5:35 Not to knock anyone's research. But, the key to everyone's problem lies in the distance an HDMI cable can travel. HDMI, even the best cable, is not meant to travel any farther than 10 to 15 feet. The voltage going down the HDMI starts dropping off at that point. As such, if you want it to go even farther, then you'll need a repeater.
i saved this video so i would get the right cables when i finally went roomscale and then i went and bought that damned blue cable that doesnt work without rewatching this video like originally planned
A USB 3 hub acts as an excellent repeater just for the USB part. Get the hub with DC power requirement to boost. Comes with AC adapter Insignia™ - 4-Port USB 3.0 Hub from Bestbuy works great for me.
your absolutely right) I have a crazy amount of USB in my pc.. (almost 25) I have four added USB 3.0 cards and one usb 2.0 card as well as two powered USB 3.0 hubs on top of the stock ones. I found that a powered hub works wonders for anyone playing VR on a laptop as well as it really helps the PC use less resources and focus on the performance)
Thank you Thank you for doing this video. I have been looking all over how to make a longer cable. You spoke my language and gave the links to the items to order. Good on you for contributing to the community!
Awesome man! Glad to help!)) I have another video of basically the same thing, but i've learned a bit, Now i use mesh for the main cable and the heatshrink just to finish off the ends - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-W1WJXbVGbQc.html&t
You read my mind. I figured it would look better with the mesh so only ordered the mesh. and was going to tape the ends just like you did in the video. Good work again. I should have the cable made and ready for some whole room VR next week. Killer setup of the 3D printers in the background of that video.
Good video anyway, but extra bonus points for the over-under coiling! I learned that method working with roadies. Not only does it reduce tangling, you can also toss a long cable coiled that way and it will land straight 95% of the time!
I had the 4 meter hmd cable from my rift crap out on me. Seems to many turns while in game messed up the cable where to clip is attached to the hmd and ruptured or shorted out the cable. I get only black screen. Tested it with another cable that worked. Reached out to oculus support and they told me to buy a new cable for 50 bucks. Wondering if you or any of your followers has been able to fix this cable? The cable is barely a year old. And I am pretty respectful of my rig and cables. Thoughts anybody?
Thanks for the video and showing me others have had identical issues to me. Right now the only way my Rift works with an extension is to use a very short DVI to HDMI cable from my PC, into a HDMI Keystone coupler jack, into the Rift. And even then I have to tape the Rift HDMI connector and the coupler at just the right angle or I get nothing through the headset. I tried the HDMI repeater in your video long ago but it doesn't work with this setup either. BUT I am now going to buy the 15 foot HDMI w/ redmere, 15 foot Active USB, and another of the repeaters in case mine is faulty and to help with pushing my monitor to a TV in the room where my Rift wants to be.
hah! the ole over under trick, under appreciated. also, i'm gonna send people here in my next video to learn all about this cable stuff so keep an eye out for it :)
It works! Thank You. I also tried the various brands recommended by the articles that come up when you search. They did not work for me. This does. At least with my Rift. Bought around early 8/17 from the Oculus website. Update... Unfortunately, I have found another issue. When I use the extensions, I get an annoying popping problem with the audio. Tried changing the audio volumes around and I can reduce it but not stop it. That also makes the sound too quite. Research showed 3 solutions are common. Move the visor USB to 2.0 (I don't have one.) Move visor USB to another USB port. (I moved it from a back port to a port on the front and it seems to be working.) Buy as USB 3.0 expansion card. (I did not need to do this but many reported success.)
The one you said doesn't work works..sorta. But it does blackout occasionally as you described; at least the 10 foot does. I've ordered 6-foot HDMI/USB cables instead which should be more consistent.
Thank you! Your channel is a huge help. Any idea how to determine if I need to upgrade my CPU, GPU or both? My rig is an FX 8320 oc'd to 4.2 ghz, 16gb RAM and an Rx 480. I also bought the USB 3.0 card.. I still get stuttering. I think my CPU is the weak link but I'd like to be sure before shelling out more cash.
brando92711 brando92711 I have a 6 core fx prosser and with a 970 oc. I have no problems with stuttering it runs fine. Is check your ram first you should be able to run with no problem. Hope you fix the issue.
