How to move computer CPU 30' away - 2 x DVI monitor cabling?

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How to move computer CPU 30' away - 2 x DVI monitor cabling?

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Does anyone know of a good way to get my mac pro 30' away in another room?

The firewire and USB I can figure out, but has anyone found a good dual monitor dvi cable? Or wireless?

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Re: How to move computer CPU 30' away - 2 x DVI monitor cabl

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just run two DVI cables. 20meters will do no harm.
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Re: How to move computer CPU 30' away - 2 x DVI monitor cabl

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If you can't find DVI cables that long, you can use HDMI cables w/ adapters on each end. Another option these days, is to use a Balun on each end and use Cat5 cable between.
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Re: How to move computer CPU 30' away - 2 x DVI monitor cabl

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I solved it by picking up 2 ioLogic DVI over cat5 adaptors. Worked like a charm out of the box. Total cost for both sets was about $100.

There were also some VGA 'terminator' plugs I planned to check out, but ran out of time. Apparently they let you use dual monitors while using screen sharing.
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