Long distance connections???

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My first post. Can anyone advise on how to get the best quality and what to use to connect a camcorder to a TV so that effectively live pictures and sound are transferred during the recording (wedding) over about 12 metres of cable. I have not started experimenting yet but the TV to be used is an old CRT which only has S-Video or composite video inputs.

Can I simply add a couple of 5m S-video extension leads to the short one from the camcorder?

Any help appreciated.

Thorby

 

[Anonymous]

If this is an one off event, probabily not worth investing in very high quality cables or video modulators. I've conencted a Sony HDR-FX1 with 50m of composite cable and projected the video on a 3m screen with impressive (unexpected) good results.

Chosing S-Video over composite video will have a big impact on quality since the color signal is sent separately from luminance signal and will offer a better picture over long distances.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks MaxInc sounds encouraging. I assume you did not find a 50m cable? What lenghts did you use and how did you connect them up?

 

[Anonymous]

This was for a medical conference transmitting live surgery + sound from theather to the auditorium. I've bought a 100m reel of tripple shielded interconnect cable off the internet, about £80 for 100m and soldered metal Phono connectors from Maplin.