I made a cable from the same specs a month or two ago now and it's been wonderful up until recently I've been getting warnings and errors in my Windows Event Viewer in regards to "The local adapter does not support an important Low Energy controller state to support peripheral mode". Still trying to debug the issue. When it works, it's wonderful.
Any idea why this doesn't work? I bought those exact parts only difference is I got the 10' Monoprice HDMI cable. Still won't work for some reason. Tried with and without usb extension but still nothing. Plugged HDMI directly into PC and works great. Thoughts?
Hi! Thank you so much for this! I'm a new owner and this extension works ALMOST perfectly for me. Just I get sound crackling a bit which can be distracting! If the sound was as clean as without the cables this would be a-ma-zing! Any ideas on fixing this? Seems like my connections are solid otherwise.
I can't find any 10' breakout cables on your site. Also, I wish you had listed on Amazon. I bought some mounts that I don't really like from Amazon a few months ago. I would have rather purchased your design. The selection on Amazon is very slim and lacking. Thanks for these videos!
I'll have to look into that no doubt! I don't advertise it, but I will purchase the breakout cable if someone needs help getting one! - Breakout cable is about $45 - let me know! caleb@provrgear.com
Thank You! I can't believe I didn't go to RU-vid first. Been having problems getting everything to work properly because i needed to run extensions. Already bought a few hdmi cords including that blue one you showed that don't work. So frustrating. I've been having problems with the sensors only showing up as 2.0 USB even though I'm using a 3.0 extension cord. They also always get bad sensing yellow warnings during setup. That USB card you listed (the better one) is now on they way and I'm hoping that remedies the problems. Any advice on the sensors other than the card? I have to use extensions on those guys too so I'm wondering if it's the cords or simply not enough bandwidth for the USB 3.0. Thanks again! Been a huge help!
Thanks for the vid! what's weird is that I purchased 2 Redmere Cables from Monoprice (I is all the way down in AusStraylia) and neither cable worked, shows as connected but no pic (and yes, def. correct 'source'/'display connection). Repeater is the way to go
The redmere cables WILL NOT work for everyone.... UNLESS you use a repeater. Some peoples video card ports put out a stronger signal than others so the redmere at CERTAIN lengths will work for some but not others UNLESS.... You use the repeater. With the repeater it works for everyone.
Michael Griffin - They were 10ft length, I had a 1070 and upgraded to the Asus 1080 Advanced (2 HDMI ports) nothing worked (showed as working but no picture). Yar repeater is the way to go
and even then different ports give different signals. I've heard of people having the cable work using a DVI adapter as opposed to the HDMI out. Lots of possibilities!)
So a bit late to the game but I recently purchased a Rift. I took your advice and purchased the USB and HDMI cables. I got three USB cables and one HDMI cable. For the headset and two sensors. My sensors are working great. But I am having issues with the headset. I can connect and play games but I am getting A LOT of popping in the audio. I assume this is the HDMI cable. If i connect the headset directly to the computer it works with no issues. I also purchased the HDMI repeater you suggested. Maybe the HDMI cable I got is just bad. It does seem to be a pretty flimsy cord. Any suggestions on a fix? Maybe I am doing something wrong, though I don't believe that to be the case.
