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VGA cable length problem

Jan 18, 2011 5:12PM PST

i have problem on setup multiple displays.
I using DVI(1meter) connect to my acerx203H and VGA(1M) connect to my HDTV. It is able to display my screen.
The problem is when i replace the VGA(1M) to VGA(10M) cable, then there is no more display on my HDTV.
So i wonder whether is my VGA(10M) have problem and i use it to connect between pc n my ACER X203H. It have display but blur.
Then only i notice the length of VGA cable will affect the display quality. But is this the reason my HDTV cant show? or other settings than i forgotten?
Because the problem is just between 1M vga cable and 10M vga cable..

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You bet!
Jan 18, 2011 5:37PM PST
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Jan 18, 2011 5:45PM PST

so is the cable length make no display ?

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Or
Jan 18, 2011 5:52PM PST

Or the cable has a defect. This is not to write why longer cables create issues but it's a well known issue with VGA signals that has been around for nearly 2 decades.
Bob