StarTech.com 4 Port VGA Over CAT5 Video Extender - 450ft (150m)

Product Overview

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If you’ve got legacy VGA gear in a UK office and you need to get a signal somewhere awkward (meeting room wall screens, training spaces, older CCTV/AV setups), this kind of 4‑port VGA-over-CAT5 extender is the sensible “just make it work” option. At ~£123 ex‑VAT, it’s good value for anyone consolidating cabling without re-running expensive VGA runs—150m is the sort of distance that usually saves you major rewire costs, and the fact it’s multi‑port means you can standardise your install instead of juggling separate boxes.

That said, I wouldn’t buy it if you’re aiming for crisp modern graphics or anything that’s particularly sensitive—VGA is inherently analogue, and once you start pushing distance, room for degradation grows (brightness, contrast, occasional noise depending on the cable quality and environment). Also, “CAT5” is doing a lot of work here: use proper terminated, decent structured cabling (and keep it away from heavy electrical interference) or you’ll end up blaming the extender when the real issue is the install. Overall: buy it for legacy VGA deployments that need reach and simplicity; avoid it for anything that expects the kind of sharpness you’d get from digital solutions (or for high-interference environments).