[mythtv-users] S-video cable length?

[sschaefer1 at woh.rr.com]

I use a 50' SVideo cable I bought at a local electronics surplus store. No picture degredation that I can see on my Hauppauge PVR 350 card.

----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Chmura <Bill at Explosivo.com>
Date: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 0:31 am
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] S-video cable length?

> 
> I've seen S-Video cables for sale up to 150' long.  Although I 
> can't image 
> that there would not be some sort of signal degradation over that 
> long a run.  
> I have not done that long myself.   I don't think there is a max 
> length so to 
> speak, but there is probably a limit at which you need to amplify 
> or go to a 
> different kind of cable then convert back.
> 
> But in your case, 20 feet, you should be fine if you get a good 
> quality cable 
> that long.   A good quality 25' cable should run between $30-40 
> USD.  I would 
> avoid really cheap ones.   You could spend more on professional 
> A/V stuff 
> (like $75 or so) but that could be overkill for ya.
> 
> Best of luck
> 
> 
> 
> On Tuesday 19 October 2004 11:58 pm, Andy Firman wrote:
> > I just bought the PVR-350 card as I want to do a standard
> > MythTV setup on my Debian server/desktop and watch my recordings
> > on our 32" TV.  The S-video cable is very short.  I was hoping to
> > have my Debian box at a desk that is about 20 feet away from the TV.
> >
> > I can easily run coax to the Debian box.  What is the max length
> > for S-video cable runs?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Andy
> 
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