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Re: Maximum length of an Analog Video Cable for a CRT monitor and DVI Cable for a TFT monitor ?

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From: Jeff Brady
Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 04:09
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"Al Peterson" <none@none.net> wrote in message
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> "Jeff Brady" <jeffbrady@dmait.com> wrote in message
> news:3cf39c22$0$46454$45beb828@newscene.com...
> > Any cable w/ a ferrite core should do the trick.
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> Not true.  The purpose of a ferrite core on the cable is to help in
reducing
> radiation to meet FCC Part 15 rules requirements.

My mistake if I'm wrong. I've just seen 100ft VGA cables, and the only
big difference was a ferrite core.

> As the cable gets longer the capacitance between the video leads and
ground
> increases and will degrade the video response if the cable exceeds a
> critical length.
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> Depending on the cable construction, usable lengths will differ.  I doubt
if
> you will find any commercially available cable that will allow acceptable
> performance at 30 meters.
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> Now if you installed amplifiers along the way you could attain a distance
of
> 30 metesrs,
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> > jeff brady
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> > "Louis Banens" <louis.banens@xs4all.nl> wrote in message
> > news:acvl78$2j3$1@news1.xs4all.nl...
> > > Hi,
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> > > Can anybody tell me what the maximum length is of an Analog Video
Cable
> > for
> > > a CRT monitor and DVI Cable for a TFT monitor ? I have a TFT monitor
> with
> > > both Analog and Digital input. Distance to my computer is around 10
> meter
> > > (30 feet). Anybody knows which cable to use ?
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> > > Thanks,
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Subject: Re: Maximum length of an Analog Video Cable for a CRT monitor and DVI Cable for a TFT monitor ?
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