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Originally Posted by Bob
So they're proposing data rates in excess of HDMI 1.3/1.4 (i.e. > 10 GBits/sec) along with PoE and 100 mbit ethernet using garden-variety Cat5e/Cat6? What I've seen also indicates you'd still need an HDBaseT-equipped receiver to function as a switch, which is essentially what HDMI does anyway. The primary benefit appears to be rolling your own (potentially long) cables and sticking them in a wall, but aside from projectors, I've rarely seen a setup where the sources are more than a few meters away from the TV. The 100W power transmission is more interesting; operating low-power TVs could be possible with a single cable. That's not useful for most people, but it could be interesting in commercial applications.
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I'm struggling to see the practicality too.
I guess you could have one central receiver/server for the whole house, which would be pretty cool. Then you are stuck having to replace all the tvs and a/v receivers in your house though. Maybe some day down the road that would be useful. A solid wireless solution would probably be available by then, you'd think though.
I don't see what this offers that dlna wouldn't though?