Anyone had success making long RCA cables from scratch? In theory, it's simple. An RCA cable is just a pair of wires, both connected to a tip/ring plug at each end. Pretty much any strand of wire will ...

My dad is upgrading to HDTV in the next few days, and one thing I'm wondering about is how many new cables to buy. We have a progressive scan DVD player, and lots of RCA cables. Would it be possible ...

Maybe you've got a few HD devices around and only one component video input on your HDTV. We've even got component out on our dear old laserdisc player. So we were rooting around in our box of parts ...

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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The company’s new component RCS 5-strand cabling, bundled together in a wire mesh covering, is ...

Those stupid cables. A person can spend thousands of dollars on their HDTV and audio/video equipment only to turn around and spend a thousand more on quality cables. People will scoff at pricey cables ...

How you connect the Xbox 360 to your TV could mean the difference between brilliant visuals and mediocre picture quality. If you have an HDTV you're going to want to use component cables to hook up ...

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 ...

Component cables typically use a three-plug arrangement, and can potentially support resolutions up to 1080p. Composite video uses a single plug, but it's outdated and susceptible to problems like dot ...

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