Extend screen, and split output

not_MrFrost · October 4, 2024

Hi everyone! I need your help here: I need a hdmi splitter, which receives an input, and then it can output the same input to two different places (a TV and a projector). I made a little diagram to explain it better... I hope lol.

I need to extend the screen, so I have the PC with monitor one, and "monitor" two is the extension of the screen to the TV and projector.

The PC is a laptop, so I have only one hdmi port. Also, the hdmi cable goes from the PC to the splitter, which is far away, and it is near the the projector. Then one output goes to the projector, and the other to the TV, which is a bit further away; I've put the measurements in the diagram.

Please help me find good products, that is, a good hdmi splitter and good hdmi cables. I saw that ugreen has a hdmi splitter, but it only supports monitor duplication, and not extension (?). [Link to Amazon]

I have a Lenovo Ideapad Pro 5 Gen 8 16" with Ryzen 5 and no dedicated GPU, which also has type-c ports, but I don't know if they support image output (at 4K) [Update: it should have one USB Type-C 4.0 which should support DisplayPort 1.4a, but still, it's 20-30 meters away, what do you think?]. Is it better to use type-c instead of hdmi? Keep in mind that this cable needs to go circa 25 meters out.

Also, let me know if you have better ideas for this configuration, I'm open to suggestions.

One last thing: please suggest products that are available in the EU.

Thanks in advance!

Edit: I read online about hdmi extenders, which need CAT 5 or 6 cables, so I can go further away... I don't know guys, I need help with this, I'm not smart enough with these things. Also, forgot to mention that the projector does NOT have a hdmi output, only an AV output thing.