Best place in Dublin for 20 meter HDMI cable?

paddy147

Wheres the best and also cheapest place in Dublin to get a 20 meter HDMI cable?
What sort of price am I looking for this cable?

Need to get this fairly quickly too.

Thanks.:)

Bruthal

Thats a long one. PC to tv is it?

paddy147

robbie7730 wrote: »

Thats a long one. PC to tv is it?

Set top box downstairs up to TV in a bedroom upstairs

And a magic eye remote.;)

HDMI cable has to be at least 20 meters long though.

Bruthal

paddy147 wrote: »

Set top box downstairs up to TV in a bedroom upstairs

And a magic eye remote.;)

HDMI cable has to be at least 20 meters long though.

There does not seem to be any of that length easily available.
I see one on ebay of 20m with active extender, thats a form of booster/repeater which seems to be needed on a cable that length.

Bruthal

Not sure of any use to you but anyway
http://shop.ebay.ie/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m570.l1313&_nkw=20m+hdmi

paddy147

robbie7730 wrote: »

There does not seem to be any of that length easily available.
I see one on ebay of 20m with active extender, thats a form of booster/repeater which seems to be needed on a cable that length.

The electrican ran a 15 meter HDMI cable out to the back room before,when he was rewiring the house for me.

I dont know where he got the cable from,but he had it within 2 hours of me asking for a HDMI cable out to the back living room area.

Cant get a hold of the electrican now,as I think he went bust.:(

paddy147

robbie7730 wrote: »

Not sure of any use to you but anyway
http://shop.ebay.ie/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m570.l1313&_nkw=20m+hdmi

Thanks for that.:)

maxamillius

try these lads nearly sure they do them

www.osmosis.ie

indie armada

rang a company we deal with and the longest they have is a 15mtr, and its a whopping 72.50 euro.
ill try a few other places troughout the day and post back up any results

kmick

http://www.amazon.com/516-830BK-Steren-30FT-HDmi-Cable/dp/B0021AEWAG

This maybe?

http://www.audioholics.com/education/cables/long-hdmi-cable-bench-tests/hdmi-cable-testing-results

paddy147

indie armada wrote: »

rang a company we deal with and the longest they have is a 15mtr, and its a whopping 72.50 euro.
ill try a few other places troughout the day and post back up any results

Thanks,really could do with getting a lead by Wednesday.

Thanks again.:)

house of sound

paddy147 wrote: »

Wheres the best and also cheapest place in Dublin to get a 20 meter HDMI cable?
What sort of price am I looking for this cable?

Need to get this fairly quickly too.

Thanks.:)

Would you run 2 Cat6 cables and convert them to HDMI? The converters aren't cheap but I have had troubles with 20m HDMI cables in the past. There are many companies selling the converters now and the technology is only getting better on STP cables.

Hope this might help!

paddy147

house of sound wrote: »

Would you run 2 Cat6 cables and convert them to HDMI? The converters aren't cheap but I have had troubles with 20m HDMI cables in the past. There are many companies selling the converters now and the technology is only getting better on STP cables.

Hope this might help!

tell me more please?

Thanks.:)

Bruthal

Expensive for convertors though, the 20 meter ones with booster might be the job from ebay. Never tried a long cable though.

meercat

http://www.powercity.ie/?par=30-70-A503XX&brands=LLOYTRON
http://www.peats.com/cgi-bin/catalog.cgi?view_product=1&id=22936

buy 2 10mts cables power city 35euro each
and a coupler 13euro peats or they have them maplins 40 euro

slavetothegrind

i would go with amazon if you have the time i've gotten neato cables from them and they're excellent, very pricey here in my experience.

get a copy of home cinema choice and ring a few uk suppliers they will prob ship overnight and still be cheaper!!!

If your really stuck i've got a new 15 metre component cable you can have but being component its video only:(

paddy147

meercat wrote: »

http://www.powercity.ie/?par=30-70-A503XX&brands=LLOYTRON
http://www.peats.com/cgi-bin/catalog.cgi?view_product=1&id=22936

buy 2 10mts cables power city 35euro each
and a coupler 13euro peats or they have them maplins 40 euro

Is joining 2 HDMIs just as good as 1 long 20 meter HDMI.

