OT - s-video cables

[Fraser, Colin J]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Benjamin Woenig [mailto:budfts at eisa.net.au]
> Sent: 10 August 2000 07:10
> To: Synth DIY
> Subject: OT - s-video cables
> 
> I just got a Realmagic decoder card for my PC, and now have
> loads of DVD's to start watching. Except my PC is in my study,
> and the TV is in the lounge room. I want to run an s-video cable
> from the study to the lounge room through the roof. No big deal
> apart from spending half a day dangling cables between walls,
> but my main concern is the cable. I need to run it about 15/18m.
> 
> How far can an s-video signal run before it starts degrading?
> I have a heap of quality 4 core shielded cable that I was planning
> on using, but I don't want to go to all this trouble and fine 
> I haven't
> got enough signal at the other end!
> 
> Anyone have any links to the specs for s-video? (its a 4 pin miniture
> din plug/socket btw)

I put together a 25 metre SCART cable for a guy who wanted to watch videos
in an outbuilding.
There wasn't much loss of quality at that length.
Make sure you use good quality video cable tho'.

I would recommend using multi-way video cable that includes audio
connections, so you don't need to run two separate cables.
The stuff I use has two individually shielded 75 ohm coaxes, 4 shielded
audio connections and a control line.

Colin f