Just for reference (not in any way suggesting) I use that blue cable you pointed out earlier, 25ft length, from an AMD Fury native HMDI port. I tend to get a bit of "snow" at times, but otherwise it works. Also using the Cable Matters 16.4ft (5m) active USB extension cable. Since four sensors are using up space on two USB 3.0 cards, I'm routing the HMD USB cable from my motherboard USB 3.0 through a powered USB 3.0 hub to the 5m active USB 3.0 cable. If it goes through the MB straight I get more "trouble". I need to revisit the setup...just hate spending money on this crap.
no doubt I should've stated that different mobos and ports can power some cables differently. I know that majority cards have trouble with the ones I showed but super cool to know that AMD juices up there ports!) I agree that the money isn't always fun to spend lol but I think about it in the sense of we are the "first" gen folks and the companies take hits all the time to bring us the product. It makes sense that we have to do a bit to make it work. In the end they will see our struggle and make accommodations in future gens. I think it will become mainstream which means COMPLETE struggle free setups!)
Hey I purchased all the same components as you but when I plug in the rift with USB and hdmi I get intermittent screen going black. When I plug it in without breakout cable it works great. Am I doing something wrong.
I got your setup here. Bought straight from links. I get sound poping and left and right channel switching. Sound cuts out as well. Do i need the 5v power adapter for the usb then?
Got all the cables and repeater and I do get video and audio but the audio crackles a lot. I also get a thin line of green artifact on the far left side of the screen in my left eye. Anything I can try to clear this up?
I know this video is old but I have a dilemma, I've got my PC about 20 foot away from a wall plate i have mounted in a drop ceiling. I've tried so many things and do not want to go to fiber as it's so expensive. You mentioned 25 foot cable? Does it work? Any help would be appreciated.
Can i use the normal 10$ hdmi Female to female adapter or do i need the 17$ one? trying to save money but im not sure which will work or if the better one overall is just what i should have im only doign a 15ft cable
Is this info still good, or has a better cable solution come along? I'm in the market for HDMI and USB3 cables and I'm running into the confusion. 10 feet on each is good enough for me.. What to buy April 2017?
I was ready to buy the C&E High Speed HDMI Extension Cable Male to Female, 10 Feet, and the Cable Matters SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Type A Male to Female Extension Cable 10 Feet... for a grand total of 13 bucks.. Your prescription costs 38 bucks.
The HD repeater works so damn good! Get this even if your graphic card doesn't need it. Why I said that? All graphic card is different, so you won't know if it will work. Also, I'm starting to notice something. Graphic card with two pin connectors works great with 10 feet cable. Now when it comes to One pin connector. They dont work well. So far 1070 GTX and 580 GTX works without the HD repeater and 1060 GTX(one pin connector) needs it. Either way, Get it. Don't take my words. It was my test. Thank you reality check VR. Since I have the HD repeater... I might extend my cables to 20 ft.
I just remember playing with a DarkStar quite a bit when I was using the name 'CubbyE' my buddies and I had a clan T3MPT1NG F4T3 that got the first level 50 through hard work (and boosting) lol didn't know if you were the same guy)
Thanks for your work here. I've been working for a month to find a solution. I did get the 15 foot Monoprice cable and the hdmi repeater you suggest. Our oculus rift headset is still not projecting unfortunately. I was wondering if you have any further suggestions. Maybe a shorter Monoprice at 10 feet? I did notice your picture showing a thicker cable then the monoprice I got. I have a 1070 ti, 16 gigs ram, i7 770. A test directly from the headset to the graphic card is successful though. Do you think a ten foot length might work?
make sure it's the hdmi and not the usb! I know someone that put the usb into a powered hub and then it gave picture. Still, 10ft def does work if 15ft does not for your particular setup)
hey dude, i know your occulus centric due to thats what you have, but have you ever created a lead with the power wire extension for a vive user? wanna extend my cable for ceiling freedom of movement, but cannot find anywhere that sells those pesky power lead extensions haha
Ok I think I just figured out why people are having problems with their rifts and why some work with extenders and such while others dont. I was looking at my rift the other day and saw that one of the contacts in the HDMI cord that comes out of the rift didnt look right. I ordered a new cord from ebay from aseller I found for $20. I plugged it in as soon as I got it. Now every single adapter that previously didnt work on my old cord work on the new cord. So I have clearly had a defective cord from the factory. Strangly though it would only work when plugged directly into the graphics card. I not have the much neede extention with the HDMI repeater that NEVER worked before with the old cord. Im both happy and a little pissed of to see that some cords are being made poorly and some arent. The quality control must be pretty bad to get a cord that dont even work right when it costs over $50 to replace normally unless you buy one used like I did. I swear when it comes to defective hardware. I have the worst luck of all becauee I always seem to get defective shit. Oh well atleast Im a stubborn bastard that never quits, because now I have a fully working solution.
