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- easy to find

- least expensive

- available in Siamese

- can be custom made

- can use universal coax tools

- can use it in conjunction with individual power wire if power and video are running to 2 different locations

- can only go up to 600’

- only have to make one wire pull for both video and power wire

- limited by video signal distance for 24V cameras and power signal distance for 12V cameras

- can go up to 1200’

- can be custom made

- can use universal coax tools

- can use it in conjunction with individual power wire if power and video are running to 2 different locations

- more expensive

- harder to find in Siamese style

- with no powered baluns can go up to 1200’

- with powered baluns you can go up to 2.4KM

- use it when space is an issue (conduit)

- some businesses already have some existing

- good filter for noise interference from power

- may need gender changers on each end of the cable to change it from BNC to screw terminals and vice a versa

- additional cost for baluns

- extremely long range distances can be achieved

- Very expensive

- Only for the professional installer

- Extremely inexpensive

- Easy to work with

- Works with 12V DC or 24V AC cameras

- Will have to run two different cables, one for video and one for power