extention cables for vive

[Starvingartizt]

I picked up a super long usb and hdmi to play vr in another room from where my desktop is. only it cant recognize the VR unit. is there a certain type of cables that i need to get? it works fine if i Drag my desktop into the other room

[--ranXerox--]

yup, i wish i knew which one myself. I read in reddit they have an answer.

[Major_Troubles]

Some types of cables have a max length and the signal is not transmitted properly through longer cables. I assume that is your problem. USB 2.0 has a 5m limit iirc.

[RED-FROG]

It could be 5m to the link box and anorher 5m (original Vive cable) for the HMD. So you can modt likely only extend before the link box.
I have long and expensive high quality USB and HMDI cables (Inakustik) and it works flawless.

[Starvingartizt]

im trying to usb to cat5 extenstion set up..will let you all know how it goes. I have the hdmi expensive version like they recomend.

[RED-FROG]

Active repeaters/converters and such are not recommended since they can add lag to the tracking and or display data.

[Alien Identity]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Vive/comments/4ejkjp/just_set_up_a_successful_50_vive_extension/?st=j79rlwlo&sh=96311401

https://www.reddit.com/r/Vive/wiki/cables

[Starvingartizt]

cool thanks! i actualy ordered that same hub BUt i got cat5 cables 8( hopefully thry work

[Starvingartizt]

ugh i have all tested and working cables but it just tells me headset not working 8( says its not connected. ive verified the hdmi cables are the right sides , ie displayt and input

[Starvingartizt]

ok well i tested it and its deff my hdmi cable 8( i have the 40 foot lux one that says works but it doesnt 8( i dragged it in my computer room jsut to test with the shorter cable and it shows teh headset. boooo

[Alien Identity]

How was the HDMI connected? The working example had the HDMI connected to the back of the pc (to the graphics card), connecting to the breakout box at the other end. Is that how yours was connected?

[Starvingartizt]

yah everything was like the pics 8(. I ordered a diffrent brand a bit shorter hopefully that works. it mihgt be the actual cable thats deffective since i tried just plugging it into my pc asa monitor to a tv and no signal.
I also tried reversing the inputs incase they were mislabeled lol

[The Budds™]

it could be a power issue, does the headset show up when directly connected to the computer? If not, you might need a powered usb hub.

[Starvingartizt]

the 30 foot version worls flawlessly! sucks all this time it was just a fulty cable 8(

[Starvingartizt]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015121JHY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 this works BTW


https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0186DNF4K/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 This didnt for me..even though it says on that spreadsheet it should

[DROPBE4R]

https://steamcommunity.com/app/250820/discussions/0/3223871682609158879/

Read this, I believe your problem will be signal integrity over the extended HDMI cable.
Your solution might be as simple as connecting an adapter, or maybe a high quality HDMI extension, or possibly over such length the HDMI cable has too much loss.