Good Quality VGA cable - where from?

Desmo · 14-09-2006, 13:05

I got Sineads old shuttle up and running the other day and plonked it in the bedroom so we could stream films on the TV from downstairs

Anyhow, I hooked it up to the LCD TV in the bedroom with a VGA cable made by Belkin. I'm getting a slight ghosting to the image and from reading around, a better quality cable might be the cure. I thought Belkin would have been fine, although it was only a £5 cable.

So, where do I get a good quality cable from? And is there anything to look out for that qill tell me it's a good quality one? (apart from price).
I don't want to keep buying cables and getting the same problem :/

<-- Just cos he's too underused

Daz · 14-09-2006, 13:16

indeed!

I really didnt think there was much in it with VGA cables these days. A good quality DVI cable sure, but VGA? What TV is it dude?

Mark · 14-09-2006, 13:25

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?...a=vga&doy=14m9

I admit to not having tried them, so I may be wrong, but I have tried other cables in the range and they were fine, and they at least look more likely to work than Belkin. Pick the shortest one you can manage of course.

Either way, unless you're running at high resolution, el cheapo Belkin should work fine - just keep it away from other cables - especially power.

Will · 14-09-2006, 13:40

Are you positive it's not gfx card that could be causing issues? TBH if it's a short length i.e. 2m there's hardly much in it - 10m then good quality starts to become more important.

Desmo · 14-09-2006, 13:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daz

I really didnt think there was much in it with VGA cables these days. A good quality DVI cable sure, but VGA? What TV is it dude?

I didn't think there'd be much in it either, and Belkin are hardly an unknown POS brand :/

It's running from a shuttle with Radeon 7200 into a Samsung LE26R41BD LCD TV.

Maybe I could try a graphics card swap at the weekend.

Daz · 14-09-2006, 13:47

I wouldn't have thought ghosting is down to the graphics card. It's be more of a stutter if it was struggling. Baddass would be a good person to ask on that front though.

Hav you got an old CRT or proper monitor knocking about you could run the same video on?

Desmo · 14-09-2006, 13:49

Looking at the link Mark posted, those cables are £15 whereas mine was only £5. Maybe it is a cheap POS

I can take the shuttle downstairs and run it off my TFT down there. Although I'm sure I did that when setting up and didn't see any signs of problems. I've not got any other way of testing the cable though :/

Desmo · 14-09-2006, 13:52

Oh, jsut had another thought. There's a Buffalo wireless card sitting in a PCI slot right next to the GC. Could this interfere? Maybe I'll disable it as a quick test.

Daz · 14-09-2006, 13:56

Again, really dont think that the graphics card would be at the root of a ghosting problem. Ghosting by definition is a display not responding quick enough to rapidly changing images/pixels.

If it really is ghosting you're seeing, I'd be looking to eliminate the screen before anything else.

PeterNem · 14-09-2006, 14:00

Are you sure the VGA cable is making a good connection on both ends, and isn't routed next to any power cables or anything that might interfer with it?

I was getting a lot of interference with my speakers and went so far as a new soundcard (because the speakers worked fine elsewhere) before realising the problem was caused by the transformer block for a cheap desk lamp being in close proximity to one of the signal cables.

14-09-2006, 13:05	#1
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	Good Quality VGA cable - where from? I got Sineads old shuttle up and running the other day and plonked it in the bedroom so we could stream films on the TV from downstairs Anyhow, I hooked it up to the LCD TV in the bedroom with a VGA cable made by Belkin. I'm getting a slight ghosting to the image and from reading around, a better quality cable might be the cure. I thought Belkin would have been fine, although it was only a £5 cable. So, where do I get a good quality cable from? And is there anything to look out for that qill tell me it's a good quality one? (apart from price). I don't want to keep buying cables and getting the same problem :/ <-- Just cos he's too underused __________________

14-09-2006, 13:16	#2
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	indeed! I really didnt think there was much in it with VGA cables these days. A good quality DVI cable sure, but VGA? What TV is it dude? __________________ apt-get moo

14-09-2006, 13:25	#3
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?...a=vga&doy=14m9 I admit to not having tried them, so I may be wrong, but I have tried other cables in the range and they were fine, and they at least look more likely to work than Belkin. Pick the shortest one you can manage of course. Either way, unless you're running at high resolution, el cheapo Belkin should work fine - just keep it away from other cables - especially power. Last edited by Mark; 14-09-2006 at 13:27.

14-09-2006, 13:40	#4
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	Are you positive it's not gfx card that could be causing issues? TBH if it's a short length i.e. 2m there's hardly much in it - 10m then good quality starts to become more important. __________________ *No No!*

14-09-2006, 13:47	#6
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	I wouldn't have thought ghosting is down to the graphics card. It's be more of a stutter if it was struggling. Baddass would be a good person to ask on that front though. Hav you got an old CRT or proper monitor knocking about you could run the same video on? __________________ apt-get moo

14-09-2006, 13:49	#7
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	Looking at the link Mark posted, those cables are £15 whereas mine was only £5. Maybe it is a cheap POS I can take the shuttle downstairs and run it off my TFT down there. Although I'm sure I did that when setting up and didn't see any signs of problems. I've not got any other way of testing the cable though :/ __________________

14-09-2006, 13:52	#8
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	Oh, jsut had another thought. There's a Buffalo wireless card sitting in a PCI slot right next to the GC. Could this interfere? Maybe I'll disable it as a quick test. __________________

14-09-2006, 13:56	#9
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	Again, really dont think that the graphics card would be at the root of a ghosting problem. Ghosting by definition is a display not responding quick enough to rapidly changing images/pixels. If it really is ghosting you're seeing, I'd be looking to eliminate the screen before anything else. __________________ apt-get moo

14-09-2006, 14:00	#10
PeterNem Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: St. Albans Posts: 193	Are you sure the VGA cable is making a good connection on both ends, and isn't routed next to any power cables or anything that might interfer with it? I was getting a lot of interference with my speakers and went so far as a new soundcard (because the speakers worked fine elsewhere) before realising the problem was caused by the transformer block for a cheap desk lamp being in close proximity to one of the signal cables. __________________ PeterNem

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