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06-22-2007, 11:45 PM
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| | Renaissance Man
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| A/V Cable Question
I am trying to wire a couple of TV's for my office waiting room and am needing two 50' cables to run from a DVD player. Anyone know of a cheap place to get decent cables? I need one HDMI and one component. Best Buy wants like $250 a piece.
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06-23-2007, 12:05 AM
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| | I'm Your Huckleberry
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| Doc, someone on the board may be able to help you, but I have had to run similar cable for a few of our clinics, and I have found that once you get beyond 20 feet they are going to take you to the cleaners. | |
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06-23-2007, 04:26 AM
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| | VN Night Watch
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Originally Posted by kiddiedoc  I am trying to wire a couple of TV's for my office waiting room and am needing two 50' cables to run from a DVD player. Anyone know of a cheap place to get decent cables? I need one HDMI and one component. Best Buy wants like $250 a piece. | That's because HDMI cables are all really, really expensive. You're not going to find a bargain in any store, anywhere. Cheap RGB cables should be easy to find, though.
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06-23-2007, 09:20 AM
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| | My Goodness My Guinness
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06-23-2007, 09:21 AM
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06-23-2007, 09:22 AM
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06-23-2007, 09:23 AM
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06-23-2007, 09:25 AM
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| | VN Night Watch
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| Best Buy also probably recommended he get a Monster Cable... When I meant he wasn't going to find a deal, that was to say not gonna find one for less than about $125 in any store. Websites always have deals.
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06-23-2007, 09:34 AM
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| | My Goodness My Guinness
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| I don't know anything about them. I just googled "50 foot HDMI cable"
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06-23-2007, 11:03 AM
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| | Renaissance Man
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| I ordered two cables just now from Triangle Cables -- out of North Carolina. I'm a little skeptical, as they were less than half of what local retailers were asking. Will post back with reviews.
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06-23-2007, 01:25 PM
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| | MODest
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| Newegg has a 50' HDMI for $114. 
If you're running a component cable that long, be forewarned... you will likely have some signal degradation. | |
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06-23-2007, 01:28 PM
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| | VN Night Watch
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Originally Posted by kiddiedoc I ordered two cables just now from Triangle Cables -- out of North Carolina. I'm a little skeptical, as they were less than half of what local retailers were asking. Will post back with reviews. | That's because it's probably made of cheaper materials. Quote:
Originally Posted by rwemyss Newegg has a 50' HDMI for $114.
If you're running a component cable that long, be forewarned... you will likely have some signal degradation. | Exactly. All the more reason to go with a nice high-end wall-rated cable with 24k gold connectors and such. When a plasma's picture is off even that little bit, it's noticeable.
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06-23-2007, 01:29 PM
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| | MODest
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| Yeah. Note that an HDMI that length won't be an issue, as it is a digital signal. | |
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06-26-2007, 10:50 AM
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| | doo doo doo
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| From what I've read - HDMI cables are HDMI cables - since the signal is digital one is in effect as good as another.
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