Toaster 0 Posted September 9, 2012 Which way is better? Siamese cable or cat5? The cable is about the same price... 1000ft of either for about $100 locally. So it comes down to the ends or baluns. Looks like the baluns might be a better choice, plus the cable will be easier to work with (cat5 being smaller and more flexible then rg59 siamese cable) Opinions? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakesoundels 0 Posted September 9, 2012 These may help...its well covered on this forum http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=30355 http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=27261 http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=30813 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomcctv 187 Posted September 9, 2012 hi cat5 is the way to go. as for price. rg59 will run 1 camera cat5 with balun you can run 4 or more on the 1 cable.. so cat5 is cheaper Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toaster 0 Posted September 9, 2012 Great, thanks for the info guys.... Great links with super info... Now if I can find the balun setups cheap, I'll be good to go. I saw some 3 in 1 baluns that run power, video and audio all in one and they use a standard ethernet plug too... pretty cool. Anyone know where to get these cheap? (beside's ebay from china?) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
