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Technology Explained

06/04/2017

DisplayPort Explained

DisplayPort is quite confusing and we have a number of products to meet your DisplayPort needs. First of all lets take a look at what it is.. DisplayPort is a digital display interface developed by the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA). The interface is primarily used to connect a video source to a display device such as a computer monitor, though it can also be used to carry audio, USB, and other forms of data. VESA designed it to replace the common connections of VGA and DVI. DisplayPort is backward... Read More

05/04/2017

USB Type C

Universal Serial Bus Type C – Not really “Universal”. USB can be confusing at times and now it gets more complicated! The type C connector seems to be the way forward as in one connector to connect them all, but with this technology slowly coming in to the market due to not all manufacturers adopting it, you will need backwards compatible adapters/cables. Another problem you have on the market is proprietary connectors but that’s something for manufacturers to sort out. We have a few variations of USB type C cables... Read More

05/04/2017

SVGA to HDMI/HDMI to SVGA – Solved

A question we get asked here constantly is “do you have an SVGA to HDMI cable or adapter?” or “Do you have a HDMI to SVGA cable adapter?” The answer is yes and no, SVGA is analog and HDMI is digital. The two cannot be used together unless you have a chipset to convert the signals. This is referred to as a ADC or  Analog to Digital Converter, without this it is impossible to use such a cable or adapter despite the market being flooded with cables and adapters without... Read More

30/03/2017

HDMI 2.1

HDMI 2.1 will be released soon further complicating things. In a nutshell it supports a range of Higher Video Resolutions and refresh rates including 8K @ 60Hz and 4K @ 120Hz, Dynamic HDR, and increased bandwidth with a new 48G cable. Version 2.1 of the HDMI Specification is backward compatible with earlier versions of the specification. While there is a buzz about this at the moment, think before you buy, are there any 8k sources out there other than computer graphics cards? and even then are there any 8k displays... Read More