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video cables...where to buy?
Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 8:21 pm
by b-man1
i need looooong video cables to hook up a projector. any good sources for getting component, vga, s-vid, etc that are in the 40-60 foot range?
Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 8:27 pm
by nexus_7
check ebay. I just bought a dvi cable on there cheap and saw a bunch of long cables.
Greg
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 4:34 pm
by FlyingPenguin
Cablesonline.com used to be a good source for cables at a reasonable price - not sure anymore.
If you want it to look good and you're using anything over 640x480 on that long a VGA cable, you want well shielded cables for that long a run. Even so they'll pick up some noise.
Long s-video cables can be found at Walmart or Radio Shack (maybe 10 - 15') and you can buy couplers at Radio Shack to connect several of them together.
I used to have a half dozen 10' video cables and a few couplers - should be in my goody box. I can look see.
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2003 9:38 pm
by VidmanII
pccables.com
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2003 2:57 am
by Busby
Usually S-Video isn't good for long runs because of the degradation of video quality.
As FP said, shielded cables for VGA are a must for a long cable.
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2003 3:21 am
by Judg3
S-Video holds out fine if you get a good cable. It's rated for 250 feet, and I've done runs of it.
Funny you bring up the topic though b-man, I just ordered a 25foot S-Video cable for $19.78 shipped. Ordered it through Amazon, which basically sent it from
J&R Music & Computer
FP, the S-Video at radio shack is hit and miss, probably have to get it via their online store, since the 3 I went to wanted either to much or didn't have what I wanted.