New to forum: Cable questions

[kilteda4]

Hey everyone,

Been reading on here for a while but never really had a need to post before. I have searched vigourosly and read many opposing views, so I thought I would throw out to you the WWAHD?

I am building a new house and to the wifes delight we have ran all the speaker wiring and conduit to a hall closet so that the a/v equipment is out of sight. I need to run cable to the TV 51ft away through conduit to hook up the DVD player and Satellite.

Up to now I have been using HDMI for both. TV is a Samsung 42" plasma. At 51 ft (probably 60ft of cable) should I run HDMI or Component? What is the overall concensus on the visual difference between the two?

If you suggest HDMI, which online retailer has a reliable 60 ft hdmi cable????

Thanks!

 

[avaserfi]

While in reality there shouldn't be a difference between component and HDMI due to certain restrictions HDMI will be able to carry complete losseless audio and video while component will not.

The problem is HDMI is known to be problematic on long runs so I am not sure where to send in regards to that since the longest HDMI cable I have delt with is 30 feet and bluejeans only sells up to 50 feet.

 

[Hi Ho]

I would look into the RapidRun system from Impact Acoustics. The 65ft runner with active HDMI wall plates should work reliably with any signal.

 

[majorloser]

Your other choice is fiber optic cables, though not cheap:
http://www2.dvigear.com/hdfiopca.html

The Rapid Run system is very easy to use. Just have to make sure you buy the right pieces.

The component cable sollution is very cheap. Just run three RG-6 cables through the wall.

When you're dealing with DVI and HDMI cables, they just aren't meant to have long runs. Over 30 feet they can be a problem. Any of the above three choices will work out fine. The nice thing about conduit is that you can change things later.