I found the other threads on extending the USB and HDMI cables of the GX Touch to the Cerbo. I have had good results powering the USB close to the GX touch and then using a quality HDMI extension until recently. I had a GX Touch 70 screen that would freeze until multiple reboots. I powered the US…

Using extension cables on the Touch 70 has not been reliable for us but doing so with the Touch 50 works well so long as we use quality cables with good sized conductors, even on the USB cables. I don’t have a solution for you other than to say don’t do it :slight_smile:

Interesting. Thanks to both for the response. Still no one has attempted using powered HDMI cables? I would like to give that a try.

Hi @TherealKT It’s really not recommended, and I would expect the touch controls will not work. There may be some powered HDMI extenders that faithfully pass on the touch signals, but I think that would be the exception. The USB is used only for power, not touch signals. So there is no reason to …

[image] guystewart: Have you looked at the Android tablet feature? I’d personally use that instead. This is a good suggestion, but I would suggest still using an Ekrano w/ wall mount or a Cerbo and Touch50 in addition to the Android GX app. The Android GX app works most of the time, but it h…

Powered/Active HDMI for Cerbo to GX Touch

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Yachtbird (Trevor Bird) 25 November 2025 03:35 2

@TherealKT you may have a problem as outlined in this thread….GX Touch 70 screen non responsive after a while

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