Monoprice 142272 Blackbird 4K HDMI Splitter Extender

The Monoprice Blackbird 142272 solves a specific commercial AV distribution problem: getting a single 4K HDR source to eight displays spread across a conference center, retail floor, or broadcast facility without running eight individual HDMI cables. The solution uses Cat6/6a/7 runs from a central transmitter to individual remote receivers, with Power over Cable eliminating the need for local power at each receiver. The 18Gbps HDMI 2.0b bandwidth ceiling supports 4K@60Hz with YCbCr 4:4:4 color and full HDR format coverage — HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, and HLG — addressing every major format currently deployed in streaming and physical media.

HDCP 2.2 compliance is the compliance requirement that prevents copy-protected 4K content from producing a black screen, and it is correctly implemented here across all eight outputs. The advanced EDID management system handles display capability negotiation across eight outputs with varying specifications — configurable to a fixed EDID profile or to match connected display capabilities. Audio extraction at the transmitter provides flexibility to route audio to a PA system independently of the video distribution chain. One-way IR pass-through enables source control from remote display locations. This is a commercial AV installation tool requiring structured cabling knowledge, EDID configuration capability, and infrastructure planning — not a consumer-grade HDMI splitter.