How to control my PC from another Room. HDMI 2.1, 4k, HDR, VRR, Atmos, full 48gbps
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- čas přidán 28. 05. 2024
- sick of lugging your console or pc around, when you want to go play in another room? HERE IS YOUR FIX! Passing through every video and audio codec you'll need. keep your setup intact and just play on another room's display, the right way without lag and enjoying all your gaming rigs Feature's.
00:00 intro
01:20 materials needed.
03:44 Tools needed.
04:40 Getting Started
07:44 USB over ETHERNET device
08:33 Fiber optic HDMI Routing
09:19 Real world USE
11:07 Gaming Test
11:53 Proof of use
12:24 Outro
Materials Via amazon link's. AGAIN, not sponsored just trying to help you find what will work. You can go screenshot the material list from the video and go purchase them right from your local hardware/lumber store (homedepot,lowes) sometimes costing more $
Amazon Links: copy and paste in your URL if links don't automatically direct you (new to the game not enough subs lol)
www.amazon.com/dp/B0744DX8JP?...
USB over Ethernet Extender Device
www.amazon.com/dp/B0B4RX1Z2Q?...
fiber optic hdmi 2.1 cable (that works!) you choose length!
www.amazon.com/VCE-Single-Vol...
low voltage receptacle box's& brush plate's kit
www.amazon.com/s?k=cat6+ether...
Ethernet cable, you choose length (get cat6)
www.amazon.com/CableCreation-...
Rj45 connectors (ends for ethernet)
www.amazon.com/Solsop-Network...
Ethernet crimping tool
www.amazon.com/CIMPLE-CO-Bush...
Coax bushing, if going outside with lines
Could use this next link/device if your Graphics card or console has only ONE HDMI port, this is a bi-directional HDMI 2.1 Switcher, so you can run both displays to one side of the switcher and then your single source into the other side. when you want to switch displays/rooms. instead of unplugging display 1's HDMI from pc or console to then plug in display 2's Fiber-optic HDMI, its as simple as hitting a button! PLEASE NOTE IM STILL CURRENTLY TESTING THIS SWITCHER, so far, its pasted through 4k VRR HDR all fine at the same time but something was happening with Atmos at the same time. I've tried other brand switchers they were junk, this one says it does do it! i may have to go into the NVidia control to fix it but ill report back with a fix if there is one!
www.amazon.com/llano-Bi-Direc...
HDMI 2.1 Switcher
Hope this helps! it will work and youll be happy, drop a like and a follow ill be posting much more fun videos soon! - Hry
PC Running a display 100ft away! TIMESTAMPS IN DISCRIPTION. drop a like if it helps Comment any questions
Why did you use a Ethernet to USB adapter when they sell usb3 100ft cables now. You could easily use a USB 3 hub and have lots of connectivity.
I'm not being snarky, I am genuinely curious if there was a reason.
@@sirgriffinman sry i never saw this! a few things mostly cost effectiveness for me, i have a whole box of cat6 so i repurposed it. At the time i think it would have been or still could be cheaper to just use cat6 an adapter, thinking anyone could also purchase thee exact amount they needed, not have to wind up extra or not have enough an start plugging Mutiple cables together that could become problematic later on. last, kinda 2in1 problem, i routed outside with the cable. i knew the cat6 would be fine, not only with the elements but also the thin line going through my walls. The other part of the (outside route) i only have 2 Fail points in-line total, (the ends) and one being the signal repeater or "signal booster". The cables i was looking at via amazon had multiple little signal boosters throughout the usb3 cables, those would have added more fail points imo, also i honestly didn't no how well those amazon cables would last being outside let alone those little signal boosters inline lol. Long winded but hey someone else could be thinking of doing this via the usb3 cable way and might not have thought through every way it could potentially fail, or i could be completely wrong lml, id fall back to the re-use my materials bit haha
This is great! Very detailed and informative, but easy to understand! I also love that you include prices and even include tools
Thanks! tried making the video as diy as possible, it's not hard to get done for those that may not be to handy, figured this would enable everyone to play where ever they chose! AND IT'S COOL.
also I'm still running just fine with this method months later with no issues. have a good one glad it helped!