No lack or loss in quality/performance with joinging the 2 HDMIs together?


Thanks for the links,might go and get these if joining them will be ok.:)

paddy147

slavetothegrind wrote: »

i would go with amazon if you have the time i've gotten neato cables from them and they're excellent, very pricey here in my experience.

get a copy of home cinema choice and ring a few uk suppliers they will prob ship overnight and still be cheaper!!!

If your really stuck i've got a new 15 metre component cable you can have but being component its video only:(

Thanks for the advice,I,ll loook into it.

Might go down the Power City route and join 2 x 10 meters HDMIs together.;)

Bruthal

paddy147 wrote: »

Is joining 2 HDMIs just as good as 1 long 20 meter HDMI.

No lack or loss in quality/performance with joinging the 2 HDMIs together?


Thanks for the links,might go and get these if joining them will be ok.:)

It will be interesting to see how they work, post up how it works out anyway,

meercat

I have done it previously
no noticeable signal loss,though im no expert
try it out on floor before you install
run cables stretched out
leave coupler accessable if possible and wrap insulation tape around coupler to help keep join tight
its a cheapish solution

paddy147

meercat wrote: »

I have done it previously
no noticeable signal loss,though im no expert
try it out on floor before you install
run cables stretched out
leave coupler accessable if possible and wrap insulation tape around coupler to help keep join tight
its a cheapish solution

me thinks me will give it a try.

Thanks for the tip and the links too.:)

Bruthal

meercat wrote: »

I have done it previously
no noticeable signal loss,though im no expert
try it out on floor before you install
run cables stretched out
leave coupler accessable if possible and wrap insulation tape around coupler to help keep join tight
its a cheapish solution

Id say it will work alright, i was looking up on this before and it was said the cable at 20 meter lengths and above failed some technical tests but would still work fine with no noticable losses to the viewer.
Its an interesting one anyway. I have a vga socet beside couch connected to one behind tv using cat 5 for pc to tv, i can see a time coming when it will be upgraded to HDMI although thats only about 13 meters here.

paddy147

N&D Electrical wholesalers have 20 meter HDMI leads,but they are over 80 euro a lead.

SVI40

Try http://www.bluejeanscable.com/, they seem to know what they are on about. Not in Dublin, but they ship internationally, and from the US takes about 5 working days.

paddy147

Bit of success here.

Theres a company here in Dublin called "All Cables"

They will make up any cable that you could ever wish for.

They will make up a HDMI lead of any length,so I have a result now.

Thanks to all for the help.:)

slavetothegrind

how much as a matter of interest?

paddy147

slavetothegrind wrote: »

how much as a matter of interest?

I,ll tell you on Monday.;)

slavetothegrind

Cheers, house is looking great by the way!!!

( from the pic in led lighting, i'm not outside or anythin'!!!) :-)

paddy147

slavetothegrind wrote: »

Cheers, house is looking great by the way!!!

Thanks,a long and very rocky road,but its finally there,(well allmost).:)

meercat

thanks for the info paddy 147
handy to know if im stuck for cables

paddy147

meercat wrote: »

thanks for the info paddy 147
handy to know if im stuck for cables

paddy147

Bought one of these today.

Sorted.:)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360314797690

paddy147

Just arrived from the USA.

This is some HDMI cable indeed,and it worked out alot cheaper than all the places over here that only had "normal HDMI leads".

Ripp Off Republic still.:mad:


Pics of flat HDMI cable.:)

meercat

enjoy;)
thanks for feedback

Bruthal

paddy147 wrote: »

Just arrived from the USA.

This is some HDMI cable indeed,and it worked out alot cheaper than all the places over here that only had "normal HDMI leads".

Ripp Off Republic still.:mad:


Pics of flat HDMI cable.:)

Looks the business alright,

paddy147

robbie7730 wrote: »

Looks the business alright,

And it does the business indeed.

Pic and sound quality is great,thank god.:D

Bruthal

paddy147 wrote: »

And it does the business indeed.

Pic and sound quality is great,thank god.:D

Thats great, i think sometimes the long cables fail some tests that can be done on them but they still perform perfect to the eye on screen. But its working well thats the main thing.