Re: [WinMac] Re: Video Formats

Dan Schwartz(expresso[at]snip.net)
Tue, 01 Sep 1998 21:05:31 -0400

        It's Griffin, in Nashville. I *think* he calls his company "Griffin
Technologies," or something similar.

        For SCSI, there is no substitute for Granite Digital
 <http://www.scsipro.com>. They have the best cables & switches on the market.

        Cheers!
        Dan

At 09:08 PM 9/1/98 -0400, you wrote:
>fyi, there is a company named gefen (or geffen?) that makes video
>extender hardware so that you can run very long cable lengths. I think
>that they also make scsi and adb extenders. I've seen this product talked
>about on the DAW list, the only downside I've heard mentioned is the
>price...
>
>>ubject: Video Formats
>>From: "Carnes, Michael" <mcarnes@lexicon.com>
>>Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1998 07:59:32 -0400
>>
>>
>>Greetings. I have a MIDI studio which necessitates keeping my equipment
>>noise levels low. I've solved this by keeping my computer tower (Starmax
>>3000) in a separate room and running long serial and video cables. By using
>>a high-quality cable, I've gotten very good video over the 30-foot cable
>>run. Because the Starmax supports SVGA output, I've not had to use any sort
>>of adapter.
>>
>>I've been led to believe that the Apple video format is not as robust over
>>long distances, so I've been leery about the new Macs. I could certainly
>>purchase a PCI video card that would drive SVGA, but those of us doing
>>disk-based audio need to keep PCI activity at a minimum.
>>
>>I'm wondering if anyone on the list has experience with this particular
>>problem and can offer comments. Thanks.
>
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