Length of USB extender cables

[gaf-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org (Jerry Feldman)]

After a bit of research, USB is spec'd to max at 5m. I went to You-Do-It
and bought a 15ft. cable for $14.40 (Best Buy has a 10ft for $26). The
10ft as You-Do-It was $9.90.

On 09/28/2009 08:48 AM, Daniel Feenberg wrote:
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> On Mon, 28 Sep 2009, Jerry Feldman wrote:
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>> My wife has a TV tuner for he laptop, and she would like a longer USB
>> cable. Currently her cable is either 2 or 3 feet. If I get a 6 ft or
>> 10ft extender cable, would that cause problems with the tuner, or shou=
ld
>> I get an "active" cable? My gut feel is that a 6ft cable would work
>> fine, but I'm not sure if a longer cable would cause problems or not.
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> I have used a 10" extender on a 6" cable with no problems. I
> understand you can't go much further than that, but have no experience
> trying.
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