I am using this cable between my HTPC and the 990. http://www.digitalconnection.com/products/cables/ixos_dvi.asp

And I am using this cable between my 990 and the projector

http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/DVI-hdmi_cables.html#hdmi-r2


Ritz - Would an inline signal booster be needed ifit works fine HTPC to projector for that distance? Does the 990 switch degrade the signal enough that it would have to be boosted out of the 990 to go 30 ft?

Keep in mind that you're exceeding the DVI spec for length by a factor of two (the spec only guarantees cable runs up to 5 meters) - although very low resistance cables can get you farther, anything extra in the signal path creates the potential for sparklies. Straight from HTPC to projector is as clean a path as you can get, but toss in an extra meter of cable from HTPC to 990 and the connectors and short conductors inside the 990's switching section and that may be enough to push you over the edge. It's an unfortunate limitation in the DVI standard (presumably due to DVI's original market of PC monitors, where you were not likely to go more than a meter or two). Outlaw may have some suggestions I don't know about, but you may have to look at a signal booster to use any sort of DVI switch with your projector.

I started a support ticket and steve asked me to call him when i get a chance to discuss the problem. I'll keep you updated.

I probably wont be able to call until thursday.

thanks for your help.

I still havent had a chance to call stve at outlaw...but... I think the problem is with the long cable. I threw in Citizen Kane and I saw sparkles...very hard to notice but noticeable nonetheless. This is with the dvi straight from htpc to the projector. So I think the 990 adds just a bit more resistance and causes the massive sparkling.

So, Does anybody have any suggestions on inline DVI signal boosters? I think I will try this to see if it fixes the problem.

Is this what i would need?

http://sewelldirect.com/Gefen-DVI-Booster.asp

thanks for any help

Or should I go with the super booster?

http://sewelldirect.com/Gefen-DVI-Super-Booster.asp

It looks like this one plugs in where the other one doesnt.

Just wanted to post a status update....I purchased the Gefen DVI Super Booster and it solved my sparklies problem. Going through the Outlaw must have had just enought effect on the signal that it caused significant sparklies and barely any when going straight to the projector. But now with the super booster I get a nice clean picture when going through the 990 and a 30 ft DVI run to the projector.

Thanks for all your help.

Glad to hear you got it sorted out.