RE: Re: OT? Radio monitor / cable extension

["Brian G. Reynolds" <brian.g.reynolds@xxxxxxx>]

Thanks guy's, Keith, how long can an extension be?

What about KAT VGA, will this still need cable connection?

B.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Doxey [mailto:ukha@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 03 November 2001 22:20
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: OT? Radio monitor / cable extension
>
>
> The reason the extension is thinner is that it is probably a
> multicore cable
> with an overall screen whereas the monitor cable will be a proper
> multi-coax
> cable.
>
> You will get ghosting at higher resolutions and refresh rates. I have
that
> problem with a lead I am using for a switchbox. OK at VGA and
> SVGA but take
> it to XGA (1024x768) or higher and there is bad ghosting.
>
> To answer Brians question, as far as I am aware, there is no RF
> VGA link and
> most likely never will be. The bandwidth of a VGA signal is far to
high to
> send by RF. The only way to do it is to use TVout (Composite) and
stick it
> into a Video Sender. It would be virtually unreadable even at 640x480.
> Compare the TV out of your Radeon card to the monitor output. There is
no
> comparison. Monitor is crystal clear, TVout S-Video is quite good,
TVout
> Composite is just acceptable. Then consider the difference between
SCART
> Composite from satellite and RF distribution and imagine that for the
PC
> output.
>
> Your current options are....
> 	Cheapish VGA extensions that will suffer ghosting.
> 	Good quality VGA cable at about 5-00 per metre
> 	KAT5 AVS to distribute S-Video from TVout
> 	Commercial VGA over CAT5 at about 250 - 400 per set.
> 	Wait for KAT5 VGA.
>
> Hope that helps
>
> Keith
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stuart Whyte [mailto:stuart@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 03 November 2001 21:01
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: OT? Radio monitor / cable extension
>
>
> Brian,
>
> I use a monitor extention cable, and it seems to work OK.  One thing
> I have never understood though, is that the extention cable is about
> half the cross-sectional area than the actual monitor lead.  Anyone
> (Keith) know if this is likely to affect the display??
>
> Stuart
>
> --- In ukha_d@y..., "Brian G. Reynolds"
<brian.g.reynolds@n...> wrote:
> > Hi all, sad day today, another singly bites the dust? Phil
married,
> dam
> > shame, still these things happen?....:-)))))
> >
> > A question if I may, as I now have an RF mouse/keyboard is there
> such a
> > thing for a monitor? some how I doubt it.
> >
> > What about monitor extension leads? I think these exist but do
they
> work?
> >
> > I bet Keith has an answer for this?
> >
> > B.
>
>
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