All in Wonder long cable run question--RF or composite cable?

I'd like to use the DVR feature of an AIW card, but I have to drive a
standard def TV about 50 feet away. Would it be best to use an RF modulator
and drive the audio and video over an RG-6 RF cable into the TV or try to
run cables for the composite and audio separately to the TV? Obviously, it
will be easier from a cabling perspective and distribution to use the RF
modulator to combine them into one cable, but will I pay for that in quality
or will it perform all right for me?

Thanks in advance.

JPE

"JPE" <jpenright@nospamhotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I'd like to use the DVR feature of an AIW card, but I have to drive a
> standard def TV about 50 feet away. Would it be best to use an RF
modulator
> and drive the audio and video over an RG-6 RF cable into the TV or try to
> run cables for the composite and audio separately to the TV? Obviously, it
> will be easier from a cabling perspective and distribution to use the RF
> modulator to combine them into one cable, but will I pay for that in
quality
> or will it perform all right for me?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> JPE
>
>
The RCA cabling is the way to go. If you go RF cable, the signal has to be
converted at the card, then again at the TV - double conversion. With RCA
cables, there is no conversions, therefore much better picture and sound
quality.

However, the video cards are not ramped up to send a signal over any cable
for more than about 25 feet. You can pick up a cheap audio/video amp at
Radio Shack to boost the signal you need to go 50 feet.

Sounds good--thanks for the insight!


"PhxGrunge" <noname@qwest.net> wrote in message
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>
> "JPE" <jpenright@nospamhotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%%mjb.288807$mp.229318@rwcrnsc51.ops.asp.att.net...
> > I'd like to use the DVR feature of an AIW card, but I have to drive a
> > standard def TV about 50 feet away. Would it be best to use an RF
> modulator
> > and drive the audio and video over an RG-6 RF cable into the TV or try
to
> > run cables for the composite and audio separately to the TV? Obviously,
it
> > will be easier from a cabling perspective and distribution to use the RF
> > modulator to combine them into one cable, but will I pay for that in
> quality
> > or will it perform all right for me?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > JPE
> >
> >
> The RCA cabling is the way to go. If you go RF cable, the signal has to
be
> converted at the card, then again at the TV - double conversion. With RCA
> cables, there is no conversions, therefore much better picture and sound
> quality.
>
> However, the video cards are not ramped up to send a signal over any cable
> for more than about 25 feet. You can pick up a cheap audio/video amp at
> Radio Shack to boost the signal you need to go 50 feet.
>
>