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I think they use HDMI to ethernet or fiber. Not sure if the hdmi/ethernet can be routed through the network though. I'm in ealy stages of what you did. Replaced dying asus combo router with a ucg fiber and 6 month later I'm wondering how I spent so much already on all the other accessories.

I’ve not seen an Xbox in a rack, but I’m interested in possibly moving mine.

There are a couple options for “remoting” consoles, or other source for that matter. Like you suggested some sort of HDMI extender, like an HD BaseT extender over CAT6 or AVoIP solution like Crestron NVX or any of the other ones that are out there, you can get a basic setup within a semi reasonable price point, but as you keep adding sources and destinations, you’ve got to keep buying receivers and transmitters and it can stay to become expensive.

I myself use Crestron’s NVX and have transmitters installed at the rack and receivers behind all the displays. As someone said the range on the controllers is actually really good, just depends on what type of walls they have to go through and where they are positioned relative to where you want to use them.

I actually recently moved my PS5, XBOX and 4K Blu-ray player back out of my rack and installed the into the credenza in my den/theater because I didn’t love going to my rack to swap disc for some of the physical media I still have. I installed 2 more NVX transmitters behind the credenza and connected those back up to the core AVoIP switch and all of those can be routed to any TV, I just have easier access to them where I use them most.

I have my Xbox in my rack, that being said it’s a bit more straightforward than you think. My rack is about 20ft from my basement tv and my den tv is directly above that on the first floor. I have 50ft fiber optic hdmi cables running from each tv back to the rack. I honestly don’t play it that often so I manually just swap the cable depending on wha tv I’m trying to play it on.

https://a.co/d/9uCk9tu

Looking good!

I just have mine mounted behind my TV, not at my rack. I did have to port forward for open NAT. So I created a gaming vlan for that specifically

I am also interested so see how others are doing it if they are broadcasting it to their network somehow.

I’m not doing this but you can basically “cast” or remotely play your Xbox (at least with the Series X). That might be the setup that people are doing with putting their Xbox in the rack ¯(°_o)/¯

I had this same question too. Also seen people with their Apple TVs in the rack.

"How is the controller connected if it is beyond bluetooth range? "

The Wireless controller has surprisingly decent range so that would be the easiest and least expensive way.
An HDMI with USB-C works well - this video explains it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRngAPdumsI

You can also use something like a Denon AVR-A1H though from experience I would not recommend it -------- FOMO could have you upgrading each time a new model is released :-(

it's a bit janky, but I use a KVM extender at source and plug a bluetooth dongle at destination , so the xbox stays in the rack where there's active cooling for the rack. I haven't found a way to do multi room ...YET.

and I like your rack...WINK*

It could be an older Xbox and used as a media server running XBMC now called Kodi.

I migrated from mine to a Netgear NAS, just waiting for it to act up so I can get the UNAS Pro

Ah yes, the old: “One’s too many, and twelve’s not enough!”

I did this once with hdmi to Ethernet basins and I was surprised at how quickly the controller range was a factor.

In my basement, seated 20ft from the Xbox with one uninsulated wall between us, it wasn’t reliable.

I can’t tell you how much of it was the Xbox‘s fault versus the environment’s fault, but I quickly decided it was easier to find a tasteful place to put the Xbox near the TV then it was to try to make that solution work better.