jizzer Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 Which gives the best quality signal on say a 25M run RG59 or cat 5?I can see the advantages of cat 5 ,small size, power supply,multiple signals, etc ....also would a balun improve the picture on a short run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monteey Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 Over that sort of distance there would be absolutely no difference in picture quality, cat 5 would be the more expensive option by far in this situation having to buy baluns whereas a 25 m length of rg59 will cost peanuts. Mark Hawks Ex BT Openreach Field Service Now Self employed telecom and data engineer www.mphtelecom.co.uk Also back doing sub contract work in the security industry. Retained firefighter Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secboy Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 I agree with montee rg59 upto 200mtres no noticable video loss,cost of coax about £*** but use cat 5 with balun passive transceivers and cable is still £*** but baluns cost about £*** with no obvious advantage stick with coax rg59 unless there are cabling issues which are better suited to cat5,regards Paul. <EDIT:- Sorry after a complaint from another trade member Ive had to remove the estimated product costs due to this being in public> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baywatch Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 Agree totally with the other 2, absolutely no advantage in using Cat5 unless you may need extra cameras in the same position in the future, RG59 is fine & cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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