Component video cable, in just a few years, has gone from being a relatively uncommon and esoteric way to hook up video devices to being the near-universal analog video signal standard for home ...

The challenge in transmitting video over distances is to get more information down longer cables faster.The longer distance video images must travel, the longer the cable must be. As cables lengthen, ...

I am tweaking an HTPC which right now has no TV card, but I am considering getting one. However, I am a bit confused about how it will work for the next few years as far as cable TV.<BR><BR>Right now, ...

Once upon a time (OK, it was last week) while connecting a new monitor to a computer, I learned something the hard way about video cables and connectors. You can learn the easy way. The computer, a ...

Brought to you by Blue Jeans Cable There was a time, not so long ago, when television hookups were pretty simple. There were two screws on the back of the set, which went to two spade lugs on a ...

Belden 1872A MediaTwist Cat 6 cable. Last month, we covered unshielded twisted pairs (UTP) to carry audio. The highest-quality UTP is computer cable, premise/data cable. It's called Cat 5, Cat 5e or ...

ALEXANDRIA, VA.—As television engineers age, those brought up in the era of analog signals and the subsequent transition to digital are retiring and talking hard-earned knowledge with them. Younger ...

Cox Communications is changing the way it delivers television signals to some of its Louisiana customers. After a three-month transition period, customers will need a digital converter box for each TV ...