HDMI Adapters can be used to convert an HDMI cable to another cable type or to create an angle. Common types are HDMI to DVI, HDMI to displayport and HDMI angle adapters. Angle adapters are useful for turing an HDMI cable through 90 degrees.
Category: HDMI Connections
High Quality HDMI Cables From Lindy Electronics
The LINDY HDMI range has cables to suit all your HDMI needs. Premium Gold versions are designed for the most demanding, professional AV and home cinema installations. HDMI to DVI, HDMI to Mini HDMI, couplers and port savers ensure you get the most out of your setup. The LINDY white HDMI cables are ideal for Apple TVs and more.
Premium Gold 1.3b Cat 2 cables are for home cinema buffs that want to get the most out of their professional home cinema and AV installations. Premium Gold HDMI cables are constructed to provide the highest quality, most reliable high speed HDTV connection. The ‘future proof’ cables are fully certified by the HDMI Authorised Test Centre for High Speed 1.3b Cat 2 compliance. They support all currently available HDMI equipped devices at resolutions of up to an amazing 2160p and higher. Continue reading “High Quality HDMI Cables From Lindy Electronics”
HDMI Over Cat 5
With CAT 5 and CAT6 network cable costing in the region of £70 for 305m (1000ft) it is ideal for transferring HDMI over long distances,.
An HDMI over CAT6 extender will allow you to extend an HDMI connection using CAT 5e or CAT 6 network cable as a transmission medium. The advantages of using this type of cable rather than HDMI are that you can alter the length of your cable and it is very cheap in comparision wih full HDMI cabling, CAT6 cable is easy to hide in a house, behind walls under floors etc. Network cables are also very easy to terminate and can be done at home by the consumer, an HDMI cable on the other hand would be extremely difficult to terminate. Continue reading “HDMI Over Cat 5”
Long HDMI Cables from Techlink
5 star award-winning Techlink HDMI Cables can now be purchased in lengths up to 50m, we tested the 50m HDMI cable using a Sky HD box connected to a Sony Bravia TV and the picture was perfect at the Sky HD maximum resolution of 1920 x 1080i. The long hdmi cables are part of the award-winning Techlink Wires CR range, the range includes almost every type of cable you could need for connecting your TV. The Techlink cables are available in lengths of 1m, 2m, 3m, 5m 10m, 15m, 20m, 30m and 50m.
HDMI to DVI Cable – No Sound
An HDMI to DVI cable converts 19 pin HDMI to single link DVI-D, the cable is bi-directional so can convert from DVI to HDMI as well. A common issue with this cable is that it gives a picture but no sound, this is because the DVI connection normally only supports video as the name suggests, Digital Visual Interface. To get sound with an HDMI to DVI cable a separate audio cable is required. We say normally only supports video as there some exceptions, for example some PC video cards support DVI Audio and these will provide audio from the DVI connector which can be adapted to HDMI, in general though unless you are specifically using a DVI Audio enabled device you should assume you need a separate audio cable.
HDMI Matrix Switch
What is an HDMI Matrix switch?
It is an HDMI switch that allows 2 or more inputs to be connected to 2 or more outputs simultaneously, for example a 2 x 2 HDMI matrix switch has two inputs and two outputs, we could connect a blu ray DVD to input 1 and a Sky HD box to input 2, output 1 and output 2 would be connected to the displays, eg 2 plasmas or a plasma and a projector. With a matrix switch each output can connect to any input ie we could watch a blu ray DVD on display 1 and 2 or Sky HD on display 1 and blu ray on display 2 etc. A matrix can be configured to perform the same function as an HDMI splitter although they tend to cost more money.