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madness  
#1 Posted : Friday, August 28, 2015 1:56:14 PM(UTC)
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I purchased a 65 foot USB2 Active extension cable for extending my USB camera, and it seems to work very well.
http://www.amazon.com/Mo...ice+active+extension+USB

Has anyone bought and used the 82 foot version of this cable?
http://www.amazon.com/Mo...ice+active+extension+USB

If so, how is it working out for you?
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#2 Posted : Friday, August 28, 2015 6:07:19 PM(UTC)
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Great to hear :) I tried one with an ethernet cable but no luck.
It's a 1080p webcam?
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#3 Posted : Friday, August 28, 2015 7:56:44 PM(UTC)
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Yes!
I've tried the 65 foot cable with my Lifecam studio in 720p, and my Logitech C920 at 1080p.
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#4 Posted : Saturday, August 29, 2015 12:10:35 PM(UTC)
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I see there is also a 100 for (30 meter) version as well...
http://www.amazon.com/Ge...amp;keywords=usb3+webcam
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#5 Posted : Saturday, August 29, 2015 2:02:17 PM(UTC)
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I've got very good results with this USB 2.0 extender over cat5e: (max 50 meter / 150 feet)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GC125...5e-6-black-/361138872771

I tested it with a Microsoft Xbox 360 vision cam.

(the extender needs to be powered at the camera side, power supply is included)
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#6 Posted : Saturday, August 29, 2015 3:34:35 PM(UTC)
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That looks like a respectable device.
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#7 Posted : Saturday, August 29, 2015 5:34:59 PM(UTC)
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I've used a similar active USB 2.0 extender to locate a Logitech C920 on our front porch. The host computer was about 20m distant in my home office. I set this up to stream Halloween trick or treaters here in Houston to family in rural Canada, where such things don't happen because of geography.

Using the Logitech cameras that have compression engines (C920, C930, BCC950, CC3000e, PTZ Pro) the amount of data passed over the USB link is quite modest. This make such arrangements more robust.
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