Special length cables

[Jayshaw91]

I don't know if this is the right forum or not, but I'll put this here anyway.

I need to know where I can get a 25' component, 25' audio cables, and a 25' composite cable. Don't ask. Someone has an "interesting" setup and I need some big ole cables to make everything work.

I don't suppose you can run HDMI cables that long, can you?

[oman321]

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=25+ft+hdmi+cable

Plenty of stuff out there. Do a google search for what you need and it should give you lots of options.

[57U]

For the component cable you can purchase RG-6, and some connectors and make it yourself, or have a "small dealer" make it for your, or simply buy it - 25' is pretty common stuff. That's the length I use for my setup.

Radio Shack have it, as do others. At that length you should get a "good" cable, but no need to buy Mon$ter at probably 2-3 times the price.

[kdog044]

I don't know if this is the right forum or not, but I'll put this here anyway.

I need to know where I can get a 25' component, 25' audio cables, and a 25' composite cable. Don't ask. Someone has an "interesting" setup and I need some big ole cables to make everything work.

I don't suppose you can run HDMI cables that long, can you?You can get 25 ft HDMI but at double the cost of a 25 ft combo component/audio cable. Here's one place.

http://www.pacificcable.com/Picture_Page.asp?DataName=HDMI-8

And the component/audio cable.

http://www.pacificcable.com/Picture_Page.asp?DataName=254-625IV

They have just about every kind of cable you can think of. Two others are Blue Jeans Cable and RAM Electronics but I think Pacific has better prices.

[kevinw]

www.hdtvsupply.com

[Protonus]

As stated - use RG-6 and terminate it with normal coax ends and use adaptors, or use specialy made ends (ussualy using normal coax to adaptors is simpler/cheaper, plus you can change what they are used for!)

You'll probobly find using coax, and adaptors is gonna cost you like 1/4 that of running premade cables. Plus you can run it for really long distances.

Coax is (relativly) cheap, and will offer you even better audio/video transfer then "high end" cabling, due to it's well shielded and isolated design.

Even better then normal RG6 is the stuff MEANT for audio - it's pure copper, copper shield, and copper inner conductor. The outer shield is MUCH higher strand count as well - similar to speaker wire. This stuff is killer. But also about 4x as exspensive.

It's what us real installers use ;-)

[glide]

I don't know if this is the right forum or not, but I'll put this here anyway.

I need to know where I can get a 25' component, 25' audio cables, and a 25' composite cable. Don't ask. Someone has an "interesting" setup and I need some big ole cables to make everything work.

I don't suppose you can run HDMI cables that long, can you?
http://store.pchcables.com/pycovircain.html

[glide]

I don't know if this is the right forum or not, but I'll put this here anyway.

I need to know where I can get a 25' component, 25' audio cables, and a 25' composite cable. Don't ask. Someone has an "interesting" setup and I need some big ole cables to make everything work.

I don't suppose you can run HDMI cables that long, can you?

https://www.cablemegastore.com/products.asp?id=151

[fredinva]

While doing my own investigation on long component cable runs, I ran across this while going through a trade magazine:

http://www.audioauthority.com/index.php?ret=http://www.audioauthority.com/9870wn.php

Model 9870 Series HDTV Signal Distribution for the Home
All this over just two inexpensive, easy to install Cat 5 cables. The Model 9871 Cat 5 Driver distributes HDTV signals up to 1,000 feet from the source.

It says it wil be available JUne 1, and the price is not shown - but looks very interesting.

fred

[Picard321]

The adapters to push CV over CAT-5 -- I found those about a month after I bought 25ft CV cables ... or I would have went with the CAT5 solution. Anyway back to CV x 25foot. Hit Ebay and search for them. I found several. Best ones are made up of RG-6U QuadShield. Should be able to find them around $30 for molded ends. That is what I got, but got lucky and got them for under $20. If you want to grow your own, there is a lot of RG6QS cables on ebay... could snag a 100 footer as they are cheap as prebuilts, cut it into thirds and add your choice of RCA's or RG6<->RCA adapters... Other than ebay, the connectors and adapters are pretty easy to get cheap from www.cablewholesale.com If you are going to be wiring up your Dish and your OTA HD antenna in the Attic, etc., you can get a 1000ft roll of RG6QS for $69 plus $23 shipping on ebay from at least 1 seller. You need specific ends for it and the compression tool so look for those also -- much better than crimp on connectors especially if any of the cable is to be outside in the weather.

[Ratman]

Cat5 with baluns is a solution, not optimal for video. Especially HD.

After the expense for convenience... it's probably more expensive for the Cat5 route.

You can get a 500' spool of RG6 at Home Depot for ~$30.