Product comparison · 2 console extenders

StarTech.com RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA vs StarTech.com HDMI over Fiber KVM console extender – USB or PS2 – 1KM

17specifications compared
15differ
2identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

The StarTech.com HDMI over Fiber KVM console extender – USB or PS2 – 1KM has 1,000 m more maximum transfer distance than the StarTech.com RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA (2000 m vs 1000 m). The StarTech.com HDMI over Fiber KVM console extender – USB or PS2 – 1KM has 96 mm more width than the StarTech.com RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA (130 mm vs 34 mm). The StarTech.com HDMI over Fiber KVM console extender – USB or PS2 – 1KM has 40 mm more depth than the StarTech.com RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA (132 mm vs 92 mm). Product colour: Silver on the StarTech.com RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA, Black on the StarTech.com HDMI over Fiber KVM console extender – USB or PS2 – 1KM. Compliance certificates: CE, RoHS on the StarTech.com RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA, RoHS on the StarTech.com HDMI over Fiber KVM console extender – USB or PS2 – 1KM.

Maximum transfer distance
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:1000 m
- HDMI over Fiber KVM console extender – USB or PS2 – 1KM:2000 m
Product colour
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:Silver
- HDMI over Fiber KVM console extender – USB or PS2 – 1KM:Black
Compliance certificates
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:CE, RoHS
- HDMI over Fiber KVM console extender – USB or PS2 – 1KM:RoHS
Width
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:34 mm
- HDMI over Fiber KVM console extender – USB or PS2 – 1KM:130 mm
Depth
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:92 mm
- HDMI over Fiber KVM console extender – USB or PS2 – 1KM:132 mm
Height
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:22 mm
- HDMI over Fiber KVM console extender – USB or PS2 – 1KM:28 mm
Weight
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:65 g
- HDMI over Fiber KVM console extender – USB or PS2 – 1KM:560 g
Package width
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:57 mm
- HDMI over Fiber KVM console extender – USB or PS2 – 1KM:233 mm

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Comparison of RS232EXTC1GB, SV565FXHD
42 specifications	A StarTech.com RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA Model RS232EXTC1GB View product	B StarTech.com HDMI over Fiber KVM console extender – USB or PS2 – 1KM Model SV565FXHD View product
Technical details3 differ
Data transfer rateKnown for one	0.23 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum transfer distanceDiffers	1000 m	2000 m
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Cable types supportedKnown for one	Cat5, Cat5e, Cat6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compliance certificatesDiffers	CE, RoHS	RoHS
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Daisy chainKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Reset
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1920 x 1200 pixels
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Audio supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
IP controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ports & interfacesidentical
RS-232 portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
RJ-45 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Weight & dimensions8 differ
WidthDiffers	34 mm	130 mm
DepthDiffers	92 mm	132 mm
HeightDiffers	22 mm	28 mm
WeightDiffers	65 g	560 g
Package widthDiffers	57 mm	233 mm
Package depthDiffers	315 mm	371 mm
Package heightDiffers	138 mm	76 mm
Package weightDiffers	1 kg	2.08 kg
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 70 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 85 °C	-20 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 95%	0 - 80%
Packaging content1 differ
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedDiffers	Serial	Fiber, PS/2
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input currentKnown for one	0.055 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output voltageKnown for one	9 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output currentKnown for one	0.3 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power plug typeKnown for one	Type M	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733020	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	326 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	328 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	300 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	10 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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