17-02-2005, 11:35
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Monitor extension cable
Anyone know where I can get one? I've seen them on Dabs for about £15 and they're about 5m long - I don't need anything like that, I just want to double the length of the standard cable I'm using now which is about 2m long.
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17-02-2005, 11:47
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Re: Monitor extension cable
Have you got a Maplin store anywhere near you? They do them..
Edit: Look here, fourth product from the bottom..
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17-02-2005, 11:57
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Re: Monitor extension cable
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Originally Posted by Russ D
Anyone know where I can get one? I've seen them on Dabs for about £15 and they're about 5m long - I don't need anything like that, I just want to double the length of the standard cable I'm using now which is about 2m long.
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Seen them in Tesco, can't vouch for the quality though
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17-02-2005, 11:59
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Re: Monitor extension cable
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Originally Posted by scastle
Have you got a Maplin store anywhere near you? They do them..
Edit: Look here, fourth product from the bottom..
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Nice one
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17-02-2005, 12:04
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Re: Monitor extension cable
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17-02-2005, 12:46
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Re: Monitor extension cable
1.8 metre Belkin monitor extension cable from ebuyer for £1.23 inc VAT http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...col=sell_price
Alternatively you could get an ebuyer 2 port KVM Switch with Cables for £14 inc vat and besides using it to extend the monitor lead you can connect a second base unit to your monitor, keyboard and mouse.
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17-02-2005, 12:49
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Re: Monitor extension cable
Just be careful, some cheap extension cables ghost the image when you go above certain resolutions (some as low as 800x600).
Some KVM switches also cause a drop in image crispness but nowehere near as bad as that mentioned above about cheap cables.
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17-02-2005, 13:15
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Re: Monitor extension cable
Just bought this KVM switch
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=49457
It's very good, just press the scroll lock key twice to switch - see there is a use for that key.
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17-02-2005, 13:16
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Re: Monitor extension cable
Cheers guys, we've just ordered one from Dabs
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17-02-2005, 13:35
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Re: Monitor extension cable
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I sold a belkin version of this on ebay a month or so back, it was very good but surplus to my needs now
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