Re: HDMI Baluns
So what would you recommend for a sports bar matrix with 26 TV's and 8 DirecTV boxes (average)?
The TV's range in size from 42's to 50's/60's and projectors.
We regularly get shipments now of new DirecTV boxes that don't have Composite outputs at all and there's a big go-around on the phone to get corrected shipments.
I'm just waiting for the day when they simply don't make analog-output boxes anymore.
I've just played around with some HDMI switchers (some really expensive and by good names) and the switching experience is nowhere near the ease and quickness of analog. Some TV's get stuck on a purple/pink image, some take several flashes and flickers and repeated "no signal" warnings.
The customers are used to good, simple HD switching, it's beyond my level of salesmanship to convince them of an "upgrade" that doesn't work as well and costs twice as much! -I'm sticking with audio mostly but sometimes that end of a job is put in jeopardy by the video crew not able to appease a customer so I have to step-up to the plate for damage control quite often. (as it seems the buck always stops at the sound guy 
