building a new home, how long can s/pdif and dvi cables run? (1 Viewer)

[Henry Phillips]

I want to have a PC room and a Media room. They are separated by a small bath. What I'd like to do is run s/pdif and dvi through wall into media room (hdtv) from pc room.

How long can these connections be and what kind of cabling would you recommend? Is there a better way?

I plan on using a rf remote like the ati remotewonder to control the pc from the media room...

Thoughts?

 

[mark alan]

I don't know about dvi, but I have a 30 foot optical connection between my computer and my reciever. Works just fine.

 

[Henry Phillips]

could you tell me brand and model of cable? got a link?

thanks!

 

[mark alan]

http://lifatec.com/Lifusa_patchcords.htm

Looking at my email receipt, I actually bought the 11 meter (36 ft) cable, so it was even longer than I said before.

 

[mark alan]

You might want to try these guys for your dvi cable. I bought a long VGA cable, and it worked great.

http://www.cablesnmor.com/index.asp

 

[Henry Phillips]

I don't think I can use a toslink... I have an audigy 2 zs. It looks like a 3.5 mini. I assume I use an adaptor to convert it to rca. I am a real newbie. Sorry.

 

[Parker Clack]

S/PDIF is a coax or optical cable and your DVI is another thing altogether.

Blue Jeans Cable offers some fantastic cables at a great price. I would give them a call and ask them what cables they would recommend for your setup. They would be able to tell you what each is good for too. I would think that 30 foot is ok with each one.

Parker