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NightGod:
There's people who claim to be able to tell the difference between high quality $200 cables and the off-the-net $20 ones.

I call these people freaks and promptly dismiss them-they're often the same ones who feel it's worth it to spend $20K on a sound system while they're living in a one-bedroom apartment with their two kids. (OK, OK, the guy I'm thinking of had a two bedroom place, but still).
pointdablame:

--- Quote from: Matthew Anderson on July 10, 2006, 06:51:06 pm ---Now hold on a second. ..

I got a neoya x2 vga break out box to allow me to play my xbox on a computer monitor (in hi def no less) and I used one vga cable and it would not allow me to use my monitor. Turns out it was not using all 21 pins in its' cable, only like 15.

Just a word of warning my friend.

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VGA is a 15pin cable... if you have 21pins, you have the wrong type of cable.

A VGA cable wired and marked as a VGA cable should work with any computer/monitor.  There are standards set for these cables, so there shouldn't be any variance in cables that don't allow you to use one cable over another.
krick:

--- Quote from: pointdablame on July 10, 2006, 11:20:05 pm ---
VGA is a 15pin cable... if you have 21pins, you have the wrong type of cable.

A VGA cable wired and marked as a VGA cable should work with any computer/monitor.  There are standards set for these cables, so there shouldn't be any variance in cables that don't allow you to use one cable over another.

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The only place where I think the actual construction of the cable will come into play are:

1) the cable is *handled* a lot and may become damaged if cheaply made

2) the cable is extremely long and paying extra for a heavily shielded cable may help with potential signal quality issues due to electrical interference.  However, keep in mind that there are specifications for the cables based on length so as long as they follow the specs, you should be fine.
rackoon:
Thanks for the info guys. I only need about 5' and I see a double shielded on amazon for $6.00. Whats the worst that can happen. Ill just keep in mind that my monitor is screwy and I cant figure it out maybe its my cable but not very likely.

I would buy the one from Ultimarc but my wife cut off all my funding until she is back from maternity leave. But I still have one click ordering on Amazon, OH YEA.
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