Best way to run VGA cable

[prinler 0]

OK a little background on the job.

TV is about 25' away from the DVR. I would normally run a nice VGA cable from point to point. Only issue here is that the house has been added onto many many times and it has a double roof. A Flat one then an A shaped one on top. Its super ideal for this install because i can walk anywhere and there is no insulation but makes running the wires really hard! There is a layer of roofing paper, plywood, insulation, drywall. So i needed to go up the wall. nI grabbed my trusty 6' ong 1" auger bit and popped it up there. I was hoping it would be in the middle so i could use a saw-zall to open it up and grab the wire. Nope. It came up into a huge stack of 3 2x4's so i cant use this hole.

 

I know the best way to do this would be to run the VGA cable but it wont fit with out ALOT of work in a 200+ deg attic.

Do these work? 25'?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VGA-Extender-VGA-over-CAT5-PC-to-TV-vga-to-TV-/250571193188?pt=US_Video_Cables_Adapters&hash=item3a5734fb64

 

or do i need one of these?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Video-VGA-1x1-UTP-Extender-Extension-Over-CAT5e-6-With-Audio-/190839988423?pt=US_Video_Cables_Adapters&hash=item2c6ef320c7

[Numb-nuts 1]

 

If it's only 25' I've tried these and they work well enough for VGA and for a lot

less expenditure than a 25' VGA cable. Cat 5 patch leads are so cheap

but you should try it before running the cable to satisfy yourself that your work won''t be wasted.

[Neutech 0]

Same as NN have ran these 25ft no issues or HDMI version up to 75ft but you need 2 x cat6 cables for that

[luckyfella 0]

Does your DVR have HDMI output? If yes, you should use it rather than VGA.

[prinler 0]

No hdmi.

 

I just purchased the ones in the photo.

 

Thanks for the input, I feel better about my decision.

[Numb-nuts 1]

This is by far the most neat and economic way to crack this particular nut,

and if you can''t fit RJ45 plugs yourself , then you can get away with ready made patch leads.

This method makes a very simple and tidy solution which anyone can apply.

You can do the same with a wireless mouse and a USB balun hiding the usb balun above a ceiling or behind a couch etc od bringing it next to the VGA screen then you can backup and control the DVR remotely without access to the DVR but you'ss need a two port USB hub.

 

[prinler 0]

Also ordered!!

 

How about IR? So I can use the remote to! I see an hdmi with ir but that's it!

[mgb 0]

for remote Ir, you can simply use little wireless one like these if you didn't want to do any more cables.

 

http://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-109194-Wireless-Extender-328-Feet/dp/B0087S9CJ2/ref=lp_11039361_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1378130522&sr=1-15

 

or you can use something cleaner like this:

 

http://sewelldirect.com/IR-Kit-3.asp

[prinler 0]

I installed both baluns and they work! Yay! Only issue I'm having is the ghosting of the image. When I open the menu on the dvr there is a red version of everything like a drop shadow. Not perfect but you can see it. Re did ends and same issue.

 

Should I find better baluns now? Not sure this is gonna cut it.