PDXracer
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| How many DVI Cables can I "daisy chain"
Gonna relocate my huge tower into a closet we just built in home, thats going to be about 15-18" away from where Desk and monitor are going to be.
I could just buy a 15' DVI to DVI extension for $25, but I have about 5 or 6, 4' DVI Cables leftover from an install project I was on.
If I daisy chain those, am I gonna lose any signal/resolution? (Its going to a 19" HP LCD Monitor)
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pin215
join:2001-02-28
Little Rock, AR
clubs: | yes, you might lose some signal/resolutioin The maximum length is about 6. You can try it but you might be disappointed. |
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koitsu
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join:2002-07-16
Mountain View, CA | reply to PDXracer
»www.datapro.net/techinfo/dvi_inf···l#Page04 |
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LazMan
join:2003-03-26
Angus, ON | reply to PDXracer
Unless your existing cables are Male/Female, you're going to need gender-benders to join them together... I would imagine a couple of DVI F/F adapters would quickly pass the long cable, price wise...
Laz |
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PDXracer
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I may just switch back to VGA, and get a 15' VGA Cable.
Cheaper, and probably wont notice that much of a difference, since I am not gaming as much now as I used to 2 years ago.
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pandora
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join:2001-06-01
Outland |  reply to PDXracer
I've used a 15' DVI -> HDMI cable and had no problems with it. |
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Jahntassa
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join:2006-04-14
Conway, SC | reply to PDXracer
I don't recall seeing any non-active DVI extenders (that would mate the cables together). So DVI won't be cheaper than around $20 (25ft cable on Monoprice)
You would lose more quality with VGA over that length than DVI |
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