If you have ever had to connect your TV or some sort of external monitor or recorder to your digital camera, then you know the frustration of having to work with mini and micro variations of the HDMI connection. These tiny connectors are not ideal for having a big and likely heavy cable pulling on them, which can cause connection issues. There are many interesting ways that videographers have developed to help remove the strain on these connections. Caleb Pike, a videographer who runs DSLR Video Shooters, shares in the accompanying viseo what, in his opinion, is the best HDMI cable for camera use. The cable Pike recommends? Ribbon cable, which is light as a feather, easily bendable, and makes connections that are incredibly tight. As shown in the video, Pike performs a slight bit of DIY work to protect the ends of the ribbon cables a little bit better, saying they offer a much-improved HDMI experience on your digital cameras. Related: Are expensive HDMI cables worth buying? We asked an expert As Pike notes in the video, ribbon cable is incredibly popular in cameras and other electronics because it is light, easily bent, and can be fit into tight spaces, which allows for devices to be smaller and smaller. If you were to open up your smartphone right now, you could find some of these connecting your screen and cameras to the main board. In your digital camera, you would likely find some of these connecting button ports to the main board, or maybe even the sensor itself. These ribbon cables aren’t all that expensive, either. After a quick search on Amazon, we found a ton of options available for less than $20. Add to that some shrink wrap to DIY the ends a bit, and you have a fairly inexpensive solution to an incredibly irritating problem.

Cable operators with all-digital systems may encrypt their services, activating and deactivating cable service without sending a technician to your home. If your cable operator chooses to encrypt its services, you will need a set-top box or CableCARD for every television set in your home on which you want to continue to view cable programming. Encryption of all-digital cable service allows cable operators to activate and deactivate cable service remotely, thus relieving many consumers of the need to wait at home to receive a cable technician when they sign up for or cancel cable service, or expand service to an existing cable connection in their home. In addition, encryption can reduce service theft, which could reduce cable rates and often degrades the quality of cable service received by paying subscribers. Encryption also should reduce the number of service calls necessary for manual installations and disconnections. What does this mean for cable subscribers? If you are a cable subscriber, you should be aware: You may need additional equipment to receive cable service. If you currently rely on unencrypted cable service to receive broadcast channels from your cable operator ( i.e. , your digital television connects directly to the cable system without the addition of a set-top box or CableCARD), you will need a set-top box or CableCARD to continue to view those channels. If you need additional equipment due to encryption, you are entitled to free equipment for a limited time. The chart below gives the details of the free equipment terms. If, at the time your cable operator begins to encrypt, you subscribe Then you are entitled to only to broadcast basic service and do not have a set-top box or CableCARD a set-top box or CableCARD on up to two television sets without charge or service fee for two years from the date your cable operator begins to encrypt. to a level of service other than broadcast basic service but use a digital television to receive only the basic service tier without use of a set-top box or CableCARD a set-top box or CableCARD on one television set without charge or service fee for one year from the date your cable operator begins to encrypt. only to the basic service tier without use of a set-top box or CableCARD and you receive Medicaid a set-top box or CableCARD on up to two television sets without charge or service fee for five years from the date your cable operator begins to encrypt. Your cable operator must notify you at least 30 days before it begins to encrypt and notify you about the equipment to which you are entitled under Federal law. Your cable operator must notify you 30 to 60 days before the end of the free equipment period that your cable operator will begin to charge you for the equipment. This notice must include the lease fee that your cable operator will charge for the equipment. When encryption becomes common, cable subscribers will not have to schedule as many service appointments and should be able to subscribe to and cancel cable service more easily. What if I subscribe to cable service after an all digital cable operator has commenced encrypting their service? You are not entitled to the free equipment discussed above and your cable operator is permitted to charge you its standard equipment fees for any set-top boxes or CableCARDs necessary to activate the level of service you request. You may ask your cable operator for a rate card, which will specify the cost of this necessary equipment.

New to Sony's 2007 line of AV receivers and home-theater-in-a-box systems-both the Bravia and the component-based lines-is the Digital Media Port (or DMPort), a proprietary jack that offers connectivity to any of four optional accessories. The quartet of compatible add-ons include the TDM-NC1 (a Wi-Fi music streamer), the TDM-BT1 (a Bluetooth adapter), the TDM-NW1 (a dock for certain Sony Walkman MP3 models), and the TDM-IP1 (an iPod dock). By offering the adapters as optional accessories, Sony theoretically keeps the cost of the main units down, but still allows users a "choose your own adventure" option for the digital-audio source of their choice. The TDM-IP1 is Sony's version of an iPod dock with the added bonus of onscreen display support, which lets you navigate your music collection on the TV screen using your audio system's existing remote. The TDM-iP1 supports every iPod with a dock connection except the third-generation models, and it features an adjustable plastic rear support to accommodate thickness of the varying iPod models. The unit itself has a glossy-black finish with a chrome trim base. The single 72-inch cable plugs into the DMPort jack on the aforementioned compatible Sony receivers and HTIBs; there's also a minijack video output (and included composite video cable) for viewing the onscreen display and for watching videos and photo slide shows on compatible iPods. Once the TDM-IP1 is connected to the Sony audio system, you simply plug in your iPod and press the dock's single button to toggle into the preferred operating mode: OSD mode (noted by a green LED) will allow you to use your receiver's remote to navigate and control your music via a TV-based menu screen, while iPod display mode (indicated by an amber LED) will let you manually choose songs, photos, and videos on your iPod as well as allow for photo and movie playback. Put another way, you can access all your songs from the comfort of your sofa, but watching videos or photos requires you to walk over to the iPod and manually dial up your choices without the benefit of a remote. The onscreen display isn't the prettiest interface in the world, but it worked as we'd expect. You have onscreen access to all of the control features you'd get using the iPod by itself, including shuffle and repeat. Unfortunately, using the Sony remote is a big step down from the iPod Click Wheel. There's no way to scroll quickly through lists, for instance, so getting to those artists at the bottom of the alphabet will take a while; a button that could act as a "page down" function would have been a nice touch.