Do you have a solution for multiple locations. I trade and invest in the market and use a lot of bandwidth. Both my sons are gamers and the one is getting interested in video editing. So that could be office, living room and 3 bedrooms.
Super helpful! Couldn’t figure out how to get this done for the longest time.
just ordered everything and will be giving this a shot this week. Thank you very much!
How did you go?
Absolutely fantastic. Thank you!
Your welcome!
Thanks man, for this awesome tutorial!
was looking for this, keep it up man ur videos r awesome
I appreciate that, I should have a bunch rolling out soon stay tuned, I been upgrading the whole studio and equipment so it should get even better 🙂 thanks again!
@@tictechtone ill be waiting for it!, working on my editing station and have my computer in another room downstairs this video helped alot
Sweet video, thanks a lot!
Sure beats having to spend a ton on another pc setup! Thanks I needed this! I'm only going to the other room so I should be able to get away with a 25ft hdmi cable. Peripherals are wireless and work fine from this distance. Great video!!
Just wanted to say thank you for making this. I've been trying to get this done for a few months now and this video had exactly what I needed. The only thing I'm having an issue with now is the audio on my upstairs TV and on my PC. For some reason, I can't get Windows 11 to play 2 audio outputs even though I've followed several tutorials online nothing working and I have to switch them manually.
Great explanation!
Hopefully it helped! Works great, even a couple months later. if you throw a hdmi 2.1 switcher in-line, off the gpu or console side, it's easy as pressing a button to change displays back and forth, though somtimes I have a audio hickup with atmos but I think it's just samsungs crap handshaking problem, not the parts being faulty, just the s95b being buggie. Enjoy!
Thanks for this. I have my PC upstairs with a dual monitor setup for work. I don't like to play up there often because I like to get away from that room to be switch off from work. Looking to do something similar and run cable to play downstairs on TV. I already have ran Cat 6 cable around my house in D-Line conduit. So I think I might be able to copy this premise fairly easily. I need to have a think about switching between the monitors upstairs and downstairs because of 2 vs 1 and 1080 vs 4k.
This solved that for myself, gave me a way to play outside off the studio w,out having to lug around rigs lol, and ur half way there mine as well 😂😂
Thank you for the video, I like the details about what is needed. I'm wondering why you ran an HDMI cable out the wall? It seems like the information from pc to tv should transfer through the cat6 wire.
Just because I didn't want to fish wires through a million walls to get downstairs, just me being lazy lol and as far as the video signal via cat6 idk if it would work with all the PC features at once thanks for the comment!
Next time open the drywall or pierce in the corner of a baseboard man... Going outside with nude cat6 and fiber HDMI is wild 😂
ECjtU 8K Fiber Optic Detachable HDMI Cable looks great I wish I could buy it in the EU
Dam sry to hear, is there anything relatable there? I saw one other brand wile I was shopping around, but like you the detachable tip was a need and I do not think the other brand had that feature.
I am also trying to figure out how to do this, so this video is really helpful. I just want to ask how about the latency? Also, can you use a USB audio interface via this USB extender? I want to make almost the same setup but from my PC downstairs to my work desk upstairs and my monitor have a 3,5 mm jack but the audio quality is really bad, so I want to use my USB audio interface I got with the HyperX Cloud II headset.
This is insanely helpful! I'll be trying something similar.
One nitpick... You're saying peripheral like "per-E-free-all", but it should be pronounced more like "per-eh-fur-all".
glad it helped! lol probably my east coast annunciations but noted, thanks for the comment, as far as the cable/pc, still working just fine! Its the middle of winter here in NY, snow, raining ice, wild winds and its been completely fine. ull be good to go if you're plan also consist of routing these lines outside. 2024 ill be focusing heavy on making CZcams videos, other cool things i find interesting stay tuned!
