Traditional copper infrastructure is hitting a physical wall. As video standards evolve toward HDMI 2.1 specifications, requiring massive 40Gbps and 48Gbps data rates, standard twisted-pair copper cables (Cat6/6a/7) struggle to keep up. This physical limitation is often referred to in the AV industry as the "Copper Ceiling." While copper solutions like HDBaseT have served us well for 1080p and basic 4K, pushing raw, high-bandwidth signals over long distances now requires a different medium.
Standard copper cabling, such as HDMI, Ethernet, or USB, hits a physical wall known as the "copper ceiling." When you try to push high-bandwidth signals like 4K video beyond typical limits—often just 15 to 100 meters depending on the cable type—physics takes over. Signals degrade, screens flicker, and handshakes fail. For IT managers and AV integrators, this limitation is more than an inconvenience; it is a critical infrastructure failure.
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