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  • Mike Flynn changed the title to coax cable for SDI - Is SD-SDI different from HD-SDI?
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Theoretically no, practically yes. Don't rely on it over long distances or for mission-critical stuff. Use it to feed a monitor, not to feed a transmission picture to a truck (though you likely wouldn't be doing that anyway).

Test thoroughly by uncoiling the cable, coiling it up, bending it around, walking on it, and so on. The problems are caused by the capacitance, impedance and insertion loss of the cable, which are all poorer on more basic (older) cable designs. Have someone with good eyes looking at a big monitor. If it works, it works.

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