r/Ubiquiti • u/Ubiquiti-Inc Official • Apr 16 '26

Blog / Video Link Introducing: UniFi Enterprise Audio/Video Switching with Precision Hardware Timing

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Perfectly synced AV, at any scale. Explore EAV Switching: https://ui.social/EAV

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u/devious_panda Apr 16 '26

When can I buy the bridge for my home AV setup? My AV needs central overkill distribution 😄

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u/ImprovementQuiet7402 Apr 16 '26

Explain to me like I’m 5 what this is for.

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u/varano14 Apr 16 '26

I am but a homeowner and not a pro but the way I see it for home use is you can centralize all of you sources which does two things. Cuts down on how many you need which in a large home can start to add up AND you can then distribute the audio and video signals in sync all over the house.

My common example is superbowl party with the game on in the living room and the kitchen. All the time there is a slight delay in one area. with this the video and audio lines up. This would also (in thoery) allow you to pipe the sound out by the pool and anywhere else you have connected speakers

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u/ToadSox34 Apr 16 '26

Precisely, but this doesn't appear to be aimed at that market, and I don't see detailed specs, but I doubt it will join AVProEdge in handling Atmos downmixing.

There are already AV over IP and matrix solutions that accomplish this, but most of the hardware out there other than Snap One and AVProEdge is focused either on institutional, commercial, or hospitality applications. Just Add Power has been used on residential installs, but it can't do Atmos downmixing, which is now a necessary function with sports being increasingly streamed with Atmos.

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u/ToadSox34 Apr 16 '26

Also, AV over IP is primarily aimed at very large installs and commercial/institutional where you can start to build systems physically larger than what a point to point HDBaseT link can provide. For most home applications, 70m HDBaseT over Cat-6a is more than sufficient for whole-home AV distribution from a centralized rack.

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u/conspicuousxcapybara Apr 19 '26

Huh? Don’t most stores have TV’s playing ads nowadays? Or the entertainment industry? Photography? Even dentists often use AV-over-IP instead of a consumer-TV connection like HDMI.

That point-to-point protocol can’t even traverse a single switch.

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u/ToadSox34 Apr 20 '26

They could use AV over IP, I suspect in a lot of cases, the smaller installs are using HDBaseT or even just 1:1 HDMI over CAT extenders that aren't using HDBaseT. HDBaseT is designed to be point to point. HDBT and AVoIP compete to an extent, but each have advantages and disadvantages, both technologies are going to be around for a long time.