All in Wonder long cable run question--RF or composite cable?

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I'd like to use the DVR feature of an AIW card, but I have to drive a
standard def TV about 50 feet away. Would it be best to use an RF modulator
and drive the audio and video over an RG-6 RF cable into the TV or try to
run cables for the composite and audio separately to the TV? Obviously, it
will be easier from a cabling perspective and distribution to use the RF
modulator to combine them into one cable, but will I pay for that in quality
or will it perform all right for me?

Thanks in advance.

JPE
 
JPE said:
I'd like to use the DVR feature of an AIW card, but I have to drive a
standard def TV about 50 feet away. Would it be best to use an RF modulator
and drive the audio and video over an RG-6 RF cable into the TV or try to
run cables for the composite and audio separately to the TV? Obviously, it
will be easier from a cabling perspective and distribution to use the RF
modulator to combine them into one cable, but will I pay for that in quality
or will it perform all right for me?

Thanks in advance.

JPE
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The RCA cabling is the way to go. If you go RF cable, the signal has to be
converted at the card, then again at the TV - double conversion. With RCA
cables, there is no conversions, therefore much better picture and sound
quality.

However, the video cards are not ramped up to send a signal over any cable
for more than about 25 feet. You can pick up a cheap audio/video amp at
Radio Shack to boost the signal you need to go 50 feet.
 
Sounds good--thanks for the insight!


PhxGrunge said:
The RCA cabling is the way to go. If you go RF cable, the signal has to be
converted at the card, then again at the TV - double conversion. With RCA
cables, there is no conversions, therefore much better picture and sound
quality.

However, the video cards are not ramped up to send a signal over any cable
for more than about 25 feet. You can pick up a cheap audio/video amp at
Radio Shack to boost the signal you need to go 50 feet.
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