@@tictechtone Hahah that's also good to know! I'm a Wisconsinite and we sometimes get pretty brutal winters. I was wondering about the outside cable in the back of my head.
@@jordanm2984 im sure haha, u run into any issues drop a comment id be glad to help! Good luck!
Nice! I am wondering if, alternatively, a moca set up can be used here instead of running cat5 outside.
Hmm there's a thought, possibly. I'm sure if it can pass through various things it's used currently, a simple USB signal wouldn't be an issue, only problem off my head would be db range/dialing it to the correct db, but I'm sure there's devices that could solve that just like the cat devices. as stated I just repurposed materials I had laying around saved some money, so if that's something you have and u get it going let me know? there tends to be more than one way to get things done in the tech sphere so good luck! Thanks for the comment
Super helpful video. I have one question, is it possible to use a wireless controller? For example, use an Xbox controller with an Xbox Wireless Adapter connected to that USB box since I want to hide the USB over Ethernet Extender Device?
i dont see why not, think of that box as just a extension of your pcs iO, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW! i personally find myself hardwiring a dual sense edge controller just for (haptic feedback\adaptive triggers) but i myself definitely see the want for wireless and clean aesthetic. that being said i use my secondary pcs (keyboard\mouse with their wireless dongles) for ease of use (that way i do not have to carry my main peripherals back and forth) and both worked fine without any (additional) input lag you would find via a Bluetooth/dongle connection (both seemed perfectly normal and worked via dongle)
but ill double check and get back! ill also test headsets W/dongle to see if there's any audio lag or if Atmos will continue to work, as far as a xbox controller w dongle i cant test atm because i simply don't have that setup on hand, i have a series x controller but no dongle specifically for it sorry.
Thank you for the review on the cable. Im going to get one for myself to game in my living room. Does it work well with launching games? For example, when launching a game, does it launch on the primary display and then you have to switch manually to your tv? If so, it would be good if there was a way to have game icons on the TV display that forces it to launch to that display and resolution.
i like to fully explain lol so read on.. honestly what ive choose to do, just to avoid a handshake issue on my end, simply swap what cable's being plugged into my Graphics card. Example if my studio display is using the pc, I then want to game downstairs, while my pc's in (rest mode/shutdown mode), ill just simply unplug (from my GPU) the HDMI 2.1 cable going to the studio display and simply plug the 2nd (fiber optic cable) into my GPU instead(i tuck that cable under my pc). Y? i Was using a hdmi 2.1 switcher where at buttons press it CAN! cut the signal from display1 and just re-output that same image to display2 (I ALWAYS CLOSED A GAME AND RESTARED IT) but BEING REZ/FPS an all setting would be the same on both displays it would just work. MY problem i think will be specific where you may not have such issues. My studio display is a Samsung QD-oled let's say gen1 of this display also my first Samsung lol. My issue would start when wanting to switch BACK to display1 from Display2 after that gaming session via that switcher. for w,e reason samsung IS COMPLETE SHi* at hot swapping or even booting from sleep mode with detecting a pc video source, it happens allllll the time and its wildly annoying STILL lol, display2 is a lg oled and i never had a handshake issue EVER on any of my lg oleds. perhaps that's what i get gaming on the bleeding edge of tech/displays but man the qd-oled display to my eyes are worth the bugs lol! I just did away with the switcher and do it manually now < less handshake issues, i could at least try some quick tests when a game is on to see you. If that's a interest maybe a quick follow up video on it, but hope this helps HAVE A GOOD DAY!
@tictechtone Thanks for the reply. I have since found an interesting workaround that may work for you. It isn't perfect, but may work better for you as your display resolutions are the same (my pc display is 1440 and TV is 4k).
Steam big picture mode... in the settings, you can choose what display big picture mode launches on, and it will also launch the game to that display too. Once you close big picture mode, it reverts back to your main display.
