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From: tggsu@resonex.UUCP (Tom Gulvin Root)
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Subject: Re: Video connecting Cables
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Date: Tue, 15-Jan-85 13:32:36 EST
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> 
> I'd use the highest quality connecting cables I can get, for two reasons:
> 1)  There's a lot of EMI/RFI out there and you don't want that stuff getting
> into your signal lines  - for better or worse most VCRs, like most line
> level audio stuff, are high impedance  (typically around 10K or so) and thus
> are susceptable to hum, hash, and noise pickup.
> 2)  You want a cable that has low attenuation at video frequencies.
> My suggestions - Monster Cable Interlink Reference (not cheap, but good)
> or a good grade of coax.  I suspect the Sony video cables (which will
> also work for audio) or Discwasher Gold-ens will give acceptable results
> if you're not that picky for a far lower price.
> Recards,
> Bill Mitchell (ihnp4!lcuxc!wjm)

I have a laser disk player and locate it in a closet because it's an early
one and they are quite noisy. I used to locate it adjacent to the tv with
a 3 foot gold end, high cost, high hipe rca connector. When I moved it to
the closet, I used about 25 feet of Radio-Shack's plain $3.50/12 feet of
RCA extension. I live in an area where normal TV reception is being
constantly knocked out by the neighbors coffee grinder, etc. and landing
planes at the nearby Naval Air Station. I noticed *absolutely* no difference
in the video on the screen (I align my own prjection tv and focus both the
crt's and optics from time to time - I would notice the difference). I would
be very wary of the claims made for these super connectors.
		Tom Gulvin - Resonex, Inc. - Sunnyvale, CA.