A digital audio cable provides an audio connection between your A/V receiver and your TV or converter. Unlike analog audio cables, which uses two separate wires to provide a left and right audio channel, a digital audio cable uses one wire to pass multiple channels of sound, meaning it can be used for Surround Sound. Even if you do not have a Surround Sound setup, a digital audio cable can still be used in place of of analog audio cables. There are two types of digital audio cables: optical (sometimes called toslink) and coaxial. Optical Digital Audio Cable Coaxial Digital Audio Cable Most users will not detect any difference in sound quality between the two types. Which wire to use mainly depends on which wire your equipment supports. If you have a choice, consider the following based on your particular setup needs: Coaxial digital audio cables tend to have a tighter, more secure connection. They are very durable but begin to suffer a loss in quality at lengths longer than 10 feet.

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Component video is a video signal that has been split into two or more component channels. In popular use, it refers to a type of component analog video (CAV) information that is transmitted or stored as three separate signals. Component video can be contrasted with (NTSC, PAL or SECAM) in which all the video information is combined into a single line-level signal that is used in analog television. Like composite, component-video cables do not carry audio and are often paired with audio cables. When used without any other qualifications the term component video usually refers to analog YPBPR component video with sync on luma. Analog component video [edit] Reproducing a video signal on a display device (for example, a cathode ray tube (CRT)) is a straightforward process complicated by the multitude of signal sources. DVD, VHS, computers and video game consoles all store, process and transmit video signals using different methods, and often each will provide more than one signal option. One way of maintaining signal clarity is by separating the components of a video signal so that they do not interfere with each other. A signal separated in this way is called "component video". S-Video, RGB and YPBPR signals comprise two or more separate signals, and thus are all component-video signals. In the past, for most consumer-level applications, analog component video was used; however, digital component video became increasingly more common in both computer and home-theater applications. Component video is capable of carrying various signals, such as 480i, 480p, 576i, 576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p, 2040p and beyond. Many new high definition TVs support the use of component video up to their native resolution. RGB analog component video [edit] The various RGB (red, green, blue) analog component video standards (e.g., RGBS, RGBHV, RGsB) use no compression and impose no real limit on color depth or resolution, but require large bandwidth to carry the signal and contain much redundant data since each channel typically includes much of the same black-and-white image. Most modern computers offer this signal via a VGA port. Many televisions, especially in Europe, utilize RGB via the SCART connector. All arcade games, other than early vector and black-and-white games, use RGB monitors. RGB component video has largely been replaced by modern digital formats, such as DisplayPort or Digital Visual Interface (DVI) digital connections, while home theater systems increasingly favor High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), which support higher resolutions, higher dynamic range, and can be made to support digital rights management. The demise of VGA is largely due to screens moving to large flat digital panels as well as the desire for having a single cable for both audio and video but also due to a slight loss of clarity when converting from a digital media source to analogue and back again for a flat digital display, particularly when used at higher resolutions where analog signals are highly susceptible to noise. RGB has never been common in North America for consumer electronics as S-Video was considered sufficient for consumer use, although RGB was used extensively in commercial, professional and high-end installations. In addition to the red, green and blue color signals, RGB requires two additional signals to synchronize the video display. Several methods are used: composite sync, where the horizontal and vertical signals are mixed together on a separate wire (the S in RGBS) separate sync, where the horizontal and vertical are each on their own wire (the H and V in RGBHV; also the acronym HD/VD, meaning horizontal deflection/vertical deflection , is used) sync on green, where a composite sync signal is overlaid on the wire used to transport the green signal (SoG, Sync on G, or RGsB). sync on red or sync on blue, where a composite sync signal is overlaid on either the red or blue wire sync on composite (not to be confused with composite sync), where the signal normally used for composite video is used alongside the RGB signal only for the purposes of sync. sync on luma, where the Y signal from S-Video is used alongside the RGB signal only for the purposes of sync. Composite sync is common in the European SCART connection scheme (using pins 17 [ground] and 19 [composite-out] or 20 [composite-in]). RGBS requires four wires – red, green, blue and sync. If separate cables are used, the sync cable is usually colored yellow (as is the standard for composite video) or white. Separate sync is most common with VGA, used worldwide for analog computer monitors. This is sometimes known as RGBHV, as the horizontal and vertical synchronization pulses are sent in separate channels. This mode requires five conductors. If separate cables are used, the sync lines are usually yellow (H) and white (V), yellow (H) and black (V), or gray (H) and black (V). Sync on Green (SoG) is less common, and while some VGA monitors support it, most do not. Sony is a big proponent of SoG, and most of their monitors (and their PlayStation line of video game consoles) use it. Like devices that use composite video or S-video, SoG devices require additional circuitry to remove the sync signal from the green line. A monitor that is not equipped to handle SoG will display an image with an extreme green tint, if any image at all, when given a SoG input. Sync on red and sync on blue are even rarer than sync on green, and are typically used only in certain specialized equipment.

