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One network cable, one power supply, fifty metres

PWAYTEK HT202P HDMI extender over Cat 5e/6/7, 50 m

Fifty metres over one network cable, uncompressed, with only one power supply needed — and a stated distance switch that has to be set correctly.

PWAYTEK HT202P HDMI extender transmitter and receiver pair

PWAYTEK HT202P HDMI extender over Cat 5e/6/7, 50 m

Fifty metres over one network cable, uncompressed, with only one power supply needed — and a stated distance switch that has to be set correctly.

Method
Transmitter and receiver pair over a single network cable — stated
Cable category required
Cat 5e, Cat 6 or Cat 7 — stated
Stated distance
Up to 50 m — stated
Stated resolution
1080p at 60 Hz, with 3D — stated
Compression
Uncompressed — stated
Power
PoC — one power supply feeds both units through the network cable — stated
EDID
Copy function that reads and matches the display parameters — stated
Standard
HDMI 1.3 compliant — stated
Setup requirement
A distance switch must be set to "30M" for runs of 0–25 m — stated by the maker
Amazon reference
B09785ZC5S (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN
0770773531895
  • Only one power supply needed for both ends, which removes a socket at the far end
  • An EDID copy function stated explicitly, which is the usual cause of a black screen on this shelf
  • 1080p only — it will not carry 4K at any distance

Best for: A 1080p projector fifty metres from the rack, in a room where the network cable is already installed.

≈ £21 / 25 €
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Specifications

Method
Transmitter and receiver pair over a single network cable — stated
Cable category required
Cat 5e, Cat 6 or Cat 7 — stated
Stated distance
Up to 50 m — stated
Stated resolution
1080p at 60 Hz, with 3D — stated
Compression
Uncompressed — stated
Power
PoC — one power supply feeds both units through the network cable — stated
EDID
Copy function that reads and matches the display parameters — stated
Standard
HDMI 1.3 compliant — stated
Setup requirement
A distance switch must be set to "30M" for runs of 0–25 m — stated by the maker
Amazon reference
B09785ZC5S (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN
0770773531895

Three ways to get HDMI a long way, and this is the second

An optical HDMI cable is one continuous directional run with no boxes and no power at the far end. A transmitter and receiver pair over network cable — this — reaches further and costs two units and a power supply. A wireless extender removes the cable and adds latency.

What makes this pair easy to install

PoC. One power supply, plugged into one end, feeding both units through the network cable. At a projector fifty metres away, not needing a mains socket is frequently what decides whether an installation is possible at all.

The EDID function

Stated explicitly, as a copy function that reads the display’s parameters and matches them. EDID is how a source learns what a screen can do, and over a long extended run it is the commonest reason a picture never appears. A pair that handles it is worth more than one that does not mention it.

The honest limit

1080p at 60 Hz. No 4K, at any distance. Stated plainly, and the HDMI 1.3 compliance in the same listing is consistent with it — which is more than can be said for several boxes in this catalogue.

The setting to get right first

The maker states that a 0 to 25 metre run needs the switch set to “30M”. Wrong setting, no picture, and it reads exactly like a dead unit. Check it before anything else.

Availability

On sale from 25 € to 28 € on the German, British, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores at the time of checking.

Not found on the American Amazon store, where the buy link falls back to a local search rather than to a page that does not exist.

Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 4 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

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