Why bother using CAT5e? Use 75 ohm cable designed for the purpose of transporting video. www.gepco.com sells 5-conductor coax (and six) in a shielded cable or plenum for $1.35-$1.42/foot. That's not bad. It's the same stuff used in the BetterCables component cables. The expense is the connectors and the time to install them correctly.
For example, I recently ordered a cable from Rick Thompson there. 35' of cable is $47.25 but the connector installation (5 BNC and a VGA) cost $50. That's still cheaper (by about half, I think) than the equivalent BetterCables cable.
Now, granted, CAT5e is still cheaper than $1.35/foot, but it's not designed for video, it isn't 75 ohm cable, and the conductors aren't individually shielded.
Cheers,
Jake
PS Rick Thompson is the sales rep I talked to at GEPCO. Nice fella. Although they normally sell huge spools of this stuff (to people like BetterCables) he said they are happy to build one-offs and the like.
Rick Thompson
[email protected]
GEPCO International, Inc
1770 Birchwood Avenue
Des Plaines, IL 60018-3006
(800)966-0069 x21
For example, I recently ordered a cable from Rick Thompson there. 35' of cable is $47.25 but the connector installation (5 BNC and a VGA) cost $50. That's still cheaper (by about half, I think) than the equivalent BetterCables cable.
Now, granted, CAT5e is still cheaper than $1.35/foot, but it's not designed for video, it isn't 75 ohm cable, and the conductors aren't individually shielded.
Cheers,
Jake
PS Rick Thompson is the sales rep I talked to at GEPCO. Nice fella. Although they normally sell huge spools of this stuff (to people like BetterCables) he said they are happy to build one-offs and the like.
Rick Thompson
[email protected]
GEPCO International, Inc
1770 Birchwood Avenue
Des Plaines, IL 60018-3006
(800)966-0069 x21
