Hdmi Cable!!

[amavadia]

I have just about finished my home cinema. last thing i had to do was because i have wires in the wall to carry video signal to the pj on the roof, i cut the hdmi cable i had in half, and attached one side to each end of the existing wire. Soldered each wire on to each end and checked the pins of the hdmi plugs with a multimeter, and there is no problem getting a signal through on any of the 19 pins, but for some reason it dosent work?!

any ideas y?

 

[RichardBoult]

I have just about finished my home cinema. last thing i had to do was because i have wires in the wall to carry video signal to the pj on the roof, i cut the hdmi cable i had in half, and attached one side to each end of the existing wire. Soldered each wire on to each end and checked the pins of the hdmi plugs with a multimeter, and there is no problem getting a signal through on any of the 19 pins, but for some reason it dosent work?!

any ideas y?

Can't see that there should be a problem there. What solder did you use, was it the proper stuff from QED at £500 per gram?

I wouldn't worry too much about not getting a picture. By the sounds of it you'd only be watching Alan Partridge, Frank Spencer and Mr Bean. Just sit back with a beer and admire your handy work with the lights on!!

 

[Ambient Fish]

 

[amavadia]

yer thanks for the comment Richard, really helpful...

not

 

[Joe Fernand]

Hello amavadi

That must have been quite a unique 'Installed' cable - 19 screened cores was not that common in the world of analogue video!!!

Best regards

Joe

 

[amavadia]

was a 20 core screened which i used to use for VGA monitor signal

 

[Joe Fernand]

Hello amavadi

HDMI is never going to work over your old VGA cable - even assuming you got a signal its never going to be problem free.

You need to start again and install an HDMI cable that's long enough for the job.

Best regards

Joe

 

[RichardBoult]

yer thanks for the comment Richard, really helpful...

not

So you're not winding us up then!!??

 

[PTjak]

You need to start again and install an HDMI cable that's long enough for the job

That's the ticket...and if the HDMI cable is too long, use a repeater to boost the signal to the projector.

 

[Malky1903]

That's the ticket...and if the HDMI cable is too long, use a repeater to boost the signal to the projector.

Or he can just cut a bit off and rejoin it