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Forums › Home Theatre (including HTPC and EPG Collector) › VGA Cat5e for projector
Tiger1970

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#75313 16-Jan-2011 15:28
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Can i cut my vga cable and join it to cat5e to extend it?

I am going to be mounting my projector to the roof in my lounge and i would like to put the cables through the roof and down through the wall.

Can i just cut the vga cable and wire it to cat5e? If so how do i do it ? 

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  #427669 16-Jan-2011 15:34
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You can't just cut it. You need a balun at each end.



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  #427672 16-Jan-2011 15:45
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I was thinking i might need that. 
How can i hook the vga cable up to a wall plate? 

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  #427676 16-Jan-2011 15:59
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Tiger1970: I was thinking i might need that. 
How can i hook the vga cable up to a wall plate? 


VGA wallplates.

But if you're using cat5e cable over baluns you'll only be needing to use RJ45 keystones for the walljack.



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  #427695 16-Jan-2011 17:05
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how long is the run?

just get a VGA lead to suit

www.cablesdirect.co.nz

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  #429301 20-Jan-2011 19:16
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illicit: how long is the run?

just get a VGA lead to suit

www.cablesdirect.co.nz


Yeah, I happily run 40m at my church with no noticeable loss, have run 60m with no booster (Laptop-Projector)




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