I want to know how long the RCA cables (video and audio) can be, before signal starts to degrade. I have a DVD player in one room, and I want to connect it to a TV from another room. Distance is considerable so I want to know limitations
2006-12-20 12:35:05 · 7 answers · asked by First L 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Home Theater
It depends upon the audio and video cables. A balanced cable, given the same quality, will go further without degrading the signal, but if you get a high quality RCA audio and video cable, you can reasonably go as far as you want without any noticeable degradation of the signal. Cheap RCA cable should be fine up to about 10 feet. Any longer and there may be some deterioration in the signal.
Suggestion...
I recommend a quality cable like the DH Labs Silver Sonic BL-1 Series II RCA interconnect. This is a moderately priced entry-level high-end interconnect that will do a great job. I use it myself. I have used it in runs as long as 10 meters (~33 feet) with superb results. Use their VX-1 for the video run for best results (although, if you want to save money, the BL-1 works pretty well for video as well).
Monster Cable is popular and a pretty good cable over the basic OEM cables, but they are pricey for what you get (they are more for looks than absolute performance) IMO.
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2006-12-20 16:14:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
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What is the maximum length of an RCA cable before signal degradation?
I want to know how long the RCA cables (video and audio) can be, before signal starts to degrade. I have a DVD player in one room, and I want to connect it to a TV from another room. Distance is considerable so I want to know limitations
2015-08-06 04:49:06 · answer #2 · answered by Isidro 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Long Rca Cables
2016-10-31 14:50:36 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If we are talking about composite RCA (yellow, red, white), I have seen them go up to 100 ft. Signal probably starts degrading around 25 ft depending on the cable quality.
2006-12-20 12:38:38 · answer #4 · answered by techman2000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything over 12ft has had noticeable quality loss in my experience.
However, video has been "watchable" on 100ft of cable, but the audio picked up a LOT of 60 cycle from nearby electrical equipment.
I solved some of the 60 cycle by finding and grounding out a ground loop. (It was the cable TV line, I grounded it to the same circuit the electronics were plugged in to)
2006-12-21 08:02:07 · answer #5 · answered by Miakoda 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
25 ft is a good rule of thumb.
Considering the cost of DVD players out there cheaper to buy a simple DVd from walmart or some big box store than invest in expensive cables or booster unit to get it to that room.
last one i picked up was $20 and is fine for the second room to watch movies on the tv
2006-12-20 13:01:04 · answer #6 · answered by mrdg90 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
who still uses firewire?
2016-03-22 13:15:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