not work. Other than that, it works great. Length runs of 75+ ft and at a great Monoprice price.
PROS: HDMI works great over long distances, some over 75 ft
CONS: Due to "Dual Band" DISH remote, IR capability does not work
This was an OK HDMI extender. The HDMI display and audio work well. We bought this for the IR capability, but the IR doesn't work if the sources power is turned off. So you need the external power supply for that.
PROS: They worked for our project and are good for the price.
CONS: IR control doesn't work if the sources power is off.
Overall love the HDMI portion and hate the IR repeater. Wouldn't count on IR working when planning for AV system.
PROS: Purchased 6 of them and installed all throughout a remodeled home during construction. The HDMI part of the wall plate works great. It was a great way to wire over a long distance. I had multiple locations with 100ft cables used and picture and sound works great.
CONS: The BAD - IR part of the plate didn't work at all. I was trying to repeat a DISH TV box and had no success with use of this product nor the 8008 product. Therefore, I wouldn't spend the extra money on this plate and would just buy the 8009 items that don't include the IR extender and much cheaper. Upon multiple contacts with Monprice support due to the fact that the IR system is a "single band" and the DISH devise is a "dual band" device. Monoprice only communicates this on the specifications section of the product. I had to use UHF remotes which had a higher cost and limitations. For one room close to box location I used an aftermarket IR repeater that worked fine. Don't quite understand why this product doesn't work.
Works perfectly. No artifacts or glitches. Using with 50ft Cat6 cable to send DirecTv to patio. IR works great too, even though I won't be using it at this time. Highly recommend.
