DVI Cable, How long can it be?

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I need a cable longer than the standard 6ft cable I got with my monitor. Anyone know where I can pick these up? Also, will I have problems with one longer than 6ft?

thanks,
-JC

 

[rbV5]

I've seen Fiber Optic DVI cables @ 100 meters, but IIRC, you should be good to 5 meters with a standard cable without repeaters. I've used CablestoGo for some of my HTPC cabling.

 

[Solutions]

I am using a 25ft DVI cable for my HDTV. Got it a circuitcity for around $100 (Monster Cable). Real pricey and probably overkill but I have not noticed any signal loss or poor quality due to the cable length. I am also using 8 25f+ VGA cables on a multiple-monitor workstation with the same flawless results. No repeaters or anything like that are being used. All nVidia video cards (AGP, PCI).

So, you shouldn't have any problems using a DVI cable longer than 6ft. I used Cables2Go for my VGA cables. Decnet company.

 

[PurdueRy]

yeah monster is not overkill its overpriced. Next time save yourself some money and shop for BETTER and CHEAPER cables. For sites PM me

 

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Is this what I can use? Link

 

[PurdueRy]

excellent, it will work great