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zaphod
Joined: 16 Jun 2006
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Location: Cloverdale
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| Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 6:38 am Post subject: terminating the video cable from the projector |
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i have a 25' 5 connector BNC running from the projector through the ceiling, down the inside of the wall where it pops out of a hole waiting for the scaler. right now i have 5 wires sticking out of the wall, i want to get connectors crimped on and then mount it on a wall plate.
my question is should i get a wallplate with 5 bnc connectors or 1 VGA? the scaler has dual outputs, one is VGA and the other is BNC capable of putting out various syncs of RGB or component. if i get a plasma or a LCD they'll have both VGA and component inputs.
so it looks to me like i could put either VGA or RGBHV on the wallplate and be fine, not cornered down the road.
have i missed something? when i sell the house is the next person going to get confused if i have VGA at one end and RGBHV BNC's at the other? do i even care what the next home owner thinks?
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Joust
Joined: 05 May 2006
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Location: Almonte, Ontario, Canada
TV/Projector: Marquee 8501LC
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| Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 11:13 am Post subject: |
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Go with the BNC.
Most laymen (assumption on my part, applogies if you have more experience that the average guy) would have trouble properly terminating a "VGA" connector. BNC terminations are easier.
also, the more you can maintain the coaxial cables in your video path the better off you will be.
Down the road, you will most likely be using pure digital video signalling by the time you are ready to give up CRT, if that day ever comes 
At that time, I'll predict we will be using gigabit ethernet so while you are in there, string a lenght of cat-6 cable 
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zaphod
Joined: 16 Jun 2006
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Location: Cloverdale
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| Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 3:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Joust wrote: | Go with the BNC.
Most laymen (assumption on my part, applogies if you have more experience that the average guy) would have trouble properly terminating a "VGA" connector. |
no offence taken, i agree that terminating into an DB25/DE15/vga is a learned task. i used to build cables and i still have all the amp crimping equipment. and i remember trying to teach co-workers how to do it. and to be honest, my learning curve was pretty steep when i first tackled crimping those bloody tiny pins onto that eff'ing tiny wire.
but at the end of the day if i get BNC (which i probably will) i'm hoping to pay curt to do them as he has the equipment, and the connectors and has said that he can come over to do the initial set up.
and i haven't even told him about my collection of single-malt.
| Joust wrote: |
Down the road, you will most likely be using pure digital video signalling by the time you are ready to give up CRT, if that day ever comes
At that time, I'll predict we will be using gigabit ethernet so while you are in there, string a lenght of cat-6 cable
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when we get gig in the house, it'll be fiber. fiber to the house is on the near horizon and after that fiber in the house isn't far behind. definately before i move to digital. hell i still have 75rpm records... and reel to reels.
however, since my scaler can support IP connections, i have to get lan over to that corner. i'll probably just put another WAP in and drive the 100bT from that.
thanks for the feedback.
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