Reddit reviews StarTech.com VGA Video Extender over Cat5 (ST121 Series) - Up to 500ft (150m) - VGA over Cat 5 Extender - 2 Local and 2 Remote (ST121UTP)
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VGA over Cat5 Extender extends and distributes a VGA signal to 2 local, and 2 remote displays over Cat5 or better cablingVGA to Cat5 Extender extends VGA video over Cat5 cable by up to 500 ft. (150m) - VGA to Cat5 ExtenderCat5 extension design allows you to make use of existing Cat 5 or better wiring infrastructureThe Cat5 to VGA Extender supports resolutions of 1440x900 at 150ft/50m, 1280x1024 at 300ft/100m , 1024x768 at 500ft/150mThe VGA Extender over Cat5 includes mounting brackets
No it doesn't exist as a cable but it does as a powered adapter to use over Cat5 or Cat6 cable. It's not Ethernet but it may be what your client actually needed. You should have told him that.
You should have also told him about streaming boxes like a chromecast or one of the various other streaming solutions out there.
A few years ago i used these from StarTech Ran them to a PC located in the server room.
Worked well for what we wanted. It displayed powerpoints like a champ and even video content was decent. Never had to deal with sounds o i'm not sure how that plays out.
Hey, somehow I missed this comment 2 months ago.
Do you have any advice regarding screen mapping?
I guess I'm not sure when it would come up, outside of a multiple projector setup. I've been using one of these VGA to Ethernet extenders to get multiple outs, but it's really no different than just sending to one output, as they're all mirrored.
When would the rest of it come up? You mention connection types, resolution conflicts, and transcoding video.
You need something that extends the video signal of whatever type of connection the monitor screen uses. Not USB.
Might be HDMI, might be VGA, might be something else, depending on how old the system is.
Depending on the distance, it might be able just to use a direct cable of the appropriate type, or you might need something that will boost the signal.
If its VGA, something like this would work:
https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Video-Extender-over-ST121/dp/B000050ZTF
If its HDMI, something like this:
https://www.amazon.com/H-COME-Extender-Ethernet-Transmitter-Receiver/dp/B076KD5LJ1/