Do I lose quality in a longer, say 15 ft cable, vs 6 ft cable?
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I have them for my cable box and blueray player. The was a change from 6ft cables and cannot tell any difference. Note that we are not game players. The TV size is 55"
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Roberta,Over a really long wire you might (like 1000 feet) but the difference between a 6 ft and 15 ft cable is negligible. There is no real difference in quality.
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HDMI are 100% digital cables, either you have a good connection, or you don't. Signal loss for even budget HDMI cables doesn't happen until around 50ft, and those are the thinnest, cheapest cables. Spotting signal loss is simple, you will see very apparent snow over the video image, or have no image whatsoever. If your image is clear, then rest assured that you have the clearest image any HDMI cable can give you. A $50 Monster 6ft HDMI cable will not give you a clearer image than a $3 6' budget HDMI cable. That's the beauty of digital signals.
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Roberta, Over a really long wire you might (like 1000 feet) but the difference between a 6 ft and 15 ft cable is negligible. There is no real difference in quality.
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Not that I can see! This is better than any cable I have seen great buy don't miss out.
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No you do not. The difference between 15' and 6' is little to none. You'll be able to enjoy the same quality with a longer cord
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The cable is three feet long. If you feel that's not long enough, then get the six foot one(the six foot one would probably be more than enough).
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Swann did not indicate a limit on the cable length. The system came with four 60-foot cables. I added a 50-foot cable to two cameras (total 110 feet) and I do not notice any degradation when viewing on a older 24 inch monitor. I have the system set-up for viewing on a 46-inch HD TV as well and I do notice some degradation on the two that I added additional cable, particularly during nighttime viewing. The extension cables I used were not as good quality as the Swann cables. So, yes, you would lose some quality at over 300 feet. I would recommend a good quality cable to help minimize the issue. Swann did not indicate a limit on the cable length. The system came with four 60-foot cables. I added a 50-foot cable to two cameras (total 110 feet) and I do not notice any degradation when viewing on a older 24 inch monitor. I have the system set-up for viewing on a 46-inch HD TV as well and I do notice some degradation on the two that I added additional cable, particularly during nighttime viewing. The extension cables I used were not as good quality as the Swann cables. So, yes, you would lose some quality at over 300 feet. I would recommend a good quality cable to help minimize the issue.
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I agree with E. Baker's analysis - The cable connector will not overcome the 15' limitation for optimum signal strength.
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I think it will short . My 15 ft had little to spare . You could try an 18 ft if available and trim off the excess . Just an idea
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No you will need to get a standard RG-6 cable which are commonly available in 50 and 100 ft lengths at places like Home Depot, Lowes, Radio Shack, Amazon, etc
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RG59 has a little higher loss than does RG6, so since you're not talking about significant lengths, you should have no problem.
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I am a electrician and just installed six units in a kitchen and found the cables longer than needed. You will end up snaking the cable to take up the extra length. I will try to post a video of the job later this week.
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yes. a cat 6 cable (vs. 5e) may give marginally better speed and distance, but in a 3-foot cable, I don't believe it will make any noticeable difference. Your router and service provider will most likely give you much less bandwidth/speed than you can push through this cable. Back when I did this kind of work, category 4 could go 300 feet.
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A low loss coax cable is the key. RG213 or even RG8X will work a LOT better than RG8 or god forbid RG58. It's more expensive but it's worth it. My question is at what length does a longer cable harm reception more than help it? 50 feet? 75 feet? Also when you buy it make sure it comes with pre soldered ends on it not raw. There's an art to cable ends and you don't know it! Have an experienced HAM put them on.
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No. This one is seven feet long. You have to buy the longer one if you want 15 feet.
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Yes, You can. Might want to search for a longer cable for better performance.
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I have seen no drop in performance but with any cable there is slight resistance over the length. With this what you would lose should be negligible.
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With digital cables, it typically works or it doesn't...so you shouldn't experience a loss over distance. It's the source that unusually determines the length of cable it can handle. So far I've plugged it directly into a directv receiver and most recently an hdmi splitter, and both worked perfectly. Where I might be concerned with length would be things like a video out port on a tablet or laptop, but i'm sure that varies by model.
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Any length of wire will have a certain amount of loss. I suspect whatever losses there are would be negligible. I would trust the design engineers here and assume that the extra length will still give excellent performance.
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I don't know about cable length. Maybe you can find a reference for the loss/foot of cable and compare that to the boost. The cable is standard RG6, 75 Ohm, coax
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The only difference is the length of the cable. As for performance wise it really would not make any difference. It is a very good cable, excellent to say the least. Great construction on the cable and it performs very well. And yes there is a difference on the video end or tv display. It is solid copper, not copper clad cable. I have used monster cables for quite a while, mainly for my tv & home theater set-up. From HDMI Cables & fiber optic cables. And also the monster cable < cat 6 > for my internet to my pc & as i have AT&T; U-verse i have the monter cat 6 from the moden to the u-verse set top box. And the picture & audio is excellent. Go ahead and use monster cable, as you will not regret it... The only difference is the length of the cable. As for performance wise it really would not make any difference. It is a very good cable, excellent to say the least. Great construction on the cable and it performs very well. And yes there is a difference on the video end or tv display. It is solid copper, not copper clad cable. I have used monster cables for quite a while, mainly for my tv & home theater set-up. From HDMI Cables & fiber optic cables. And also the monster cable < cat 6 > for my internet to my pc & as i have AT&T; U-verse i have the monter cat 6 from the moden to the... » Read More The only difference is the length of the cable. As for performance wise it really would not make any difference. It is a very good cable, excellent to say the least. Great construction on the cable and it performs very well. And yes there is a difference on the video end or tv display. It is solid copper, not copper clad cable. I have used monster cables for quite a while, mainly for my tv & home theater set-up. From HDMI Cables & fiber optic cables. And also the monster cable < cat 6 > for my internet to my pc & as i have AT&T; U-verse i have the monter cat 6 from the moden to the u-verse set top box. And the picture & audio is excellent. Go ahead and use monster cable, as you will not regret it... « Show Less