My rift works with some HDMI couplers and cables if I can put pressure on the connector just the right way (it's taped to the side of my PC currently). So I agree there's probably connector issues at least adding to some trouble people have.
I got the USB 3.O extension working fine, and the HDMI also however I noticed the audio there is some intermittent popping. Would be nice if someone could specifically test that and not only the video signal.
I bought the cables you recommended. The HDMI to the Rift works as advertised. However, the USB does not. Constant static mixed with the audio. Works fine without the extension cable. Any idea why it doesn’t work for my set up? Thanks!
hey man, sorry to hear! Your problems are 9 out of 10 the USB bandwidth/power, the best fix is to try an USB 3.0 powered HUB or a startech USB card which has it's own power connector. I use two different types of USB cards with my setup) Hope that helps!
SneakyJoe's Salad RUS some USB cables aren't the same as others, if restarting doesn't fix it then try a different USB cable to see if it persists.. I've bought like 10ncables and 2 have been bad
Bought all of his recommendations, it did work for about 6 mins, then I'd lose picture and sound. Upon reboot after reboot ad nauseum, same result. Oculus will have to come up w/ a fix b/c their cord is just a little too short for room scale. BTW, my rig includes GTX 1080 Ti and 32gb ddr 4 ram, I7.
We bought 2 sets of the 15ft cables and repeater you linked in the description and have had issues. The HDMI cables simply don't work, I've substituted some 20ft passive, no-name cables I've had laying around for a while and they seem to work fine. (Model number HM14-20K) The USB 3 cable doesn't work without an external power source. I snagged one from a USB hub I had laying around and it's working fine. I'm not sure if this is an issue with my PC or the cable. Mobo: Gigabyte z390 aorus elite, no additional USB card. Graphics card: MSI 1070 tip titanium. YMMV
Bought everything the same cables but the monoprice 15 one didnt work. and used the same repeater but i had another one that was beafier so that one worked but sometimes it craps out. dont know why
I have 1 cable matters 10ft USB 3 that works and 1 that doesn't. Well it doesn't work for sensors but they weren't essential. I was just using them to clean up some of my cable mess.
I believe the best way to make all the USB 3.0 cables work when using sensors is to plug them into a separately powered hub whenever possible. At the same time, some cables are just not made the same as others. I have some that do not perform the same as others. Although the HDE usb 3.0 seem to have an ALWAYS ON function built-in. Aaaaaa the world of cables) It should all be ethernet cable and the HMD's / PC's should have built in BALEN systems!!!! problem solved!!!! Wireless Done! :p
Do you know what the maximum cable length is that the Oculus could work with? I have a quite long distance I need to cover. I would appreciate if you could reply ASAP because my Rift is shipping soon.
Hey discovered your channel and it's been a big help. Tried this setup. Audio/Video feed to the headset constantly cuts in an out, only cutting in every 5 second or so. tried the same set up going through an AVI adapter first, signal got a tiny bit better but still constantly cut in/out. Then tried a DisplayPort adapter, I got completely clear Audio, no video. Any Ideas? Any response would be appreciated
PLEASE HELP; This didn't work for me! I bought the 10ft USB and 10ft HDMI extender with the HDMI Repeater. The USB works fine but the HDMI does not work. The Rift works when directly connected to the PC without the extensions. All my drivers are updated, I placed the repeater and the cable in the correct directions, and tried all possible variations in case they were marked wrong. I connected my computer to my TV screen with the HDMI extension cable and HDMI repeater, it worked fine. So apparently there is Nothing Wrong with the Cable or the Repeater. I tried the Device Setup in Oculus but it won't detect the HDMI when the Extension cable and Repeater is connected. I tried with two other HDMI cables and that didn't work either. For info, I'm running Windows10 64-bit on an Asus Z170 Pro Gaming motherboard with an MSI Armor GeForce GTX 1080 8GB. @RealityCheckVR please help me cause I bought this because of you!
