HDMI solution for DP 50ft KVM

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So I have 2 PCs and a TV 50ft away from them. The Level1Tech kvm came to mind when trying to bridge them, unfortunately, the TV only has a HDMI input. All quality 4k@120hz KVM switches I could find including the L1T one are DP only, so that is my only choice. The kvm will sit near the pcs as they are close together, the TV is 50ft from them. The intention is to allow me and my roommate to be able to play PC games in the living room with our respective PCs.

This is intended for gaming, so input latency is my highest priority along with retaining 4k@120hz. Is there any solution where I can make this work with the HDMI only tv. Any additional hardware I need to buy I can, Iā€™m just not sure what would be the most reliable solution in this situation.

All the Displayport to Hdmi 50ft wires cant do dp 1.4 or seem shoddy and the short converters only sit at the beginning of the connection, not at the end, so I imagine that would create issues with a 50ft HDMI cable, as it has to go through a converter before making that distance. If Iā€™m wrong on that, definitely do let me know, as that would solve my problem.

Any other suggestions to this problem would be awesome.
Thanks.

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I would look for a DP to HDMI converter which can handle the resolution and bandwidth you need and get a 48gbps active optical fibre HDMI cable.

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Another option would be convertor then an HDMI Extender which uses CAT6. Not particularly cheap, though.

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