We work with Control4, Atlona and Gefen for all our HDMI matrix projects.

These devices go to your rack or equipment closet and we connect the sources to it. Then we connect the outputs directly to your TV or Surround Sound Receiver via HDMI or Cat6/HDMI extenders depending on the wiring, distance and specific requirements.

This has multiple benefits;

• Price and Clutter - Reduce the quantity and cost of source devices and centralize their location for easier control. So if you have 8 TV's in the house, you don't need to buy 8 separate Apple TV's for each TV. Instead of per "TV/Room", you buy per "Person" that might be watching at the same time. So if you have 4 people in the house and 8 TV's, you would most likely be fine with 2-3 Apple TV's because you know that most likely only that many will be viewed at once. So now, you can have your own Apple TV labeled "Sams AppleTV" and you can see it on any TV in the house. Now imagine if you want DVD players, DirecTV DVR's and AppleTV's. You would have to buy 8 of each and find a way to stuff them near each TV in the house. And keep in mind, you'd need to buy furniture to place all these devices at each TV. The matrix will let you use any device on any TV including the same device on all TV's at once. 

• Distance - Extend the range of your HDMI signal in bigger projects. Today, HDMI cables are the way to go when it comes to HD video. The biggest drawback is that you can not exceed certain lengths based on the signal quality. Overall, the max length is about 75 feet on an HDMI cable and there are issues even at that distance. In these scenarios, HDMI Matrices use HDBase-T technology which allows us to use standard high quality network cable and transmit 4K/UHD HDMI signals up to 300 feet away from the source. In addition, if you have an HDMI cable in the wall, once it breaks, it is an absolute and almost impossible nightmare to replace. With HDBase-T, you have a standard network connector and a slim receiver so the options are much greater if something goes wrong.

• Control - Send control commands to your TV and local equipment via the same network cable. If you just had HDMI cables in your walls, you still have to worry about wires to control your equipment in each room. With HDMI extenders and Matrices, they carry multiple control protocols at once over the same network cable used to feed the HDMI video stream. This saves considerable time and money on most projects.