Video Asylum

Posted by cfraser (A) on May 15, 2010 at 08:58:55

In Reply to: RE: Dealer recommends 50 ft HDMI to replace 50 ft DVI cable (and DVI-HDMI adapter). posted by Gmood1 on May 15, 2010 at 08:35:10

Agree, 50' is very borderline to get sparkle-free 1080p even with a thicker-gauge cable. I would ask Monoprice, they usually have the answer.

One thing that is different is you put the HDMI "repeater" (it's not so much a booster amp, per se) at the far end of a cable section. Then extend the HDMI cable past that to your display. Problem is, you won't know if you'll need the repeater after 30' or 40' or whatever, Monoprice will know.

I guess if they sell the 50' cables then *some* devices are good with them, but many people who use long cables without a repeater are using a 720p projector and that is a fair bit less fussy than 1080p. Plus other even less-demanding apps. If it was mine, I'd not expect to go much past 30' without regenerating the HDMI signals, 10m (~33') is the farthest I've gone without one. I would not invest further $$ into DVI stuff, and I'd remove any I had if/when possible, it is just another potential source of problems (HDMI is fine supplying those on its own).

Edits: 05/15/10