can i extend my mouse and keyboard cables?

[maskedman72]

my pc is in a rack mount case so it is a little farther away from my keys and mouse than usual. do they make extension cables for these? thanks -jay

 

[christiaan]

yes they do.

 

[maskedman72]

thank you steve-o, i mean christian. will running a longer cable to my monitor result in any kind if a lesser quality image?

 

[danshi]

thank you steve-o, i mean christian. will running a longer cable to my monitor result in any kind if a lesser quality image?

My English is poor .

My computer is 5 meters from the monitor . The cable will reduce the quality of image . But different cable will have different result . Let me tell you what cable is the best .

My English is poor , I don't know the name of the cable . But I can describe the cable to you . It is a 3 or 5 meters long cable , near the end of the cable , there is a small cylinder tuber around the cable . If the cable don't have the cylinder tuber , don't buy it , it will reduce the quality of image .

 

[danshi]

I found a picture . Look :

http://www.newegg.com/app/Showimage.asp?image=12-105-805-01.JPG/12-105-805-03.JPG

 

[DAFFYDRUNK]

Extending the monitor cable may or may not cause probs. I've seen good cables work fine, seen a cheap radio shack cable make the picture ghost a bit. Just depends on the length and quality.

 

[christiaan]

Yeah, make sure the monitor cable is properly shielded. Quality cables cost more but not much. 5m (15ft) should cost around 10-15 bucks.

 

[maskedman72]

an additional 15 feet would be more than enough. thanks guys.
is danshi right about getting only the cables with the cylinder in them? what is the proper name for the cable anyhow?
-jay

 

[DAFFYDRUNK]

I think the cylinder is a magnet. Probably helps block interference. When you take a notebook PC apart you see the nifty little magnets that go around the video data cable too...

 

[danshi]

is danshi right about getting only the cables with the cylinder in them? what is the proper name for the cable anyhow?
-jay

The cylinder is a magnet , it can reduce the distortion . If you use a cable don't have the cylinder , the image will have little distortion or "tail" .

I tried several cables . I am sure .

Look at the default cable of the monitor , it has the cylinder .

 

[Blue Bear Sound]

I use a wireless mouse and keyboard in the control room.... mounted them on an autolocater stand so I can roll it around -- it made life real easy!

 

[Shakuan]

Go digital

The best way is to go digital. Get a digital LCD with a video card w/ DVI output, and you're set! Then you can have a LONG LONG cable

P.S.: If you get it long enough, you will have latency and a loss on the amplitude of the signal; then you need a repeter. But that's for a LOOOONG cable

 

[69ShadesofRed]

To correct Daffy and Danshi, the cylinder is not a magnet, it's a ferrite. Ferrites are used extensively as RF filters. In fact the power connector on many laptops also has that same bulge to house a ferrite cylinder for the same purpose. And yes, they are highly effective.