Maximum HDMI Cable Length: How to Extend Further?

When you’re setting up a new TV, game system, or set top box, you need to figure out the wiring situation. And depending on where your devices are located, this might mean making a long run. For example, your cable jack might be in one room, but your TV is in another. Unless you want …

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HDMI ARC vs Optical – Which Connection is Better?

So, you’ve just bought a new A/V receiver or soundbar. Congratulations! But now it’s time to make all the connections, and you’ve got some decisions to make. Life wasn’t always this complicated. In the olden days, when dinosaurs ruled the earth, a simple coaxial cable got the job done for all connections. But we’re no …

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Helpful Guide to the Best SDI to HDMI Converter (Cable)

Remember standard definition televisions? Unless you’re very young, you probably do. Do you ever wish we could go back to the day when that was the best standard? Probably not. The change from standard definition to high definition was a game changer for all kinds of entertainment. For example, watching a hockey game in standard …

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Guide to the Best 4K HDMI Switcher with Remote in 2022

As technology advances, some things change while others remain the same. Take the humble video switch. Many of us grew up with switches for coaxial cable. TVs of the day used a single channel, either three or four, for all signals other than antenna or cable. If you had a VCR, an early game console, …

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Best (90 & 270 degree) Right Angle HDMI Adapters

When your television is mounted close to the wall, getting a regular HDMI cable to fit can be tough. It can even be impossible. Even if you get it to work, stress on the end of the cable can gradually wear it down until you need a replacement. Many people buy expensive HDMI cables only …

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