Recommendations For Running Component Cable Over A Distance

[Christopher M. J]

I'm about to ceiling mount my projector or possibly mount it above and
behind my couch.

I'm thinking of a run of about 8m-10m of Component cable, so what is
someone personal recommendation on what component cable I should use.
I was "THINKING" of getting monster cable since i get it for cost
price, but is there a cheaper and or better option?

[Rod]

"Christopher M. J" <cmwmjt@netspace.net.au> wrote in message
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> I'm about to ceiling mount my projector or possibly mount it above and
> behind my couch.
>
> I'm thinking of a run of about 8m-10m of Component cable, so what is
> someone personal recommendation on what component cable I should use.
> I was "THINKING" of getting monster cable since i get it for cost
> price, but is there a cheaper and or better option?

Run standard high quality RG59 - Canare, Belden etc. You won't notice any
difference between these decent cables and Monster.

Rod

[cmwmjt@netspace.net.au]

Out of curiousity if I wanted to make my own cables, could I do it
using Cat5-6, or use RG6 coax? just curious.



Rod wrote:
> "Christopher M. J" <cmwmjt@netspace.net.au> wrote in message
> news:80723ff4.0504100602.33112af0@posting.google.c om...
> > I'm about to ceiling mount my projector or possibly mount it above
and
> > behind my couch.
> >
> > I'm thinking of a run of about 8m-10m of Component cable, so what
is
> > someone personal recommendation on what component cable I should
use.
> > I was "THINKING" of getting monster cable since i get it for cost
> > price, but is there a cheaper and or better option?
>
> Run standard high quality RG59 - Canare, Belden etc. You won't
notice any
> difference between these decent cables and Monster.
>
> Rod

[Rod]

<cmwmjt@netspace.net.au> wrote in message
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> Out of curiousity if I wanted to make my own cables, could I do it
> using Cat5-6, or use RG6 coax? just curious.

Cat 5-6 is possible using either active or passive baluns. some
possibilities would be:
www.intellix.com - www.eavtech.com.au
www.etslan.com - from Madison Technologies www.madisontech.com.au
www.kramerelectronics.com.au
www.magena-research.com

I personally like and use the Magenta ones for our commercial installations,
but they are a bit more expensive.

RG-6 is not required. RG59 is easier to terminate and work with.

Rod
>
>
>
> Rod wrote:
>> "Christopher M. J" <cmwmjt@netspace.net.au> wrote in message
>> news:80723ff4.0504100602.33112af0@posting.google.c om...
>> > I'm about to ceiling mount my projector or possibly mount it above
> and
>> > behind my couch.
>> >
>> > I'm thinking of a run of about 8m-10m of Component cable, so what
> is
>> > someone personal recommendation on what component cable I should
> use.
>> > I was "THINKING" of getting monster cable since i get it for cost
>> > price, but is there a cheaper and or better option?
>>
>> Run standard high quality RG59 - Canare, Belden etc. You won't
> notice any
>> difference between these decent cables and Monster.
>>
>> Rod
>

[The Gadget Shop]

If making your own, make sure you get the lengths as exact as you can - any
difference and you may get colour/sync problems. Not sure how much
tolerance there is, maybe over 10m, % wise, you would have more tolerance
for a few mm out?

Cheers, Jason
PC-Video-Gaming: http://gadgetaus.com
128MB USB/MP3 Player/Voice rec $89

[Doug]

Try altronics component cable. 10m was $33. Double shielded on each
conductor. P/N: P6536. Installed this cable just last week and the results
are great. I had to reterminate the connections as they wouldn't fit in the
conduit. Worked out cheaper than buying individual connectors and cable.

Regards
Doug
"Christopher M. J" <cmwmjt@netspace.net.au> wrote in message
news:80723ff4.0504100602.33112af0@posting.google.c om...
> I'm about to ceiling mount my projector or possibly mount it above and
> behind my couch.
>
> I'm thinking of a run of about 8m-10m of Component cable, so what is
> someone personal recommendation on what component cable I should use.
> I was "THINKING" of getting monster cable since i get it for cost
> price, but is there a cheaper and or better option?