Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!zephyr.ens.tek.com!tektronix!nosun!fpssun!celit!hutch From: hutch@fps.com (Jim Hutchison) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech Subject: Re: Extending Amiga RGB Video Keywords: Distance between A2000 and a Sony monitor Message-ID: <685@celit.fps.com> Date: 22 Sep 89 16:48:37 GMT References: <4186@sugar.hackercorp.com> Sender: daemon@fps.com Reply-To: hutch@fps.com (Jim Hutchison) Organization: FPS Computing Lines: 24 In <4186@sugar.hackercorp.com> ssd@sugar.hackercorp.com (Scott Denham) writes: >Has anybody had any experience with extending the RGB output of an >Amiga a signifigant distance? I've got this terrific 27" Sony >NTSC/PAL/SECAM monitor in my den [...] Sure do. Last summer when Rich (rich@net1.ucsd.edu) and I were making some cheap & sleazy graphics for a low budget film production in LA, I did this quite often. About 50' I'd estimate, along a 10' wall, hook at the corner, along another 10', out the door & down the hall 10', across the livingroom (another 15' atleast), and into the back of the VCR. From there it was recorded and/or displayed on the TV. Note that if you don't have a good ground on your Amiga you will get some current flow, so be careful how you plug in the connector. My Amiga *was* not so well grounded at the time, and I got shocked (low voltage) once or twice. If you get a good quality coax and properly connect the shield, you should be able to make it to the den with little or no noticeable image degradation. I seem to recall that when I had poor shielding, (shield broke loose) we got some major ghosting. If the image looks bad, check your cables. Ofcourse for the final 3/4" recording, I did move my Amiga next to the deck, so I can't offer you any experiences there. /* Jim Hutchison {dcdwest,ucbvax}!ucsd!celerity!hutch */ /* Disclaimer: I am not an official spokesman for FPS computing */