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Title: Video Cable Length Limitations
Post by: JeepMonkey on May 23, 2006, 06:16:04 pm

Can anyone tell me how long a video cable can be without having to get something like a repeater?  Any difference between analog and digital cable limitations? 

Title: Re: Video Cable Length Limitations
Post by: Generic Eric on May 23, 2006, 09:10:52 pm

What is the video cable for?  Your PC? Your TV? Your arcade monitor?
What is the desired cable length you want to run?

Title: Re: Video Cable Length Limitations
Post by: JeepMonkey on May 23, 2006, 10:36:13 pm

It is for an industrial process control and monitoring system.  We will have two PCs running two flat panel monitors each.  The towers will be appoximately 50' from the monitors.  So I was wondering what the difference between analog and digital signal cables would be when talking a 50' run.

Title: Re: Video Cable Length Limitations
Post by: Generic Eric on May 23, 2006, 11:11:47 pm

I'll check what we are doing at work.  I think our runs were like 20 foot or so.  I will check on what kind of KVM switch we have at work.  I think it ran over ethernet. 




I read you can do rca or svideo over ethernet with some sort of video to ethernet balun (spelling) they were like $150 a piece and you needed one for each end.  I think they are made or sold at smart home.

Title: Re: Video Cable Length Limitations
Post by: arcadegamenut on May 23, 2006, 11:14:41 pm

I don't know the specific answer to your question, but I'd think you'd be okay.

I know I've used 25 ft component cables in my home video setup and didn't have any issues. I bought them from a site called monoprice (http://www.monoprice.com). Good prices and I got the stuff pretty quick.

Anyway, a quick glance at their site shows they sell 100ft SVGA monitor cables, 50 ft composite cables and 100ft component cables.

So again, I doubt you'd have any problems.

Title: Re: Video Cable Length Limitations
Post by: JeepMonkey on May 23, 2006, 11:46:23 pm

Thanks for the input.  Any idea of the limitations between analog and digital?