Another upside is that big picture mode is fully controllable with a controller.
Another tip is that if you press the xbox button on the controller, it brings Steam up and then press it again, it will launch big picture mode.
Only issue I can see at the moment is that it NEEDS to be a Steam game, else it doesn't launch correctly (GTA V on rockstar games launcher).
Im thinking another game manager that supports big picture mode may work for other platforms, too.
Thanks!
absolutely
i don’t NEED something like this, but I WILL have it 😂
Haha I didn't either, I have 2 rigs I could simply moved one but y lmao when I can use my big rig anywhere 🤣🤣
Hi Mate, does the usb hub work correctly and power a Bluetooth Xbox adaptor, microphone and keyboard and mouse all together?
Yes it does I power my Corsair headset via a dongle with the USB hub as well as peripherals all together
First of all great video man. This is probably what I'll end up doing.
Also I just gotta ask what's with all the Hogwarts Legacy? Are you just a fan of the game? Did you work on the game? I enjoyed playing it as well, but I was just suprised to see an entire setup based on it! Pretty dope.
You don't worry about it being USB 2 instead of 3? That's been holding me back on this.
Goated
Do it really need to be cat 6 cable? I mean you are not plugging in a external SSD, you don't need higher than USB 2.0 speeds for peripheral
Honestly no, I had extra so I reused my cat6 I had laying around
Cat6 can transmit higher speeds.
my question though is, do you extrend or mirror the TV downstairs? thanks!
So those options would only apply in the scenarios when both TVs are plugged into my GPU/pc at the same time or through a splitter/switcher. My GPU only has 1 HDMI 2.1 port sadly so what I've currently been doing is swapping displays as needed (just simply swapping cables into pc). Example: (play downstairs) unplug the upstairs display(HDMI), then plug the downstairs HDMI cable into GPU/PC, then obviously the TV downstairs would be the only display connected no extend or mirror however, when I was using a spitter feeding both displays at the same time id either mirror the TV downstairs or just set the TV downstairs as priority and not display the image on the TV upstairs at the same time (when wanting to swap back id change the priority back to the other display then walk upstairs). The reason I've settled on unplugging HDMI cables and swapping them around is mainly my work flow, not using the TV downstairs w PC everyday, or (MAINLY) Because of a handshake issue with the display in studio, the Samsung QDoled, though cutting edge visually, Samsung cant seem to figure out how not to have a bug when the PC comes out of sleep mode (not always) or swapping displays via a HDMI 2.1 spitter/switcher LOL hope this answers ur questions
my 2 sense being there are problematic variables either extending or mirroring your setup, I've found the above solution JUST simplifies things, not having to go into display settings via pc and make sure w,e display u want to use is priority at the time of use EVERYTIME, If you do want to keep both on at the time mirroring the image potentially hurts system performance, if your extending the image and the OTHER displays on the other end of the house N you need something to come over from the first display, I could see where it would be annoying not seeing what your trying to grab/open. I guess tinker and see what best suits you after all these problems could be subjective and may not apply to but MY pov as for (gaming) I just like the display I want to game on to simply just work lol 😂 HAVE A GOOD ONE!
Hello may I know if you have a a solution if I wanted to use headset? Also question the resort why Dolby was detected is it because your tv is hook-up on a sound bar or an atmos setup?
when i want to use a headset, i have Mutiple, VIRTUOSO RGB WIRELESS SE and XT, ps5 headset, series x headset and the starfield one. Both virtuoso headsets has slipstream dongles, i just plug that dongle into that peripheral box(usb box) and use my headset that way, or if i want to hardwire any of the headsets, use a usb-a to usb-c and simply plug the headset "again" into the peripheral box, if your headset doesn't have usb-c or usb option to hardwire or a dongle, only uses Bluetooth what you could always do is buy a (Bluetooth dongle) plug that into the peripheral box and it would allow the Bluetooth signal to be picked up that far away from ur pc, transmitting the Bluetooth signal back through that peripheral box/cat6 line into the pc. im sure that should work. ive used my keyboard dongles downstairs also and they work fine wirelessly driving the keyboard downstairs. hope that works if u need analog possibly a dongle with a 3.5mm jack but lol im not sure if those exist.
