Monitor extension cables

ReadyMan · Post by **ReadyMan** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 11:50 pm

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?

thanks!
RM

Matrix · Post by **Matrix** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 12:34 am

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.

Mobius · Post by **Mobius** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 12:57 pm

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?

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 1:43 pm

Ever think about getting a KVM switch? You never know when one might come in handy.

ReadyMan · Post by **ReadyMan** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 6:21 pm

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!

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 7:53 pm

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.