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PDXracer
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join:2002-08-13
Grants Pass, OR

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

yes, you might lose some signal/resolutioin The maximum length is about 6. You can try it but you might be disappointed.



koitsu
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join:2002-07-16
Mountain View, CA
kudos:14

reply to PDXracer
»www.datapro.net/techinfo/dvi_inf···l#Page04



LazMan
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join:2003-03-26
canada

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



PDXracer
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join:2002-08-13
Grants Pass, OR

reply to PDXracer
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
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reply to PDXracer
I've used a 15' DVI -> HDMI cable and had no problems with it.



Jahntassa
What, I can have feathers
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join:2006-04-14
Conway, SC
kudos:4

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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