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#23247 - 03/12/04 03:17 PM Does a Video signal degrade over longer lengths of cable?
NYC-EMT Offline
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Registered: 02/02/04
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I can only assume that the easy answer to this question is "yes" but I have more pointed questions:

Does the type of cable matter concerning signal degradation over longer cables runs, s-video vs. composite?
Is one better for longer runs?

Is there a "common practice" cut-off point as to cable length so the signal does not degrade too much?
(assuming use of a decent quality cable without any type of repeater)

Thanks.

[This message has been edited by NYC-EMT (edited March 12, 2004).]

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#23248 - 03/13/04 11:16 AM Re: Does a Video signal degrade over longer lengths of cable?
NYC-EMT Offline
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Bueller?, Bueller?, Anyone?

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#23249 - 03/13/04 11:23 AM Re: Does a Video signal degrade over longer lengths of cable?
soundhound Offline
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Yes it does, but if you use good cables, the attenuation is negligible for runs under 100 feet or so. Good old RG-6 has very low transmission loss.

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#23250 - 03/24/04 11:55 AM Re: Does a Video signal degrade over longer lengths of cable?
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i would use the best possible cable format, because regardless of a little loss, if it starts out looking better it will always end up looking better; if it never looked good it will never. so s-vid vs composite, s-vid is the better choice.
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