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Connecting iMac to TV via HDMI
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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 1436380" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p>Not stupid... </p><p></p><p>I've been connecting my computers to TVs since around '97-'98. In my experience computer graphics cards have always put out a weaker signal than any other type of box from VHS/DVD players, satellite/cable boxes, etc. I quit trying to make long runs from computers around '03 and switched to the network/cat5e cable to another device sitting next to the TV.</p><p></p><p>Looks like a nice cable you bought and was hoping you didn't know about the directional aspect of it and just had it connected backwards. But, petrolhead has it right... you'll more than likely need a powered HDMI signal booster to move it along a run that long. </p><p></p><p>Don't know what the electronics in that "active" cable requires in order to boost the signal, but it's probably not getting it coming out from the mdp of the Mac and has become just a passive cable when connected to it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 1436380, member: 24160"] Not stupid... I've been connecting my computers to TVs since around '97-'98. In my experience computer graphics cards have always put out a weaker signal than any other type of box from VHS/DVD players, satellite/cable boxes, etc. I quit trying to make long runs from computers around '03 and switched to the network/cat5e cable to another device sitting next to the TV. Looks like a nice cable you bought and was hoping you didn't know about the directional aspect of it and just had it connected backwards. But, petrolhead has it right... you'll more than likely need a powered HDMI signal booster to move it along a run that long. Don't know what the electronics in that "active" cable requires in order to boost the signal, but it's probably not getting it coming out from the mdp of the Mac and has become just a passive cable when connected to it. [/QUOTE]
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