Reddit reviews Monoprice 5-meter USB 3.0 A Male to A Female Active Extension Cable, Black

I am using 1 with the cord that came with a new sensor, two with these (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AA0U08M/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) and the furthest one uses both of those together. The one on my desk is just close enough to not need an extension

The USB hub and 15 foot extension cables that work for my Odyssey Plus-- https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B073P67SZS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B01D5H92EE/ref=ya_aw_od_pi?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B00AA0U08M/ref=ya_aw_od_pi?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Headset HDMI Extender - 10' - https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B004C4SECG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Headset USB Extender - 10' - https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00NH12O5I/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Two Sensor USB Extenders - 15' - https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00AA0U08M/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Was playing Arizona Sunshine last night, zero issues with this setup.

This is the 3.0 cable I used https://www.amazon.ca/Monoprice-15-Feet-Female-Active-Extension/dp/B00AA0U08M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1499831767&sr=8-1&keywords=monoprice+3.0

It's a little more expensive in canada, 26 dollars, its only 15' long though, I don't know if thats too short for you.

I use this type myself: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AA0U08M

These should work to: https://www.amazon.com/CableCreation-Active-Extension-Extender-Female/dp/B0179MXKU8

Sure thing fam!

USB 2.0 16 ft - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006LFL4X0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

USB 3.0 15 ft - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AA0U08M/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

HDMI cable 10ft - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CRA11IU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1

HDMI Repeater - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M02Z4FU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The good news is with a repeater you can just use a regular HDMI cable and not an extension with male/female connectors. I only bought an extra cable because all the ones I had lying around were only 6ft or so and I wanted longer.

I had some crackling in the audio the first time I connected the headset with extensions but hasn't been any since then (not sure if I had/have it on 2.0 or 3.0 for the headset which would be the culprit since HDMI is only for the video portion and USB carries audio).

Like I said - all of these are working on my current setup. Motherboard is an MSI Z97-G45 Gaming with my 4790k and running a 1080 ti GPU. Monitors are on display port so am fortunately able to run this directly from the GPU's open HDMI slot.

I also use an Acer Predator Helios 300 laptop and the extensions all work with it as well so hopefully you have good results!

I have this exact model of laptop (MSI GT73VR Titan Pro-202) and it's perfect for roomscale with 3 sensors. I've used mine in a 10 ft x 10 ft space before without issue. It's okay if you plug the USB 2.0 extension that comes with the 3rd sensor into one of the 3.0 ports, it'll still be recognized. I had to get 2 additional 3.0 extension cables for my front 2 sensors due to how my play area is organized and they also run fine (despite one consistently saying it has "poor tracking quality").

Here ya go

It's just a 15' Monoprice active extension, as clearly shown in the video around 1:40. A Monoprice (non active) 2.0 cable is what came included in the box for me when I bought my 3'rd sensor. I recently replaced my Monoprice active extension because it was giving me issues... :/

Word of warning - from other comments, it doesn't appear as though this Amazon basics extension works. It needs to be an active extension. From this thread, both of these should work:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0179MXKU8

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AA0U08M

The 10 foot Anker and 15 foot Monoprice Active USB 3.0 Extension work for me, so far.

Yeah, it was one of the ones on the wiki.

But this is it:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AA0U08M

I've got this one

I got this 5m (16.4ft) USB 3.0 monoprice active extension and it works great: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AA0U08M/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HJZEA2S/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I can vouch for that one. Buttery smooth tracking all sensors on USB 3.0.
I used this extension. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AA0U08M/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Yeah just tried your setup, both upside down with same issue. So I flipped the one back right side up on a tripod(worked for weeks) and it's still shifting. But in the process I notice that that one sensor is now registering as USB 2.0 instead of 3.0 like it has been. It's connected using an active 3.0 mono price cable.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AA0U08M/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Randomly it'll say 3.0 the disconnect and reconnect and it's 2.0.
I'm using the 309a fresco drivers also.
Going to try it on one of my asmedia ports just for the hell of it.

I'm surprised as well.
Some small corrections:
It's a 15ft active USB3 extension and a 6ft USB 3.1 cable connected to a 3.1 port.

Links:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AA0U08M?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D7TXTPP/ref=cm_sw_r_wa_apa_i_OOU0DbE0MQPCW

EDIT whoops copied the wrong links. Here are the correct ones, at 5m + 2m


Original: Sorry, actually, you're right...

it's not 5m, it's longer.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0711K9L8Z/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Monoprice 5-meter USB 3.0 A Male... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AA0U08M?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

I have 4 sensors, each mounted on top of 7'6" DIY stands made out of cheap 5'9" Ikea floor lamps..2 lamps per stand, each in it's own corner. The 8' long stock cables of the sensors only have a few inches worth left over when mounted on the stands, so extensions are a must no matter where you position them. I use the 'Monoprice 15-Feet USB 3.0 Extension Cables' from Amazon, with the sensor in the far corner needing 2 cables to reach the stand. This gives me a 10'x10' area, with an actual playspace of 7'x7'. I also shelled out for a Startech 4 port USB3.0 PCI card recommended on the Oculus blog. The sensors on USB3.0 use a lot of power, so you'll need to connect either a SATA power adapter or a molex power adapter to the PCI card...if you go that route. I haven't had any issues whatsoever, completely glitch free. I used the Sensor Bounds app in Oculus to make sure the sensor beams covered my play area high enough, as well as covering the corners closest to the stands. The beams aren't 90 degrees, so the higher the top of the beam, the less the corner gets covered by the lower part of the beam. It takes a few minutes, but it helps to completely cover the entire play area.

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Btw...the best part of my DIY stands...they only take up 10" squared. Tripods are at least 2' squared. I considered microphone stands, but they only extend 5' or so. Nowhere near tall enough.

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https://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-15-Feet-Female-Active-Extension/dp/B00AA0U08M

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Yeah the headset does tilt a bit, enough to press into your face. If you take it off and just hold it in your hands you can see the side arms can rotate up and down, maybe like 10 degrees or so, which in turn changes the angle of the display part. On me this shift is enough to almost close the nose gap.

I use 2x 5m active USB 3.0 extenders that look like the Monoprice / CableCreations ones (a lot of people gave them good reviews on here), but they're generic branded so cheaper and would be the same components, as a few companies just rebrand them:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AA0U08M

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0179MXKU8

Yo get those referral codes off the links please. mods?

his links without referral codes:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AA0U08M

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D7TXTPP/