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What is an inexpensive way for me to run VGA or DVI cable up to around 200FT while staying under $150 any ideas fellas? The cheapest I came up with was for around $350 which is way too expensive for me.

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Seriously doubt you would get a usable solution for 200ft by just soldering on a vga connector onto cat5e...

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Thanks for the suggestion but I think I am just better off buying a 200ft VGA cable. Saw one for around 130 shipped which I think is reasonable enough.

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"VGA" technically means 640 x 480 x 60 Hz (31.5 kHz.) Some cheaper extensions that cut corners with wire size and shielding will only meet this spec. Let us know how it works.

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Yeah, Cool Stuff! Have you ever used it? looks pricey.

 

Do you get Cabling Business Magazine? I think I may have seen rapidrun featured there. We did an install were we ran a bunch of pre-made VGA cables for a client. What a nightmare...

 

Never did find an easy way to do it. We used pull socks but it was still snaggy.

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Yeah, Cool Stuff! Have you ever used it? looks pricey.

 

Do you get Cabling Business Magazine? I think I may have seen rapidrun featured there. We did an install were we ran a bunch of pre-made VGA cables for a client. What a nightmare...

 

Never did find an easy way to do it. We used pull socks but it was still snaggy.

 

Use it all the time!!!! I used to run 5 R-G6 for component video. With the Rapidrun I can install them in a quarter of the time and you only have to drill a 3/4" hole for the wire.

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"VGA" technically means 640 x 480 x 60 Hz (31.5 kHz.) Some cheaper extensions that cut corners with wire size and shielding will only meet this spec. Let us know how it works.

Yup, that was one of the first things I made sure when I looked at the cable. I think mine supports 1024 X 768. Which will work.

 

 

That does look very interesting/expensive/professional, I'll keep it in mind when I do a job where I want to look like a uber pro!

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