WyreStorm EX-40-H2-ARC
4K60Hz HDBaseT Extender Set
Description
The WyreStorm EX-40-H2-ARC is a matched HDBaseT transmitter, receiver set that carries 4K60Hz video, audio, power and control over a single Category cable with Audio Return Channel support. This feature separates it from the large field of otherwise similar extenders.
4K60 4:4:4 with Dolby Vision and HDR
Video performance is specified where it needs to be: 4K at 60Hz with 4:4:4 chroma sampling, plus Dolby Vision and HDR support. Full 4:4:4 preserves the sharp edges on text and interface elements that 4:2:0 subsampling visibly degrades, which matters for presentation content as much as for cinema.
Transmission distance is rated at 40 meters (131 feet) at 4K and 70 meters (230 feet) at 1080p, covering the overwhelming majority of conference rooms, classrooms, lecture theatres and residential runs without repeaters.
ARC is the differentiator. In a room where a display's own smart apps or built-in tuner are used as a source, audio from the display normally has no route back to the sound system, and integrators end up adding a separate optical run or accepting the display's internal speakers.
The EX-40-H2-ARC carries audio back from the display over the same HDBaseT link to the transmitter end, so a soundbar, amplifier or DSP at the rack can handle everything the display produces. It removes an entire cable and an entire category of compromise from the design.
Practical installation features round out the set. PoH, Power over HDBaseT means only one end needs a local power supply, which is decisive when the receiver sits behind a ceiling-mounted projector or a wall-mounted display with no accessible outlet.
RS-232 and two-way IR passthrough carry control in both directions over the same cable, so a control processor at the rack can drive the display, receive feedback, and an IR remote at the display end can reach sources in the rack.
ARC, PoH and two-way control over one cable
Conference Room AV stocks the EX-40-H2-ARC at $787.00 as an authorized WyreStorm dealer, with free shipping and 30-day returns. Where USB peripherals for a soft codec are the priority, the Liberty DL-1H1A1UCWP-H3 HDBaseT 3.0 wall plate set is the better fit, and either extender runs happily over Liberty Cat5e plenum cable.