the reason the Atmos badge was popping up is because both my tv and my soundbar have Dolby Atmos and i have Atmos enabled on the pc(paid version). i wanted to show that indeed the Atmos still works properly that far away from the pc all while features like hdr, vrr, gsync, full hdmi 2.1 where all also enabled, so in short yes that was the display picking up the Atmos signal from the pc and popping the badge. hope this helps, dont like to be short and sweet lol, u should have enough context here to help! have good one!
@@tictechtone thanks a lot a I learned something new today. I'm glad you provided a good explanation.
What if someone were to cut a cable from the outside?
I would love to have this kind of setup one day when I build my own house. Just have a couple of computers (Windows, Mac, Linux) in server closet and just have my computer monitor, keyboard, and mouse in a separate room. The computer will be out of sight, out of mind similar to a computer core in Star Trek or perhaps a mainframe. I would love to have that mainframe+dumb terminal-type setup. :)
Soon We will have that star trek vibe! LG just dropped a pretty cool piece of tech for one of there oled tvs (being fully wireless), kid of semi modular with an extra box off the tv, you'd plug Ur pc or consoles into that and then it sends the video signal over to the tv wirelessly. pretty cool
And yes IT COULD be potentially problematic having the lines exterior mounted, I personally have never had that happen but im sure it does, some ppl suck lol. You could either install conduit on the outside of your house and keep the cables inside a (metal tube) or run them through as many walls as you can, the fiber optic cable was designed for new construction and was supposed to be ran through the studs of your house b4 drywalls installed, if you have excess that way is the best, if not and you're really worried about it you can go the conduit route (again) and now adays, conduit that match's the color of your home so its not an eye soar, hope that helps, PS the cables have also been exposed to the elements rain wind hail and still work great we will see here in the winter months ahead ill keep you posted
@@tictechtone In my case, I would prefer to build my own house and have all the Ethernet cabling and fiber optic HDMI cabling from the ground up. No wireless needed except for my smartphone. IoT gadgets will either be wired or use Z-Wave or ZigBee for home automation with Home Assistant. :)
@@graysonpeddie I agree I hardwire everything clearly lol
If HDMI is going from computer to KVM transmitter, where is the monitor in you office hooked up?
there is No Transmitter inline for the HDMI.
the "transmitter is only being used to convert the (Cat6 ethernet cable) into a USB capable cable while also adding power to help the boost the USB signal back and forth with such a long distance for a usb cable connection. Think of it as a LONG USB EXSTENDER CABLE.
as far as the displays themselves work, i currently have (2) different hdmi 2.1 cables routed to the back on my pc\GPU, one for my office\studio, and the other routed to thee other display (from this video). MY first problem was, my GPU only has 1 HDMI 2.1 port, what i was doing was simply swapping cables depended on what display i was going to use at that time. so essentially, i want to use my studio display id plug that hdmi cable into the pc, vice versa "constantly swapping each hdmi end into my GPU/pc, pretty annoying ". My fix for that inconvenience, i grabbed a hdmi 2.1 switcher so i could just keep both cables plugged in at the same time, then at a button's press just Swapp the output display. hope that helps clean something up for you, long winded but hope it helps!
for you or anyone reading this and needs a HDMI 2.1 switcher get one that says (BI directional or Two-way Switch) so the video signal from pc\console can pass through either side of the switcher box depending on what you're trying to achieve
Wireless mouse and keyboard working ?
