I have 4 runs of 250' with Gino Coax CAT5 To CCTV Coaxial Camera BNC Male Video Balun Connectors. I get video but it has diagonal lines running from upper left to bottom right. Night vision is useless. Am I running to far for cat5 cable? I have tested...
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Short answer, yes. The is no shielding for the signal on UTP wire. For anything over 150' you would want to use a RG59 cable, if you need the powerlines, then get RG59 Siamese cable. that will get you up to about 300-500 feet, you can typically go up to about 1800' if you run RG6.
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If I understand your question correctly, no. I tried using a Cisco PoE switch, then this splitter at the IP camera end. It does not power the camera, Cisco business tech support said it won't. The PoE switch "looks" for a device response before turning on the Power. This pair of splitters let you add power on one end of your Cat5 cable then split it off on the other end. Make note of power loss over distance. You'll likely only be able to run under 100 feet.
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Yes, there is a BNC connector for the Analog CCTV DVR connection, but it's better to use a HD-SDI DVR to record this camera video image, it's 1080P camera afterall.
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@Regula, great link. Thanks for that. I'm currently a cable customer, but I'm moving in three months. The new place has coax wired everywhere and I was considering renovating to add ethernet (cat-6).If I can get the satellite company to install their own coax, then using the netgear product may be a good alternative to renovation.
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Thanks so much for the response! My husband suspected as much. The DirectV tech is coming back Sun. 1/1 to install the HD DVR receiver for the sum of $129 which includes running another cable (for $50). We question this extra cable thing and wonder if it will be necessary. I'll report the results. If the problem is not fixed, we will return the set as I refuse to watch a 'stretched out' picture!BTW, our 32' Sumsung (also new) in another room, already on the satellite DVR, does have that setting to enlarge and the picture is fine. HOWEVER, the blacks are too black (dark objects seem to run in together) even though I've tried all the adjustments. Any suggestions?Thanks again. Thanks so much for the response! My husband suspected as much. The DirectV tech is coming back Sun. 1/1 to install the HD DVR receiver for the sum of $129 which includes running another cable (for $50). We question this extra cable thing and wonder if it will be necessary. I'll report the results. If the problem is not fixed, we will return the set as I refuse to watch a 'stretched out' picture!BTW, our 32' Sumsung (also new) in another room, already on the satellite DVR, does have that setting to enlarge and the picture is fine. HOWEVER, the blacks are too black (dark objects... » Read More Thanks so much for the response! My husband suspected as much. The DirectV tech is coming back Sun. 1/1 to install the HD DVR receiver for the sum of $129 which includes running another cable (for $50). We question this extra cable thing and wonder if it will be necessary. I'll report the results. If the problem is not fixed, we will return the set as I refuse to watch a 'stretched out' picture!BTW, our 32' Sumsung (also new) in another room, already on the satellite DVR, does have that setting to enlarge and the picture is fine. HOWEVER, the blacks are too black (dark objects seem to run in together) even though I've tried all the adjustments. Any suggestions?Thanks again. « Show Less
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This is just normal UNSHIELDED cat 5. depends on what your wanting to use it for... I have these running my 2 FOSCAM security cameras but I also have them running outdoor inside plumbers PVC piping etc. So I have no interference with my single and video form outside elements etc. Hope this helps!
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My house is wired in coax and i broke the coax connection on the back of one of my TV's. But it also has a hdmi connection as well and have been trying to convert from coax to hdmi . I have been told there currently is no solution.
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It is an interesting question that people ignore. The output you get on the screen in totally dependant on what the quality of the signal is going in. In the computer world there is a term, "garbage in garbage out." Consumer guide used to specifically test how TV's interacted with a cable input. I do not see that they still evaluate this signal input issue. The reality is that all signals are far from equal. I have Cablevision in NYC and find the signal abysmal. I am in a apartment building where the signal is being split 90 times and it is obvious the signal is extremely devalued. My brother in NJ gets Comcast directly into his home and his 1080P picture is the best I have ever seen. In general there are two issues which you may not be able to control, the inate abiltiy of the specific TV to process a cable input and the quality of the signal. I hope this has helped. It is my understanding that satellite and Fios are by far the highest quality signal. Cable is a crapshoot.
