Same problem, bigger room. One source, eight displays, and you'd rather not have eight HDMI cables draped across your venue floor. The ATEN VS1828KIT takes a single HDMI input and distributes it to eight VE1821R receivers over individual Cat 6 runs, each up to 40 metres.
Same 4K @ 30 Hz (4:4:4) output. Same lossless audio chain — LPCM 7.1, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio. Power rides the cable, so no hunting for outlets behind every display. The palm-sized receivers mount anywhere: behind a screen, in a truss, in a ceiling void.
One-way IR gets your remote signal to the source from whichever receiver you're standing at. No drivers, no configuration software. Plug in, power up, sorted
| brand | ATEN |
| model | VS1828KIT |
| type | HDMI Video Splitter Kit |
| inputs | 1 × HDMI |
| outputs | 8 × HDMI (via Cat 6 receivers) |
| max_resolution | 4K @ 30 Hz (4:4:4) |
| cable_type | Cat 6 |
| max_distance | 40 m per run |
| audio_support | 1 |
| audio_formats | LPCM 7.1CH, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-HD Master Audio |
| hdcp | 1.4 |
| power_over_cable | 1 |
| ir_control | One-way |
| esd_protection | 4 kV / 8 kV |
| receivers_included | 8 |
| receiver_model | VE1821R |
| plug_and_play | 1 |
