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Installing HDMI over CAT5E/CAT6 is a great way to boost your entertainment setup. In fact, our HDMI Over Single CAT5E/CAT6 Splitters and Receivers can extend an HDMI signal up to 164 feet (and split it out to up to eight separate HDTVs).

But let’s say you get it all set up, and that Avatar DVD just isn’t as showing up as visually riveting as you’d expected.

The problem probably lies in the source settings. Most HD source devices (like DVD players, cable/satellite boxes, or gaming consoles like Playstation 3 and XBox 360) come preset to “auto-detect” the picture resolution. If you were connecting them directly to the display (your TV), it would do exactly that.

But if you introduce another device in the channel—like, say, our HDMI over CAT5E/CAT6 baluns, some sources won’t know exactly which resolution they’re supposed to “auto-detect,” and need to be manually set the proper resolution.

Here’s how to do that:

1. Find your source’s remote control (sometimes the toughest part of any HD experience).

2. Go to the settings section, and find the resolution or video output setting it.

3. If it’s currently set to something like “auto-detect.” Shame the source for failing to do so.

4. Manually switch to the resolution you’re expecting, like 1080p, 1080i, 720p, etc. This should solve most picture compatibility issues.

5. Resume watching (this time in the pristine high-definition those blue aliens deserve).

As amazing as technology is these days, it doesn’t always work as flawlessly as we’ve come to expect and demand. But there’s usually an easy fix available.

Contact us if you’re ever having problems—we’ll make troubleshooting easy.