HDMI is a great technology, but if you have to run the cable over long distances they're not the most reliable. Ethernet cable (or, more correctly, Cat5e/Cat6 cable), on the other hand, is better ...

Some (many?) HDMI cables can also carry Ethernet over HDMI. The main use seems to be to provide internet connection to a smart TV from a cable modem box. Currently I have an ethernet-USB adaptor ...

HDMI helped to clear up cable-clutter by sending digital audio and video through a single cable. The new HDMI 1.4 spec now adds Ethernet, too. Later this year, new HDMI 1.4 connections will likely ...

Initial thoughts were to use a passive HDMI-over-ethernet connector at each end, but someone pointed out to me that without a signal coming back from the TV, some devices won't initialize their ...

Bi-directional audio means that a single HDMI 1.4 cable will support an audio return channel (ARC); that could be useful if you wanted to route audio from the TV tuner integrated into your HDTV ...