How far will an HDMI cable go from Desktop to TV?

Hi All,

I'd like to hook-up my computer to TV. I used an HDMI 30 foot cable from my computer to the TV and it didn't work. Cable is fine. How far can usually go?

A$U$ CM#68-70-CA-3AA Desktop PC Intel Core i7 3770(3.40GHz) 16GB DDR3 2TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce, GT630 2GB, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit

I can only assume that there is not enough power in my GeForce630 to send data through to the TV at 30 feet.

Alternative solution?

Thanks, katy

Hi Katy,

I'm using a 45ft cable connecting a blu ray player to a projector, no issues whatsoever. I tried it with my pc for gaming through the projector, again no issues.
Quality of cable, gauge, shielding and filtering have a big impact.
A high quality HDMI certified 30 foot cable can get expensive, I know mine did, and you have to buy it without knowing if it is going to work, so it is a bit of a gamble.
I would recommend an active HDMI signal booster, which will probably be cheaper than the new cable, and has very high chances of working with the cable you already have.
There are several options available on Newegg.

Hope this helps,

J

Hi Bungee,

The 30 foot HDMI was a very good quality. But it may need a boost as you have mentioned.

What if I were to forego the HDMI wire (distance) and use something like: Western Digital WD TV Live Streaming Media Player - Wireless.

Many thanks, katy

Hi Stormy,

Yes, it was. I checked it many times. Also used different display settings and nothing happened.

My Graphic cards has three outputs: VGA, HDMI, DVI.

The HDMI cable worked only four feet away from the TV but not 25-30 feet away.

How would I do it wirelessly?

Thanks, katy

Hi Stormy,

I connected by LCG Monitor with the VGA cable leaving the other two ports free to use for the TV. In particular, the HDMI cable.

The power supply for my new computer is only at 300W. Do you think that might be the problem?

Asus CM-6870-CA-3AA
Processor Type Intel Core i7-3770
Processor Speed 3.4 GHz
Processor Cores 4 with RAM 16 GB
Hard Drive Capacity 2 TB
Hard Drive Speed (Revolutions Per Minute) 7200 RPM
Optical Drive 12 x Blu-Ray Combo
Graphics Card nVidia GT630 - Graphics Video Memory 2 GB
Display Monitor - VE248Q (separate)
Audio Sound Card ALC892 - Audio Output High Definition Audio
Power Supply 300 W

Thanks, katy