Monitor extension cables

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Monitor extension cables

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My monitor cable is about 8\" short.
I have an old gold svga exntension cable but when I use it the picture/visual on my 2nd monitor is fuzzy/hazy.
There's a note on the box of the extension cable that says the company offers high integrity monitor cables for 19\"+ sized monitors.

So I'm wondering if this old cable isnt able to handle the signal? Are cables designated for each size monitor?
Do I need a special cable for this 21\" CRT monitor (or do they even exist?

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You don't need a certain type of cable for diff size monitors, just for bigger monitors you need a higher quality cable.

When using an extension cable on a visual device you always buy the best cable you can get since you are already pushing it by using more cabling and more points of connection.
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Yes, and monitor cables vary in quality quite a bit. You want the minimum length possible. Simply no way to rearrange your workspace to get that cable to fit?
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Ever think about getting a KVM switch? You never know when one might come in handy.
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what is a KVM switch?

Mobius: yeah, I pulled the monitor closer to me and angled it. I can see it better now, but I have almost no deskspace so I'm not sure if this is a solution or not. At least for now it works, and I'm getting very used to having the extra monitor :)

All of you were correct: having another monitor rocks!
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It's a box that lets you control two (or more) computers from one keyboard/monitor/mouse. You push a button on it and it cycles from one computer to the next.
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