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HDMI cable length...how long is too long ?

I am planning a new HT/Audio installation . I want to know if there is any negatives to using long HDMI cables . I am planning to put about 24ft. of cable between 2 wall plates . Then short HDMI cables to connect the source to one wall plate location and the TV to the other wall plate location . In effect the TV is on one side of the room and the sources are on the other side .

Thank You
saki70
saki70 OP
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I like those wall plates that were in the links , thank you .

I'm still undecided whether to use the suggested HDMI cables or to use cat 5/6 cables instead . Are there any futureproof advantages of one over the other ? That would probably be the deciding factor .

Thank you .
internetmin
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I strongly suggest running both. However, for your purposes, I'd simply use the HDMI cables for now and then if you run into problems look to use a BALUN on the Cat6 cabling. Rule of thumb: You always want a home run to eliminate points of failure. The Balun is great, but unless you need to use it, I'd stick with the HDMI runs with quality cables
saki70 OP
907 posts
 
Ok , thank you Internetmin . I appreciate the info and advice .
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