Depending on your computer, it might have analog in/out, optical audio in/out, optical digital audio in/out, or a combination of these ports Your Mac includes one or more audio ports. You can use these ports to connect to headphones, speakers, or an audio system. Other ports can transfer audio data as well. Some speakers and professional audio interfaces connect to your computer’s USB port or FireWire port . And some video ports transfer both audio and video data. Audio port Icon Description Headphone: You can use this port as a combination headphone and line-out port. Connect headphones or speakers using a standard audio cable with a 3.5 mm metal plug. Headphone out/optical audio out: You can also use this port for both optical digital audio output and analog audio output. Connect external speakers, headphones, or optical digital audio equipment. For analog headphone/line output, use a standard audio cable with a 3.5 mm metal plug. For optical digital audio, use a Toslink cable with a Toslink mini-plug adapter or a fiber-optic cable with a 3.5 mm plastic or nylon optical plug. Analog audio in: You can use this port to connect stereo equipment to your Mac with a stereo miniplug-to-RCA cable adapter. Audio in/optical audio in: You can also use this port for both digital optical and analog audio input. For analog audio input, use a 3.5 mm mini phone jack or a stereo miniplug-to-RCA cable adapter to connect stereo equipment. For digital optical audio input, use a standard Toslink cable with a Toslink mini-plug adapter. Digital optical audio input uses the S/PDIF protocol. Analog audio out: You can use this port to connect self-powered speakers, MP3 and CD devices, and other audio equipment to your Mac. Optical digital audio in and out: You can use these ports to transfer stereo or encoded 5.1 audio using the S/PDIF protocol over Toslink cables and connect to decks, receivers, digital instruments, and 5.1 surround-sound speaker systems. Use standard Toslink cables, or fiber-optic cables with a 3.5 mm plastic or nylon optical plug.

Get connected Connect your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to a display: Connect an HDMI or VGA cable to your adapter. Connect the other end of your HDMI or VGA cable to your secondary display (TV, monitor, or projector). Turn on your secondary display. If necessary, switch to the correct video source on your secondary display. If you need help, use your display's manual. Now the screen on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch should appear2 on your TV, display, or projector. Charge your iOS device while it's connected to a display Most adapters have an extra Lightning connector or 30-pin Dock connector, so you can charge your iOS device while connected to a secondary display. Just connect a Lightning to USB or Dock Connector to USB to the adapter. Then plug the USB connector into a power source. Get help Find out what to do when you have the following issues. If you see video but can't hear audio Make sure that you're using a Digital AV adapter (which has an HDMI port). If you're using a VGA adapter, it doesn't carry audio signals. To hear audio with a VGA adapter, you need to connect to the headset jack on your TV, monitor, projector, or stereo. If an alert says that an HDCP-compatible device is required Your content might not be compatible with your adapter. Movies, TV shows, and certain streaming video apps require High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP). If you try to play these movies, shows, and streaming videos using a non-HDCP digital connection—like the Apple VGA Adapter—an alert will ask for an HDCP-compatible device. If you need help with other issues Disconnect and reconnect your adapter from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch and from your TV, monitor, or projector. Make sure that your VGA or HDMI cable works, since the issue could be with the cable. Remove any VGA or HDMI extension cables or converters. Accessories that convert a VGA or HDMI signals to different video formats (DVI, Composite, Component) aren't compatible. 1. To find your accessory's model number, connect it to your iOS device and go to Settings > General > About > Apple HDMI Adapter.

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I'm having trouble getting my PC to output Dolby digital 5.1 audio to my speakers. I have a set of Logitech z5500s and I have them hooked up to my PC via optical audio cable. When I play a game from steam my speaker's receiver say "Pro Logic movie" which as far as I know isn't true 5.1. I know my motherboard is capable of 5.1 digital as I can test it in control panel and the digital test works just fine. Also when I have them hooked up in the same format (ie. same cable same speakers)to my playstation I get dolby 5.1 Hopefully someone can help me with this. I'm also using the Realtek hd audio Manager. Not sure if this is the correct section. Let me know if you need anymore info. Thanks I noticed this too I have a newer Asus mobo. It happened all of the sudden like a windows update hit and I lost dolby digital 5.1. I game with my pc all of the time and have it hooked up to my ht receiver.