Is this set up still working for you? :) My Alienware m15 just died on me yesterday, and I've been debating between getting another gaming laptop or getting a desktop.. but if I get a desktop I wouldn't be able to game on the couch in the living room. Maybe I'd be able to do it with this though!
completely understand, its STILL RUNNING STRONG! its the middle of winter here where im at, 12"snowstorm followed by 60+mph winds that was ripping trees down, and I can still game where i want lol. funny, i just got a gaming laptop in yesterday to tinker with. i dig the portability but i love the power from the desktop, the owner wants it upgraded SSD/dram. hope u could get Urs Fixed then still go get yourself a desktop setup. any questions lmk either diy pc build or with this videos task id be glad to help! good luck!
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Can you use 4k 120hz 10 BIT? In my case only 8 bit, i don't know why
are you using the same cable having said problem, also give me more context? if your only simply asking can i do 4k@120 10 bit short answer yes Proof @12:05 in video..
longer answer lol read on..
If you skip to 12:07 in the video you'll see a display, this display is connected via that fiber optic cable from my pc "upstairs", display has a little square box pulled up in the top right corner of the display, in short it is a VRR info pull down bar sorta speak, it gives you the information the display is currently outputting "also meaning" what specs the pc/console would be telling the display. BEING IM PC without going into the weeds yet and losing you lol, if you look at the box @ 12:07 you can see 3rd row down, basically my pc/display set to 4k 120 though im using VRR but that's beside the point atm. if you look one more row down "4th row" you'll see the display doing (RGB 10Bit 4L10) meaning HDR 10BIT At the same time as 4k@120hz. Yes it can do everything you're asking simultaneously, and again without going into a weeds or answering you wrong, HDR Gaming or HDR in general is 10bit period, so while playing any of my games in HDR i should always be @10bit even so in the Nvidia control panel. i hope that helps and i hope im not dumbing it down if you no all of these things lol but simply that's why i added that part in the video, so ppl would see in real time the capabilities of this setup
@@tictechtone now It works, Just a bad cable
@@legendarydokkanbrothers2523 Copy Glad to hear mines still going great even w/70mph winds lol, but good enjoy bro!
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Dude seems like a robot lol
this doesn’t look like a certified HDMI cable
sometimes I overlook things, but thankfully i keep all my boxes and paperwork so I'll have to double check to see if there was a HDMI Badge! That being said from what i Honestly expected of this cable to what its actually outputting in RealWorld use its been flawless, and way cheaper than running everything professionally with High-end parts. there's always going to be better tech out there, But somethings just work for a use case!
not trying to be a advocate for this cable lol or have a dog in the fight, but the cable is currently maxing out the HDMI 2.1 specs from pc to the display its hooked into (LG CX), an hitting all the FPS/specs the displays capable of Simultaneously, or at the very least all that i wanted it to do.
now i have another display (s95b) that can lets say overclock, into a 4k 144hz mode, i could test different bit rates wale doing that, but would be a whole different video itself. I could test the legitimate and limitations of the cable (real world) in and out but i still stand by my previous statement.
the point of the video was to get my pc running onto a display with HDMI 2.1 capability's that was over 100ft away and id say it's a W, though i agree with the HDMI badge (i even have the app lol) I'll just have to double check and if no badge, possibly because of it being a newer cable (fiber-optic\HDMI Ended) and hasn't undergone certification yet, my speculation w/out looking into it fully. But thanks for the Comment!
Who cares. It works.
The badge is a nice guarantee, but the existence of certs and badges doesn't mean that non certified and badged cables won't work.
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i had to stop when I saw the hole in the house and the cable running on the outside wall.... jesus christ... I'm glad that people don't do this crap in my country....
What country are you in?
Wow this was a horror show. Wish I could’ve done more than more thumbs down.
I mean, the only negative I'd say is the bare exposed cable. I would've ran it in a wall for sure, or in his case, would have used conduit and painted it the same color as the siding.
I dont think its that bad the only thing im pro and conning is costs i wanna play my pc games in bed sometimes. So im currently crunching to see if this is cheaper than getting s steam deck. If im sick i wanna snuggle in my bed with cats and play baldurs gate not cram into my chair upright