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Anyone familiar with video cabling?

The reason I'm asking is I'm going to put the cable for a front projector in the ceiling. I'm thinking of using a coax type wall plate instead of component wall plate because its cheaper. So I'm trying to find out if an F type to component connector would work.
 
not sure if F connector would work.

try BNC as its used for almost all video applications (especially high bandwidth)
 
Originally posted by: spidey07
not sure if F connector would work.

try BNC as its used for almost all video applications (especially high bandwidth)
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So BNC to component would work?

I was thinking of getting these and running component wires through the wall but it would be much cheaper to get a coax wall plate and run cheaper RG6 through it instead. I would then connect the coax and terminate it with a component into the projector.
 
doggiedog,

the problem would be making sure the connectors are 75 ohms and rated for HDTV (100 megahertz is really what you want)

rg6 is great cable for HDTV and BNC is the connector to go with it.
 
The only problem is that the projector only has component, DVI and RCA inputs no BNC. If it is compatible I'm all for it, I just don't want to spend $75 on a component cable I would be hiding behind a wall when a <$10 homemade RG6 would fit do the same thing. You know what I mean?

I was planning on buying a spool of RG6 for $50 and crimping connectors to it. I was wondering if you could crimp one end F type and the other end component and have it work.
 
Originally posted by: Doggiedog
The only problem is that the projector only has component, DVI and RCA inputs no BNC. If it is compatible I'm all for it, I just don't want to spend $75 on a component cable I would be hiding behind a wall when a <$10 homemade RG6 would fit do the same thing. You know what I mean?

I was planning on buying a spool of RG6 for $50 and crimping connectors to it. I was wondering if you could crimp one end F type and the other end component and have it work.
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you can crimp bnc the same way. making your cables with RG6 is a great way to go.

I simply don't know if an f-connector is approriate because I've never seen it used for high bandwidth video.
 
F connectors are fine. They're 75-ohms, too. (BNCs are commonly available in 75 and 50 ohms, make sure you get the right kind if you use BNCs.) The bandwidth of component video signals is much, much smaller than the bandwidth of broadband cable TV signals for which f-connectors are standard.

I've used RG-6 and RG-59 cables with f-connectors plus F-to-BNC or f-RCA adapters with no problems.
 
If you can, run direct cabling for video. If you go direct, there are 2 connections. If you go source to wall, wall to wall, wall to projector, there are actually 6 connections.

You can run cabling, and then use a wall plate with just a hole in it, with the cable sticking out.
 
So just completely forget the connectors and go with a long wire?

I was thinking of that too but it wouldn't be aesthetically pleasing. The cable run wouldn't be that long though. Probably 15 feet at most.
 
Originally posted by: Doggiedog
So just completely forget the connectors and go with a long wire?

I was thinking of that too but it wouldn't be aesthetically pleasing. The cable run wouldn't be that long though. Probably 15 feet at most.
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Yeah, definitely do this. You can even pick up some techflex if you want to bundle all of your cables together, for a clean, finished look.

A simple decora plate with a whole in the center will work great. If you decide not to use it, you can always just push the cable back into the wall and use a blank plate (which costs about 45 cents).
 
Originally posted by: Apex
Originally posted by: Doggiedog
So just completely forget the connectors and go with a long wire?

I was thinking of that too but it wouldn't be aesthetically pleasing. The cable run wouldn't be that long though. Probably 15 feet at most.
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Yeah, definitely do this. You can even pick up some techflex if you want to bundle all of your cables together, for a clean, finished look.

A simple decora plate with a whole in the center will work great. If you decide not to use it, you can always just push the cable back into the wall and use a blank plate (which costs about 45 cents).
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I really agree with apex on this one. Always a good idea to go source to display without messing with it.

-edit- you can drill a single hole or three small ones for each cable. ps - if your running cable make sure you run 5 component cables. never know if/when you'll want to use RGB/HV
 
I guess I'll do the cable run method and just use a wall plate to cover the hole. I was thinking of adding a DVI line too but with the big connector, it may be difficult to snake that through the wall.
 
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