Thanks for the video! does it work on a gaming laptop ? (for example the asus rog gl502gs (gtx 1070) ? that's the laptop I have and I didn't manage to get the HDMI working (only the USB extender works - I used cable matters 10 feet).
the repeater will help boost your HDMI signals and is especially helpful in laptops! If you have any stutter try a USB 3.0 Powered Hub! Hope that helps man!) See you in VR!!! :D
so i ordered all the cables you mentioned in the video and installed them through my wall and for some reason everything is connected and working but my games aren't launching now... You know what the problem may be? The screen goes black and then a windows error window pops up saying a problem occurred, if it persist windows will find a solution...
no man that is not a good nor normal problem, did you test the cables before putting them in? It's receiving a bad signal somewhere. I've probably bough 20-30 USB 3./0 cables in the past few years and ive had 3 bad ones that worked but not all the way. Could be something as simple as that. Hoping you get it figured man!!!
hey reality i just need to uninstall and reinstall oculus and it started working then but now my headset hdmi isn't even recognized by the pc with or without the extensions... I think i need a new headset cable :/ I been talking to oculus for 2 weeks now... btw i'm 96766, nice seeing you on Echo!
Does anyone know if there is a Clipsal compatible HDMI wall plate that Oculus will play nicely with? I have bought and tried 4 with no luck so far :( Trying to neaten up my setup but this snag is killing the whole plan
Hey, does anyone know how long it takes to have your breakout cord shipped to you. I ordered one, said it was shipped on the 1st, it's now the 9th and I haven't heard anything. No email response so far. Thanks
Brilliant! Was about to buy that blue cable from probably the same article I'm betting a lot of us stumble across. Thanks much! Edit: Well, I had no luck being able to order the Repeater, doesn't ship to Canada :( Would the HDMI Adapter still work with the 15 ft HDMI Cable?
Doesn't work,bought using your links. well it does work, but the audio cuts out about 1 to 3 mins into game play,but audio is restored after it unplug and re plug the cable in..... Any ideas.
hi thanks for the video and the cool info, I too have tried to extend my rift cable usb3 cable no issues, but the hdmi yeah no go on that one, just as you said the screen blacks off, so I bought the cable with the male and female ends, one works sort of but as soon as I play something like assetto corsa it starts switching off, is there any spec of hdmi cable I need? I only need maybe a 2m cable tops my play area is limited, will a repeater solve my issue or should I just send the stuff back and get a reapeter and another cable? am from the uk so looked for monoprice and amazon don't sell it here
personally I have had the best success with using the repeaters, the brand certainly can be a different one, but if this is the case I might just make them available on my site)
I just ordered a repeater has the same markings as yours just a different name, what standard of hdmi for the rift? will 1.4 do? I think I just need an hdmi and btw I subbed I like your vids mate
ok update mate I ordered 1 high speed hdmi 2M cable 2 hdmi repaters, tried one and it seems to work not had any issue really, tried a few games and no sreen blanking or anything all works a treak thank you very much for the info your the only one with the correct info for my pc anyway
I decided to get the chords you suggested in this video and i am having an issue with a black screen appearing for a few seconds randomly. wonder why this is happening?
Can anyone answer this? Just bought a used cv1. Came with four sensors. I will need one of those to have a 30 foot cable(total) to my PC. Is that doable? 2 10 foot together plus sensor? With 2 repeaters? Or is 20' extension too much?
bought the 15 ft version of everything here and it did not work for me. sound but black screen. now when i try without the cables, it's still a black screen. i'm not sure why this is such a pain in the ass.
