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Gear / Technical Help => Cables => Topic started by: bkirby on June 29, 2005, 10:56:31 AM
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Has anyone built their own component video cables? What's a good cable to use? Thinking of making my own as some are quite pricey, and not easy to find the length I require.
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Aren't they just 75ohm interconnects? The cardas spdif cables I have are made for spdif or video. Seems like any good wire you would use for coax spdif would work - get some 75ohm canare or belden and decent connectors.
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That's what I figured, but I wasn't 100% sure. I vaugly remember an article that stated Component Video cables use higher bandwidth than standard video, and you should be careful in choosing cables and connectors. I tried to find the article, but no luck. It was a while ago.
I guess I will get some stuff from Markertek and try it out...
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I just built some myself, nice money saver. I just used 75ohm Belden cable and good quality RCA connects. Put some thin bands of tape around the ends for distinction.