Archive for March, 2008

Fiber Optics: How and Why?
Monday, March 24th, 2008

Many buildings and homes these days are opting for fiber optics.  How does it work and why are people switching, you might ask.  There are many reasons to switch, and it might not be quite as expensive as you think.
Fiber optic patch cable work much differently than the other alternative which is copper cable.  Instead […]

Touch Screen Monitor
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

Who cares about touch screen technology, anyway? After all, it’s only the cutting edge of the future of digital media and resolves a number of problems commonly encountered when utilizing conventional CPU setups in unconventional environments, such as industrial, manufacturing, commercial, and domestic environments.
Hm.. I guess we *should* care about touch screen monitors, after all. […]

HDMI 1.3 Changes
Monday, March 17th, 2008

HDMI was revised back in September of 2006 and is known as HDMI 1.3.  It wasn’t until the last 6 months or so however that the new signal has been making a strong showing in devices.  Is it worth switching out your expensive HDMI equipment for the new standard?  Let’s consider what’s changed:

The single-link bandwidth […]

HDMI Distribution
Thursday, March 13th, 2008

There are many situations where finding a high-quality low-cost way to mirror and distribute one HDMI signal to multiple displays is crucial.  One popular application is in commercial settings where you have several different locations that require you to feed the same video simultaneously for entertainment, information feeds to the public, or even for quickly  […]

GPIB (General Purpose Interface Bus)
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

Since the beginning of the computer age, engineers have been trying to invent ways to transfer data faster and more efficiently.  Today the most popular method is via USB, or Universal Serial Bus which can transfer data at a maximum speed of 480 mbps.  But what were the past interfaces?
There have been many advancements in […]