wilkes

Jason the problem is the distance. You go not go that far with a cable. Most laptops just do not have enough power to go that far. Your best bet to use a converter, a little pricey but it works.

The printer stand looks sort of like an old secretary desk, with everything hidden away. On top is a bamboo plant, a photo of me and Melissa in an antique frame, an antique globe sitting atop a leather-bound edition of War and Peace, and an antique letter opener with matching magnifying glass.

Inside is a slide-out drawer specifically designed for a keyboard, but it would hold the laptop easily.

some how... "printer stand to match my 19th century look.".. just ain't right

It looks like about 10-15 feet using the highest quality cables and (probably just as important) a video card that puts out enough of a clean signal to travel the distance. Doubt that exists on a laptop considering their already meager power supplies.

Not sure how putting the laptop on a printer stand would look any better than hiding the laptop in a desk drawer, or mounting it out of sight under something - perhaps you can steampunk the outside of it, or decorate it with seashells.

VGA repeaters do exist. Best of luck.

I've worked hard to decorate my office, with the right desk and printer stand to match my 19th century look. I don't want to just stick the laptop on it's edge and shove it behind the monitor; I want it on the printer stand, where it would be both functional and look good in the office.

Are you trying to say that it's not possible to effectively extend the length of the VGA cable without losing resolution?

I think I'm missing the bigger picture here - set it to 'do nothing' when you close the lid, close it, and stick it behind the monitor standing on its edge? How much space would it take up that way? Heck, build a bracket/mount for it under the desk so that you can easily slide it in and out when you NEED access to the hardware.


It's still easier to extend the mouse/kb range than it is the vga signal...

I'm currently using the VGA out on the laptop. The monitor is an actual monitor, not a TV; it's an Acer 21".

I do have a wireless keyboard and mouse, that's no problem at all. But the way my office is set up, I'm having to devote a significant portion of usable desk space to the laptop, when it would be much better if I could move it to the printer stand that's virtually unused.

Are you using the VGA out on the laptop or is it a DVI connection with a VGA adaptor?

Is it an actual pc monitor, or TV serving a dual purpose?

Wouldnt it be easier/cheaper to extend the keyboard/mouse with a wireless (bluetooth?) set and leave the laptop near the monitor?

My primary computer is a laptop, with a separate monitor and keyboard plugged in. My monitor has a built-in 6' cable.

I'd like to move the laptop further from the monitor by about 10'. I've tried two extension cables (a $10 VGA cable from Staples, and a $35 SVGA cable from Radio Shack), but neither carry the full resolution to the monitor. I usually use 1920x1024, but with the extensions, if I go over 1024x768 the screen gets fuzzy.

Does anyone know of a way that I can extend this without losing resolution? I had looked at HDMI to VGA converters, which will work, but those things are like $400!