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Successfully Extended my HMD cable (10 feet)

maxpare79
Trustee
Just wanted to let you guys know that I successfully Extended the Rift cable without the need for a HDMI repeater. 

I used a 10 feet USB 3.0 extension from Cable Matters
And a 10 feet HDMI  extension from Ultra Clarity

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00GBBSM7A/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1484672976&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_S...

No issues at all. Running a GTX 1080 Asus Strix OC
I am a spacesim/flightsim/racesim enthusiast first 🙂 I9 9900k@5.0, 32gb RAM/ 2080ti Former DK2, Gear VR,CV1 and Rift S owner
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Warbloke
Superstar
how big are your feet though ?
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reefy86
Adventurer
how did you get the usb to work over 5 meters? i have a 5 meter but it wont work has from what i heard usbs lose power over 5 meters

Lemming1970
Rising Star

reefy86 said:

how did you get the usb to work over 5 meters? i have a 5 meter but it wont work has from what i heard usbs lose power over 5 meters



Buy active extension cables.
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maxpare79
Trustee
I didn't use any active cables... It just works... Don't know what to tell you.  I just tried it for the fun of it because I had extra usb extension laying around (bought a few for my sensors) played with it for 2 days now and didn't experienced any tracking/screen issues. 

Here is my usb extension 
https://www.amazon.ca/Cable-Matters-SuperSpeed-Female-Extension/dp/B00C7SA21U/ref=sr_1_1?s=electroni...
I am a spacesim/flightsim/racesim enthusiast first 🙂 I9 9900k@5.0, 32gb RAM/ 2080ti Former DK2, Gear VR,CV1 and Rift S owner