Posted October 14, 2023 Hello everyone, I am having some issues with Video Signal. I recently got my wife an Xbox Series X and she didn't want to see all the cables hanging from it to the Wall Mounted TV. So I went ahead and did a drop for the HDMI to go from the TV to the Xbox, I thought everything worked fine because I turned it on and I could get into the home page and all, but when trying to launch a game, the TV goes black and displays No Signal - Check Input Device. So after some troubleshooting, it seems the signal is not strong enough for the gameplay? This is how I have it: Xbox > HDMI to Wall Plate > HDMI Connector > HDMI Cable in the wall > HDMI Connector > HDMI Cable from Wall to TV. This are the products that I am using: Cables: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08M9HND4F?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1 Connectors: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09JV2FM85?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details Any recommendations or solutions that I could apply would be appreciated! I'm not sure how other way to go around doing this beside using 3 cables and to connectors. Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 14, 2023 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/hdmi-2-1-cables-are-about-to-get-longer-a-lot-longer Quote Currently, passive HDMI 2.1 cables go up to three meters. During the UHS Cable program testing phase, HDMI Forum expected passive cables to max out at five meters. HDMI Cable Power will open the doors to longer passive cables without the need for external power. I would assume having that many cables and using those couplers are introducing a pretty significant amount of signal loss. Try using only one coupler and see if it still works. If not you may try adjusting your TV settings that reduces the bandwidth needed (i.e. disabling HDMI deep color). Not sure how your TV is set up, but is it not possible to run a single long HDMI cable (probably needs to be active) from the Xbox, inside the wall, and then to the TV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 14, 2023 Author 20 minutes ago, CyberneticTitan said: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/hdmi-2-1-cables-are-about-to-get-longer-a-lot-longer I would assume having that many cables and using those couplers are introducing a pretty significant amount of signal loss. Try using only one coupler and see if it still works. If not you may try adjusting your TV settings that reduces the bandwidth needed (i.e. disabling HDMI deep color). Not sure how your TV is set up, but is it not possible to run a single long HDMI cable (probably needs to be active) from the Xbox, inside the wall, and then to the TV? So I took the TV down and took the cable out of the wall, it’s okay with up to two, once I add the third one it stops working. Question is, how can I make it work, would adding an A/V receiver work? Or is there another device I can get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 14, 2023 1 hour ago, Misinthe said: So I took the TV down and took the cable out of the wall, it’s okay with up to two, once I add the third one it stops working. Question is, how can I make it work, would adding an A/V receiver work? Or is there another device I can get? If the in-wall run is long you can you try using an active HDMI cable (probably a fiber optic one) as the in-between run and hope the signal is still strong enough. At the same time use very short runs from the keystone to the devices. Buy a few cables on Amazon or something and return afterwards if they don't work out. There don't seem to be any cheap HDMI 2.1 active repeaters out there. This one is $100 USD: https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Repeater-Amplifier-Extender-33FT-8K-HDMI-BOOSTER/dp/B0CFFSY9ZQ/ These HDMI to optical fiber are also not cheap: https://www.heyoptics.net/products/8k-hdmi-mpo-optical-cable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 14, 2023 Author 45 minutes ago, CyberneticTitan said: If the in-wall run is long you can you try using an active HDMI cable (probably a fiber optic one) as the in-between run and hope the signal is still strong enough. At the same time use very short runs from the keystone to the devices. Buy a few cables on Amazon or something and return afterwards if they don't work out. There don't seem to be any cheap HDMI 2.1 active repeaters out there. This one is $100 USD: https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Repeater-Amplifier-Extender-33FT-8K-HDMI-BOOSTER/dp/B0CFFSY9ZQ/ These HDMI to optical fiber are also not cheap: https://www.heyoptics.net/products/8k-hdmi-mpo-optical-cable I got one of these, I’ll check it out and see if it works, if not I’ll get something more expensive! https://a.co/d/2VjBknn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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