Re: VGA Specs

Thanks for the replies (hey, Ben!).

I'll give more details. A client wants to use a large LCD (23") for displaying
information for clients. The added display will be on the opposite side of the
room from his computer. I *could* run a cable on the floor around the office
with about 20'. I could go through the plenum with about 35'.

Based on the comments about quality and interference, I think I will not
recommend a stright cable. Interference will be a problem with the resolution
on the large display and the lighting in the ceiling. I have found a Cables to
Go VGA (2x) splitter/amplifier and 50' cable for about $160 shipped.
Additionally, the cable end can separate to facilitate feeding the cable
through conduit. A much cleaner and reliable solution than what I thought to
suggest.

-Jamie

Justin Dieters (enderak@mtaonline.net) wrote:
>
> Just how long are you wanting to go and at what resolution?
>
> At UAA, some rooms have an overhead projector mounted on the ceiling,
> which probably have a 30-40' run from the ceiling to the wall to the
> computer and do not use an amplifier.-
>
> Doing a quick search, I see commercially sold extension cables as long
> as 200 feet, but I don't know what the theoretical or practical limit
> would be. I think the 200' cables are for use with an amplifier.
>
> I did find this quote: "Using high quality cables I would say that 10
> meters (33 feet) would be the maximum for 1024x768@60Hz. There are
> VGA-Analogue repeater solutions as well that can also permit 10's and
> 100's of meters of signal--at lower resolutions--e.g. 800x600@60Hz."
>
> Another site talks about DVI, and mentions that at 12 meters, the signal
> is unusable, but works fine at 10 meters.
>
> Justin
>
>
>
> Jamie Hushower wrote:
>
> >Does anyone know the maximum length a VGA cable can run before (display)
> >issues are encountered? Anecdotal? Standards specifications? I prefer to run
> >the cable without introducing any other hardware. Thanks.
> >
> >-Jamie
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>

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Jamie Hushower
Computer Consultant
Rent-A-Geek
www.alaska-geeks.com
223-9136
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