20 Foot Video Cable to TV

I have a Ti3 200 sending to my TV over a (cheap) 20 foot cable; the picture
is distorted, something like keystoning, but not as even. Would a better
cable help? RF?

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"Doctor Kimble" wrote in message
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I have a Ti3 200 sending to my TV over a (cheap) 20 foot cable; the
picture
is distorted, something like keystoning, but not as even. Would a better
cable help? RF?

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Keep cool, but care. [TRP]

Ian Scuffling
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I don't know what you mean by cheap cable. If you get some RG6 coax cable at
Home Depot (you can buy prefinished cable or buy the raw cable and
connectors and make your own), and the problem persists, it is not the
cable's fault. If the cable is RG59 coax, it is probably not the cable's
fault (but not as good as RG6). Quad shielding also helps.

Obviously if you have cable with S-connectors, that is also OK.

If you don't have coax cable, then that may be the problem and you should
get some some.

On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 11:54:58 -0500, "Doctor Kimble"
wrote:

I have a Ti3 200 sending to my TV over a (cheap) 20 foot cable; the picture
is distorted, something like keystoning, but not as even. Would a better
cable help? RF?

A couple things to check:

First, Is the video cable shielded? A unshieled cable that long could
be picking up stray signals. A shielded cable has either a foil or
braided wire layer just under the outer insulation jacket.

Second, Does the cable run parallel to any AC power cords? A cable
running parallel to a AC power cord would definately pick up some
noise that could distort the video signal and possibly cause odd
effects on your TV. It is good practice to seperate AC from signal or
control cables.

The_Shark

Try twisting the connector at the receiving end and see if it improves
things. Cheap cables sometimes come with cheap connectors. It might just be
a loose connection at the other end.

"Doctor Kimble" wrote in message
...
I have a Ti3 200 sending to my TV over a (cheap) 20 foot cable; the
picture
is distorted, something like keystoning, but not as even. Would a better
cable help? RF?

--
Keep cool, but care. [TRP]

Ian Scuffling
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