Kordz, a leading manufacturer of high-purity HDMI cables, announces its HDBaseT Extender (PLX-HDB.4), allowing for the transport of uncompressed High Speed HDMI, 6-port Ethernet, IR & RS232 data simultaneously over a single CAT cable up to 100m. With no minimum cable length requirements, the HDBaseT Extender is designed specifically to work with long and short runs alike.

The Kordz HDBaseT Extender will allow for the wiring of multiple source units in a single point-to-point (transmitter and receiver) connection with the ability to have multiple devices attached at each end. Each side has an HDMI connection that supports up to 5m High Speed HDMI cables, 3 full duplex 100BaseT ports, for possible connection of up to 6 network devices, as well as IR & RS232 throughput capability.

Kordz adopted this new technology with the custom installer in mind. Utilizing existing in-wall Ethernet, the PLX-HDB.4 allows for easy installation without the multiple layers, devices and wires currently being pulled into a typical installation. This easy-to-install product offers automatic system initialization providing reduced installation time and call back rates. Installers will appreciate benefits such as true plug’n’play capability, exceptional performance, no need to find available power at the display end, and robust build quality. The receiver unit is an active powered device, but no external power is required. The unit draws its power, up to 100 watts, through the internal PoE feature making it helpful for installers who do not have an available AC power source at the display end. By plugging in the single CAT cable connection, you have an active power source for all your HD audio and video content throughout the entire house.

“Our HDBaseT Extender will be an important solution for installers given its simultaneous extension of multiple sources over a single Cat5 or CAT6 cable,” said David Meyer, Founder & Product Development Director of Kordz. “For the first time, we now have an application that permits true High Speed HDMI performance beyond the normal 30m all the way up to 100m.”

The Kordz HDBaseT Extender supports all HDMI mandated 3D formats, even upcoming 1080p60 3D for full HD 3D gaming. Also, the PLX-HDB.4 supports 4K (2160p) XHD digital cinema and all available formats of HD Audio.

Kordz HDBaseT Extender is shipping now with an MSRP of $999.00. For more information on Kordz, visit www.kordz.com.

Kordz, a leading manufacturer of high-purity HDMI cables, announces the new line of PRO Series AV Interconnects with a specifically engineered coaxial cable design.

Employing 75ohm impedance characteristics, as well as low capacitance and resistance, the new PRO Series offers universal compatibility for audio and video applications in one, compact cable. The tight spaces behind today’s AV equipment demand the thin and shallow mounting depth of the Interconnects cables, a design characteristic that makes the PRO series a perfect fit for the latest installations.

The new Interconnects line includes a Single AV, Twin AV, Triple AV, TOSlink Optical Cables, and VGA Cables. Each Kordz Interconnect features Kordz ProFit™ connectors that are designed for maximum tolerance to create a consistent, reliable socket fit. The new PRO Series relies on Kordz’s leading manufacturing construction technologies to deliver superior build integrity and performance at the right price.

“With the new Interconnects, a single cable closes the gap between legacy equipment and the latest technology to deliver consistently superior video and audio,” said Michael Schaller, Director of Kordz USA. “This cord series represents everything that custom installers love about the Kordz brand—an amazing product at a great value.”

Relying on a slim, short plug design, the PRO Series Interconnects have a shallow mounting depth and recessed receptacle compatibility. Each cord style can fit RCA sockets that are slightly recessed like ones commonly used on some subwoofers.  Combined with good cable flexibility, the short plug ensures a shallow mounting for the inevitable tight spaces behind AV gear.

All AV models are 100 percent double shielded, a benefit for both audio and video quality. The versatile design can split into channels to create different combinations. For example, the PRO-3AV can be used to connect component video, composite video and stereo audio, or split apart if an installer actually needs 2AV and a 1AV is available.

To simplify installation and maintenance, each Interconnects model includes color rings that can be applied onsite to identify different applications (e.g., yellow for composite video) depending on the cord model. Certain models, like the 2AV, which is intended for stereo audio only, is pre-fitted with red and white rings.

The Kordz brand is designed and built especially for the custom market and has quickly grown and gained a reputation for offering true, mid-to-high-end performance with a primary focus on proven construction methods and dedication to quality and provable performance. Kordz products also feature 100 percent recyclable packaging, which means no blister pack to fight open, less waste into landfills, and easy to keep stocked in vans and shops.  All products include the Kordz Lifetime warranty.

Kordz Interconnects are expected to be available in April 2011.  For more information on Kordz Interconnects, visit www.kordz.com.

Kordz is launching a four-day social media contest on Twitter rewarding creative AV geekiness by giving away their EVO HDMI cable to esteemed followers.

Day 1 & 2 (Tuesday & Wednesday) Kordz asks for wordsmiths to tweet their most creative acronym for HDMI while including @kordzcables and the hashtag #KordzContest in the tweet. Acronyms DON’T have to be relevant to consumer electronics, but extra credit awarded if it is.

Day 3 & 4 (Thursday & Friday) Kordz beckons those cursed with poor signal quality  to simply tweet why they feel they need a new HDMI cable, again using @kordzcables and the hashtag #KordzContest.

One prize recipient will be chosen each day and announced at 5pm EST, winners will be selected based on creativity and cleverness and there’s no limit to the number of submissions you can make.  The best responses will be featured in a follow-up blog entry to be posted after the contest ends.

