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All in Wonder long cable run question--RF or composite cable?
I'd like to use the DVR feature of an AIW card, but I have to drive a
standard def TV about 50 feet away. Would it be best to use an RF modulator and drive the audio and video over an RG-6 RF cable into the TV or try to run cables for the composite and audio separately to the TV? Obviously, it will be easier from a cabling perspective and distribution to use the RF modulator to combine them into one cable, but will I pay for that in quality or will it perform all right for me? Thanks in advance. JPE |
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"JPE" wrote in message . net... I'd like to use the DVR feature of an AIW card, but I have to drive a standard def TV about 50 feet away. Would it be best to use an RF modulator and drive the audio and video over an RG-6 RF cable into the TV or try to run cables for the composite and audio separately to the TV? Obviously, it will be easier from a cabling perspective and distribution to use the RF modulator to combine them into one cable, but will I pay for that in quality or will it perform all right for me? Thanks in advance. JPE The RCA cabling is the way to go. If you go RF cable, the signal has to be converted at the card, then again at the TV - double conversion. With RCA cables, there is no conversions, therefore much better picture and sound quality. However, the video cards are not ramped up to send a signal over any cable for more than about 25 feet. You can pick up a cheap audio/video amp at Radio Shack to boost the signal you need to go 50 feet. |
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Sounds good--thanks for the insight!
"PhxGrunge" wrote in message ... "JPE" wrote in message . net... I'd like to use the DVR feature of an AIW card, but I have to drive a standard def TV about 50 feet away. Would it be best to use an RF modulator and drive the audio and video over an RG-6 RF cable into the TV or try to run cables for the composite and audio separately to the TV? Obviously, it will be easier from a cabling perspective and distribution to use the RF modulator to combine them into one cable, but will I pay for that in quality or will it perform all right for me? Thanks in advance. JPE The RCA cabling is the way to go. If you go RF cable, the signal has to be converted at the card, then again at the TV - double conversion. With RCA cables, there is no conversions, therefore much better picture and sound quality. However, the video cards are not ramped up to send a signal over any cable for more than about 25 feet. You can pick up a cheap audio/video amp at Radio Shack to boost the signal you need to go 50 feet. |
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