HDMI Archive

Choosing the right cabling to cater to your needs is a more significant decision than most people credit it as. Cables come in various degrees of quality and performance. When you add in the element of a cable being retractable, it adds additional factors that must be considered. Cable Size & Retraction All retractable cabling has a specific retraction force that can have an impact …

Nobody wants an HDMI cable running through the middle of their living room. In a home setting, it looks less than organized. In a professional setting, it looks less than professional. Not to mention it’s a tripping hazard attached to what is presumably a decently expensive display. That’s like tying a string to your TV, and then making it so people might trip over that …

When running HDMI cables through a room, you generally want to use a flat cable. They can slip under rugs, run smoothly along the edges of a doorway, and can become almost invisible once installed. They’re also the right choice for most in-wall installations. There are a couple of advantages to using standard round cables. In some circumstances, cord holders and similar devices are designed …

Whether you’re enjoying the latest Blu-Ray or a gaming session on your PS4, an HDMI cable is one of the core components in your multimedia system. HDMI cables are all virtually universal, with a single cord supplying both video and audio for a large variety of formats. Unfortunately, the one downside to universal cable is that they have universal problems. No matter how you’re enjoying …

Betamax. Coaxial. VHF. HD-DVD. What do all of these formats have in common? Not only are they all dead, but during their inception their creators hoped for them to become a format that would rule all others. This is the same logic behind app stores, operating systems, or virtually any other tech standard companies put in place. They want everyone to use their standard. They …