A switcher is a device that allows a single display (an HDTV, projector, or computer monitor as well as audio speakers, amplifiers, subwoofers, soundbars, and stereo systems) to switch between different source media devices connected to it with the ease of switching from channel to channel or station to station. For example, a switcher allows an HDTV to… Read More »
Wiring and cable management isn’t just about putting cable clips on your cables and color-coding them for your convenience so that everything is neatly stacked into place without you ending up with spaghetti wires or octopus connections. The specifics of your wire configuration also depend on the devices you’re connecting and the overall wiring requirements. In particular, audio… Read More »
Which is better? Component video(YPbPr) or HDMI? Long story short, HDMI is the better standard. It does HD even better than component video’s analog standard (YPbPr). It even does better HD than digital component video (YCbCr). However, even as 2020 is about to end and HDMI is the current standard in HD transmissions, there is a persistent following… Read More »
If your work has something to do with the tech world, you probably already know what a composite and a component cable is. But even if you aren’t techie, you must have encountered these cables at least once in your life. You definitely did if you tried hooking your TV to a VCR or DVD machine before. These… Read More »
Before the dawn of fully digital high definition or HD entertainment in movies, television, and gaming, people were still using analog technologies like RCA or component cables. The component cable became all the rage in the early to mid-2000s as the highest quality media connection standard until HD took over. It’s so full quality it can even reproduce… Read More »