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How to move computer CPU 30' away - 2 x DVI monitor cabling?
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 1:18 pm
by shamca
Does anyone know of a good way to get my mac pro 30' away in another room?
The firewire and USB I can figure out, but has anyone found a good dual monitor dvi cable? Or wireless?
Thanks,
Shaun
Re: How to move computer CPU 30' away - 2 x DVI monitor cabl
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 2:51 pm
by lilith_envy
just run two DVI cables. 20meters will do no harm.
Re: How to move computer CPU 30' away - 2 x DVI monitor cabl
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 7:46 am
by Aaronw
If you can't find DVI cables that long, you can use HDMI cables w/ adapters on each end. Another option these days, is to use a Balun on each end and use Cat5 cable between.
Re: How to move computer CPU 30' away - 2 x DVI monitor cabl
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:17 am
by shamca
I solved it by picking up 2 ioLogic DVI over cat5 adaptors. Worked like a charm out of the box. Total cost for both sets was about $100.
There were also some VGA 'terminator' plugs I planned to check out, but ran out of time. Apparently they let you use dual monitors while using screen sharing.