--- title: Why Limit Yourself When It Comes To Signal Distribution? description: Why Limit Yourself When It Comes To Signal Distribution? image: https://blog.clearone.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/VIEW%20Pro%20Panorama%202x3-screen-web-1.jpg --- [Log In](https://www.clearone.com/user/login) [![Home](https://blog.clearone.com/hubfs/ClearOne_April2018/image/logo_1_0.png)](https://www.clearone.com/) - [Meeting Space Solutions](https://www.clearone.com/meeting-room-av-solutions) - [Large Meeting Spaces](https://www.clearone.com/meeting-room-av-solutions/large-meeting-room-av-solutions) - [Medium Meeting Spaces](https://www.clearone.com/meeting-room-av-solutions/medium-meeting-room-av-solutions) - [Small Meeting Spaces](https://www.clearone.com/meeting-room-av-solutions/small-meeting-room-av-solutions) - [Home Office Solutions](https://www.clearone.com/meeting-room-av-solutions/home-office-av-solutions) - [Products](https://www.clearone.com/products) - [Audio Conferencing](https://www.clearone.com/products/audio-conferencing) - [Visual Collaboration](https://www.clearone.com/products/visual-collaboration) - [AV Networking](https://www.clearone.com/products/av-networking) - [Support & Training](https://www.clearone.com/support-training) - [**Consultant Portal**](https://www.clearone.com/consultant-portal) - [**Support**](https://www.clearone.com/support-training) - [Warranty Policy](https://www.clearone.com/warranty-policy) - [Product Returns](https://www.clearone.com/product-returns) - [Purchase Orders T&C](https://www.clearone.com/purchase-order) - [Resource library](https://www.clearone.com/rl-home) - [Contact Support](https://www.clearone.com/contact-support) - [**Training**](https://www.clearone.com/training-landing) - [Live Webinar Training](https://www.clearone.com/live-webinar-training) - [Self Paced Product Overviews](https://www.clearone.com/self-paced-product-overviews) - [ClearOne University Video Library](https://www.clearone.com/clearone-university-video-library) - [Company](https://www.clearone.com/company-about-us) - [About Us](https://www.clearone.com/company-about-us) - [Contact Us](https://www.clearone.com/contact-us) - [Careers](https://www.clearone.com/careers) - [Success Stories](https://www.clearone.com/success-stories) - [Global Citizenship](https://www.clearone.com/global-citizenship) - [News](https://investors.clearone.com/press-releases) - [Events](https://www.clearone.com/events-tradeshows) - [Blog](https://blog.clearone.com/blog) - [**Become a Partner**](https://www.clearone.com/become-a-partner) - [**Investor Relations**](https://investors.clearone.com/) # Why Limit Yourself When It Comes To Signal Distribution? Sep 27, 2016 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Why%20Limit%20Yourself%20When%20It%20Comes%20To%20Signal%20Distribution?&body=Why%20Limit%20Yourself%20When%20It%20Comes%20To%20Signal%20Distribution?%20https://blog.clearone.com/blog/why-limit-yourself-when-it-comes-to-signal-distribution](mailto:?subject=Why%20Limit%20Yourself%20When%20It%20Comes%20To%20Signal%20Distribution?&body=Why%20Limit%20Yourself%20When%20It%20Comes%20To%20Signal%20Distribution?%20https://blog.clearone.com/blog/why-limit-yourself-when-it-comes-to-signal-distribution) Back when I first started my career in AV, signal distribution was much simpler. As we progressed in this exciting industry; along came the need of distributing signals further with much larger matrices. We then began to see the influx of UTP and Category cabling. **Why AV over IP?** The AV industry thought these concepts and said, “Hey we can utilize this!” But this presented the problem of the number of pairs. Category cabling only has four pairs, which means distributing audio, video, and control at the same time becomes a challenge… four pairs just aren’t enough. In order to make things work, we needed to packetize. We needed to become digital – which, as you know is exactly what happened; and, to this day, works extremely well.  It begs the questions why haven’t we completely adopted this as an AV industry standard?  Here are a few points to think about when signal distribution is on your plate.  - Will my design need to expand in the future? - Do I already have category cable in place? - Will I need to control the device at the destination of the signal or the source for that matter? - Do I have the need for a processing of my signal such as video wall modes?  All network media solutions are not the same.  ClearOne’s VIEW® Pro allows you to design signal distribution systems that are completely future-proof and fully expandable. VIEW Pro gives you the ability to take any audio, video, or control signals and stream them to virtually any location. This is what you would expect; and what most manufactures offer. However, **ClearOne solutions also have processing built right in** that allows you to adjust virtually every single part of your signal. In addition, we also have other integrated options such as video-wall processing and composition modes.  ![VIEW Pro 2×3 Video Wall Composition (6 displays)](https://blog.clearone.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/VIEW%20Pro%20Panorama%202x3-screen-web-1.jpg?width=402&height=150&name=VIEW%20Pro%20Panorama%202x3-screen-web-1.jpg)  VIEW Pro 2×3 Video Wall Composition (6 displays)   Regardless of what your distribution needs may be, please take a moment and review ClearOne’s innovative Network Media Steaming offerings. You may just find yourself also asking why this isn’t the AV Industry standard!  We're here to help. 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