Kordz is happy to get in the giving spirit, so follow @Kordzcables on twitter and tweet your best responses using #KordzContest for a chance to win.

The prize for each day is a Kordz EVO 3m High Speed HDMI cable. Contest dates are Tuesday December 7^th through Friday December 10^th.

Official Kordz Contest Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING.

All winners must be 18 years of age or older and a resident of the United States, unless otherwise stated and/or posted.

1. Entering Contests and Choosing and Contacting Winners

Winners of Twitter based contests will be chosen at random from all Twitter follower entries received that comply with the rules outlined in the contest announcement.

Entrants must become a Twitter follower or be an existing Twitter follower and include all other specific entry information that is required in the contest announcement on the Kordz contest page located on the Caster Communications blog.

Kordz is not responsible for errors or omissions attributable to the Twitter website regardless of the reason.

Winners will be contacted through Twitter via Twitter’s Direct Message (DM) mechanism. The person who receives and replies to the winner announcement DM will be considered the winner unless he/she identifies another person as the winner in his/her DM reply. Kordz will mail the contest prize to the address supplied by the winner.

Before receiving the prize, the winner must send a DM to Kordz from the Twitter profile he/she used to enter the contest within 30 days of being notified of winning the contest. If the winner fails to respond to the winner announcement Twitter DM or sends his/her reply DM from a Twitter profile other than the one from which the original contest entry was sent, he/she forfeits the prize. There is no guarantee that Kordz will award the prize to another entrant if it is forfeited by the chosen winner.

2. Submission of text for Contest

Entries selected for display and that win the contests requiring text or other form of media from entrants will be judged entirely at the discretion of Kordz.

By submitting a text, or other form of media to Kordz, you hereby grant to Kordz and its employees, affiliates, subsidiaries, licensees and assigns, an irrevocable, perpetual and royalty-free right to use, reproduce, edit, display, transmit, prepare derivative works of, modify, publish and otherwise make use of the submitted text or other form of media in any and all forms of media, whether now known or hereinafter created, throughout the world and for any purpose. In addition to other rights, the rights granted to Kordz include but are not limited to the right to resize, crop, censor, edit, compress, feature, caption, affix logos to, and otherwise alter or make use of the submitted photo, text or other form of media.

By submitting any text or other form of media to Kordz, you hereby represent and warrant that the submitted text or other form of media does not: infringe on any third party’s patent, trademark, copyright, or other intellectual property right; does not invade any third party’s right of privacy; does not constitute a public disclosure of private facts; does not appropriate a third party’s name, likeness, image or identity; and does not place a third party in a false light. Additionally, you hereby represent and warrant that you have the authority to grant any and all rights and licenses granted to Kordz herein, including but not limited to all necessary trademark rights and copyrights, and that said rights and licenses are free and clear of any claims or encumbrances.

You acknowledge and agree that Kordz shall have no obligation to post, display or otherwise make publicly available any text or other form of media submitted by you, and may, in its sole and unfettered discretion, remove, edit, modify or delete any text or other form of media that you submit to Kordz.

You understand and intend that any text or other form of media submitted by you to Kordz may be available for viewing, rating, review, and comment on by the public, and understand that any comment or rating with which you disagree or are unhappy about may still be published by Kordz or otherwise become associated with any photo, text, or other form of media you submit to Kordz. By submitting any photo, text, or other form of media to Kordz, you hereby waive any right to privacy that you may have regarding said photo, text, or other form of media submitted by you to Kordz.

Text, or other forms of media submitted by you to Kordz shall be considered the property of Kordz and Kordz shall have no obligation to preserve, return or otherwise make available to you or others any photos, text, or other forms of media so submitted.

3. Release and Indemnification

EXCLUDING ONLY APPLICABLE MANUFACTURERS’ WARRANTIES, THE PRIZES ARE PROVIDED TO WINNERS “AS IS” WITHOUT FURTHER WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. SPONSOR DISCLAIMS ALL FURTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH RESPECT TO THE PRIZES. IN NO EVENT SHALL SPONSOR BE RESPONSIBLE HEREUNDER FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES INCURRED BY ANY ENTRANT OR ANY THIRD PARTY EVEN IF SPONSOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

In exchange for participating in a Kordz contest, you hereby agree to indemnify and hold harmless Kordz, its employees, affiliates, subsidiaries, licensees, sponsors and assigns from any and all claims of any type or nature which are related to or arise from any Kordz contest in which you participate. Furthermore, you hereby waive any right you might have to pursue Kordz for any claim of any type or nature that arises from or is related to any Kordz contest in which you participate.

4. Awarding Prizes

Winners are solely responsible for any/all taxes and/or fees which may result from winning a contest.

Each winner must supply Kordz with his/her legal name, mailing address, birth date, and daytime and nighttime telephone numbers.

A request for a substitute or alternative prize will not be granted. If the specified prize becomes unavailable due to unforeseen circumstances, Kordz may substitute a prize of like or equal value.

Kordz employees and their family members are prohibited from winning any prize.

Kordz reserves the right to alter the rules of any contest at anytime. If you have any questions or complaints about a Kordz contest, please visit http://kordz.com/contact_us.htm.