YEK Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 ethernet and usb cables. the longer the cables for either does it slow down the information transfer?? Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide YEK's signature Hide all signatures Reveal hidden contents !:/music Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/63058-question-about-computer-cables/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruising for burgers Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 (edited) just like everything in life, the longer the slower not that we'd notice it though Edited January 18, 2011 by THIS IS MICHAEL JACKSON Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide cruising for burgers's signature Hide all signatures https://www.instagram.com/ancestralwaves/ Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/63058-question-about-computer-cables/#findComment-1497877 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hahathhat Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 (edited) On 1/18/2011 at 3:27 AM, yek said: ethernet and usb cables. the longer the cables for either does it slow down the information transfer?? really depends: --ethernet is good to 50 or 100 feet. not sure how it goes with gigabit, ive only just switched over to that myself. --firewire you need an active extension thingy. can't just be a piece of wire. --usb you can't chain more than 30feet or so before it starts shitting out, particularly for data-heavy fings --ps/2 never had a problem but never gone over 20-30ft. --video you get some noise. i mean svga, i haven't tried dvi extenders. just ordered some, we'll see!! Edited January 18, 2011 by hahathhat Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/63058-question-about-computer-cables/#findComment-1497881 Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEK Posted January 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 suweet, it was usb i was really wondering about but i do not need 30 plus feet. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide YEK's signature Hide all signatures Reveal hidden contents !:/music Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/63058-question-about-computer-cables/#findComment-1497884 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hahathhat Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 yeah if it's 15-20ft or less most anything will work. except firewire Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/63058-question-about-computer-cables/#findComment-1497890 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Great Maker ShaiHulud Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 (edited) ahem http://www.usb.org/about/faq/ans5 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_5_cable http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_6 Edited January 18, 2011 by Great Maker ShaiHulud Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/63058-question-about-computer-cables/#findComment-1498001 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Great Maker ShaiHulud Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 For one specific USB application I cannot use a cable of more than 6 feet. But it's unlikely anyone else would run into that, that didn't already know about it. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/63058-question-about-computer-cables/#findComment-1498002 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokoon Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 ^ i have a similar case. i'm trying to record video with "EOS Camera Movie Record" on a 40D and 5 meters is too much. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/63058-question-about-computer-cables/#findComment-1498009 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Great Maker ShaiHulud Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 (edited) For me it has to do with using usb to program firmware on an embedded processor. When you are working with OTG, or even just the micro-usb form factor, the cable has to be a lot shorter. Edited January 18, 2011 by Great Maker ShaiHulud Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/63058-question-about-computer-cables/#findComment-1498017 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruising for burgers Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 ahhhhh, some of my external hard drives aren't recognized when using long usb cables. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide cruising for burgers's signature Hide all signatures https://www.instagram.com/ancestralwaves/ Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/63058-question-about-computer-cables/#findComment-1498146 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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