Nvr feet away from monitor

[Jramosent]

Can anybody suggest a way to view my Hikvision nvr that I have in my closet, to a monitor where I have my desktop ? I tried vga to ethernet but the quality is blurry . I would want to be able to control the nvr as well if possible. I know remote access is always an option but I don't want to use my older pc to view the cams.

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The nvr and monitor are in opposite ends in my office about 15 feet

 

[fenderman]

Can anybody suggest a way to view my Hikvision nvr that I have in my closet, to a monitor where I have my desktop ? I tried vga to ethernet but the quality is blurry . I would want to be able to control the nvr as well if possible. I know remote access is always an option but I don't want to use my older pc to view the cams.

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The nvr and monitor are in opposite ends in my office about 15 feet

hdmi cable.

 

[Jramosent]

If monitor doesn't have HDMI?

 

[fenderman]

If monitor doesn't have HDMI?

Does it have anything other than vga?

 

[Jramosent]

Dvi

 

[fenderman]

Dvi

Great. DVI is a digital input. Either use an hdmi to DVI cable OR hdmi to hdmi cable and use an hdmi to dvi adapter at the end.

 

[Jramosent]

If I go HDMI from nvr to dvi before the monitor will I lose some quality?

 

[nayr]

no HDMI = DVI, just different connectors.. its the same signal.. only problem is when Digital Copy Protection (HDCP) is in play, which your NVR should not be using.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Visual_Interface#DVI_and_HDMI_compatibility

 

[Jramosent]

Got it. Any HDMI cable and converter will work? Price difference between them all makes me second think my options

 

[nayr]

for 15ft, yeah pretty much any decent cable/adapter should work fine.. they are cheap, I got a pair of 35ft Amazon Branded cables a few months back and they work great for my playstation3 and 4, think I paid $30 for the pair.

when you start trying for really long cables (>=50ft), you want to buy quality because HDMI does not do distance well..

 

[Jramosent]

Now for the second quest. Being able to control the NVR with the mouse?

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If I buy the 50ft HDMI cable and run it through the attic down to where the monitor is would this not be good picture wise?

 

[fenderman]

Now for the second quest. Being able to control the NVR with the mouse?

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If I buy the 50ft HDMI cable and run it through the attic down to where the monitor is would this not be good picture wise?

I believe 50 feet is beyond the spec and while the do sell 50f cables, if the source is not strong enough it wont work. Pretty good chance it wont work at that distance. Test it for a few days before running it.

 

[Jramosent]

Ok I will try the 35ft. Now that I have you here anyway you can help me with push notifications. I can't seem to get them to work

 

[nayr]

I use a wireless mouse (trackball) with the receiver dongle on the end of a short usb extension cable.

 

[Jramosent]

I use a wireless mouse (trackball) with the receiver dongle on the end of a short usb extension cable.

Great advice. I will do this.

 

[jasauders]

After a series of lacking video quality/problems/random quirks/random sound drop-offs/screen flickering using multiple hdmi-over-ethernet converters over brand-new cat6e in one of our high-ceiling classrooms, we opted for some straight HDMI runs using RedMere HDMI cables. I used these exact ones @ 75 ft. This link in particular is for a 50 footer.

http://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=9172

They work great. No issues. The teacher is beyond happy, and the tech guy (yep) is even happier.

Just note these are directional (one end is meant for source, one end is meant for destination).

Just an idea.