TV out cable too short? How to extend?
 

I find that the tv out cable is too short to use with my hdtv. So what is the best and cheap extender for the bundled tv out?

Thanks

Re: TV out cable too short? How to extend?
 

I would start and radio shack or best buy, these are common..

Re: TV out cable too short? How to extend?
 

So what exactly is it called?

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Re: TV out cable too short? How to extend?
 

I believe that you can use any cinch extender. I recently used one for audio and it worked flawlessly.

Edit:
For what it's called see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA_jack

Re: TV out cable too short? How to extend?
 

Haha, nice picture of an old RCA radio in that link!

Re: TV out cable too short? How to extend?
 

Removed wrong information about using 3.5mm extension.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS_connector

Having a closer look it seems that a normal stereo plug is different than the plug used with the TV cable. A stereo plug contains 2 rings, the TV cable 3.

Re: TV out cable too short? How to extend?
 

They are just standard RCA right? You can get 3 RCA cables female to male. Or just get three cables and use somthing like this

http://www.audiogear.com/Resources/Adpt-3Rcf3Rcf.jpg

EDIT forgot the link the adapter is < 3$
http://www.audiogear.com/Audio-Adapters-RCA-Plugs.html

Then just use three standard RCA cables.

If you tell radio shack what your doing they will show you what you need.

Radio shack has the cables in many lengths and I am sure they also carry the gender benders
http://rsk.imageg.net/graphics/produ...925475w345.jpg
http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=3909649

Re: TV out cable too short? How to extend?
 

Ok.. So you could actually use a TRRS extension cord as well. Though I believe those could be rare.

For visualisation see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:IP...udio_plugs.JPG

A normal stereo plug has only 2 noticable rings and the TV cable has 3 rings.

Re: TV out cable too short? How to extend?
 

when you go to radioshack just look for rca couplers and a length of rca cable you want. bestbuy probably doesnt carry them and male to female rca cables are hard to find.

Re: TV out cable too short? How to extend?
 

Thank you all. But this is still confusing. Can anyone point me to a single link from amazon?

Thanks