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today i try to connect the coaxial cable from my dish box to mygica box and from the box to my pc monitor, but i dont see nothing. if anybody tell me how to plug this box and make it work to see cable in my pc, i will be very grateful. all i want is watch tv in a pc monitor. thank you.
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Cat 5 is fine...they work great..if u need to bnc...just get the adapters. Fyi... Revo's people are excellent..
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The cameras use something like a phone line tip that is only sold by Revo but is cheaper through Amazon than anywhere else I can find it. I have been using a Revo 16 camera system for a couple of years after trying the BNC type plug in system and constantly replacing high dollar cameras. They work really well at night and would buy again. PS It is smaller than CAT 5 with different wiring pattern. Only for Revo system
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Hi. You can install a rca to coax adapter and simply crimp a RG59 coax fitting on one end of your cctv cable then you will need the cctv coax fitting on the dvr side. Another easy way would be to run a rca to cat5 adapter and you can use the extra leads/wires for the 12vblazing power. Amazon carries the cat5 to cctv adapter too. Good luck
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No. You need high quality 75 ohm coaxial cable for these cameras. The balumns won't pass the high frequencies these cameras use.
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you can use a cat6 cable up to 750 and it will work also you need a Balun. converts from copper to BNC. the cat6 cable has 8 copper cable so it provides power video data.
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Hi Scott, Well, after installing several of the cameras, I have found the picture quality lacking in general. I installed with both the cables they supplied as well as serpentine POC coaxial cable in some areas rather than what they supplied due to distances I needed to run lines, and both are not good pictures. These are being used in a church environment, and we have a lot of interference from wireless devices and networks, so possibly affecting things here. May be a component/driver strength issue or an interference issue...not sure If using for home/smaller office, it may perform better. As for our environment, I am migrating to network based POE box cameras since DVR's have just not worked that well, and we've had numerous. I have had to replace them pretty much annually...hard drive crashes, firmware problems, power/fan problems, etc. Have only had this one a few months, so no problems thus far. Long range costs are just not worth replacing DVRs so often for our purposes any more. Sorry don't have better answer for your specific question.
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This answer is cut and pasted from CCTV Forums (http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t;=24827): You'll probably want to use one pair for each camera's video, and another for each camera's power. If you have a separate Cat5 for each camera, I'd suggest one pair for video, and two pairs for power. In my installs, I use the blue/white-blue pair for video, orange/white-orange for power positive, green/white-green for power ground, and leave the brown as a spare. If that doesn't help maybe this site will: http://www.pimfg.com/ifaq/videobalunfaq.htm. Kevin Adams may have a better handle on this. This answer is cut and pasted from CCTV Forums (http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t;=24827): You'll probably want to use one pair for each camera's video, and another for each camera's power. If you have a separate Cat5 for each camera, I'd suggest one pair for video, and two pairs for power. In my installs, I use the blue/white-blue pair for video, orange/white-orange for power positive, green/white-green for power ground, and leave the brown as a spare. If that doesn't help maybe this site will: http://www.pimfg.com/ifaq/videobalunfaq.htm. Kevin Adams may have a better... » Read More This answer is cut and pasted from CCTV Forums (http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t;=24827): You'll probably want to use one pair for each camera's video, and another for each camera's power. If you have a separate Cat5 for each camera, I'd suggest one pair for video, and two pairs for power. In my installs, I use the blue/white-blue pair for video, orange/white-orange for power positive, green/white-green for power ground, and leave the brown as a spare. If that doesn't help maybe this site will: http://www.pimfg.com/ifaq/videobalunfaq.htm. Kevin Adams may have a better handle on this. « Show Less
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I use this camera and it was installed with UL Litsted RG6/U Siamese 1000 ft. Coaxial CCTV Cable - Combo RG6/U + 18AWG/2 Power. The HD night and day images are simply amazing up to 164 feet!!! Therefore there was NOT ANY noticeable differences in the HD quality in the 1694 coax cable or the Siamese cable mentioned. I've tried both.