Anyone use CAT 5 with Component for recording multi cam video?

Hello...we have a Tricaster Studio (not HD)...and wish to make connections simple. We wish to switch live some of our productions and have component out of our cameras --- I fear quality loss..so need some good direction ---because we may have to edit the video as well.

Component requires much wires, that if we can avoid it, but still get great video recorded...thats our goal.

I heard we can run the signal through a Balun on each end and convert to cat 5. (or cat 6 --what is difference?)

Can someone explain a bit deeper and point me in the best direction?


Thank you