In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, James Richard Tyrer writes:

> We would hope so.  What we do know is that the VGA standard is 75 ohm 
> and the standard impedance for BNC connectors is 50 ohms.  Although 
> people kept putting BNCs on 75 ohm coax so now you can buy 75 ohm BNCs 
> but they don't have as high a frequency rating.

A local electronics store has carried factory made BNC cables in at least
three impedances (50, 75 and I think 92 or 93?) for many years, and this
store is not exactly fast at picking up new things.

> I hate to think what the VSWR of an HD-15 pin connector stuck in a 75 
> ohm coax line.  Also they seem to use miniature coax.

I have at least two factory made HD-15 to BNC video cables and yes,
the coax is quite thin.

> > And that the cables with HD-15 on one end and BNC on the other have matching
> > transformers hidden inside?
> > 
> > I'm thinking not.
> 
> That would be nice, but they probably just have BNC on the end of 75 ohm 
> cable.  We can hope that they used 75 ohm BNC connectors.

The difference between a 50 Ohm BNC and a 75 Ohm BNC would be...
different insulator/dielectric ?

Jack Carroll writes:

} Software Integrators sells high-quality video
} cables with a VGA or DVI connector on one and and BNCs on the other.

} If the project wants to
} standardize on just one rear-panel connector and let the cable do the
} interfacing, we could try to find out more about the DVI.

In January, TM wrote:

] OGD will have two dual-link-capable DVI connectors.

Now I'm seeing talk about HD-15 and BNC.  Is this in addition
to the DVI?

Assuming for the moment that most video displays take 75 Ohm inputs,
does someone make 75-to-50 Ohm matching transformers for BNC?

Slightly off-topic:

Speaking of matching transformers, does anyone know of a source for
high quality 300-to-75 Ohm baluns?  (twinlead to F, for TV and FM
antennas)  The ones I've found look like junk.
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