Component video • Component video, an advanced video format • Traditional Composite video standards—NTSC, PAL, or SECAM—combine luminance (brightness), chrominance (color), blanking pulses, sync pulses, and color burst information into a singl...

USB Standards • USB standards • The Universal Serial Bus (USB) hardware (plug-and-play) standard makes connecting peripherals to your computer easy. • USB 1.1 • USB 1.1, introduced in 1995, is the original USB standard. It has two data rates: ...

...and for managing the cables associated with the equipment. • Rackmount power strips mount either vertically or horizontally with a wide range of outlet counts, types, and spacing. • Power distribution units (PDUs) are high-end power strips that i...

Video • What you need to know about choosing a reliable end-to-end solution. • Brochure PDF • Connect with the Black Box guaranteed-for-life® ETL Verified structured cabling channel solution! • Black Box Explains • Category 6 •   • GigaTrue® CAT6 ...

Standard and ThinNet Ethernet • Thick and ThinNet Ethernet: 10-Mbps • As a result of research done at Xerox Corporation in the early 1970s, Ethernet has evolved into the most widely implemented physical and Data link layer protocol today. Most...

...high-speed HDMI® cables—they don’t even have to be expensive ones—or try an HDMI extender. • HDCP is unsupported. Does the display support HDCP? DVI displays usually don’t. • Problem 2: “Sparkles” in the picture. • Usually caused by: • HDMI c...

IP-Based A/V Distribution • IP-Based A/V Distribution • IP-based distribution technologies use transmitters and receivers to extend signals over a TCP/IP network (a LAN or even a WAN, for instance). Oftentimes, they’re called IP streamers when...

...etc. S/PDIF is based on the professional AES3 interconnect standard. • S/PDIF signals are carried over two types of cables. The first is a 75-ohm coaxial cable with orange RCA connectors. The second is a fiber cable with TOSLINK connectors.