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Max cable length?

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  • 07-08-2004 6:13pm
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    Zaphod
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    Does anyone know what are the maximum lengths that either a composite video or s-video cable can be run over?


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    robbie1876
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    Well, there are many different opinions on the max lenghts before noticable degredation. Some say you can go up to 50m with S-video, others say the video signal badly degrades over 10m. Personally, I've used 15m S-video cables with no noticable signal loss. Composite ran over shielded CT100 cable should be good for much longer distances. Some say 300m, others 100m.

    For really long video runs, I would recommend using an s-video (or composite) over CAT5 system. You can send a signal for about 1km and boost it if required using these systems, which are fairly inexpensive.

    What sort of lenghts are you thinking about?


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