The concept of cassette tape adaptors has been around for a long time. In fact, the first cassette tape adaptors were developed in the 1970’s to allow cassette tapes to be played in the older eight-track player systems that were popular at the time. While the eight-track player may be a thing of the past, cassette tape adaptors are still around. The difference is that the cassette tape adaptors of today are manufactured to allow cassette tape decks that are still found in many vehicles to work with CD players and iPods. Here is the concept behind these modern day cassette tape adap...
Patch panels are passive connecting devices that make it possible to establish communication between a group of individual components. The typical patch panel will include port locations or jacks where cords and wires can be plugged into the device. A patch panel is often employed to network several computers by connecting them through the patch panel, which is in turn connected to the server driving the local area network.
There are a number of designs for the patch panel. One common design is as a mounted hardware unit that can be secured into place in a wiring closet or a switch ro...
A patch cord can refer to any one of a number of cords or cables depending on context. In the music industry, patch cords are used to connect instruments to amplifiers, and production components to one another. Microphones use patch cords, and headphone extension cords can also be termed patch cables or patch cords. In computer networking a patch cord refers to Ethernet cable, used to hard-wire computers to a router. Other industries might also refer to various types of cabling as patch cords.
A patch cord can be made of traditional copper wire or fiber optic cable. The former is standar...
An S cable is also known as a separate video or S video cable. This type of cable is used to carry video data for standard definition monitors. S cables are used for image reception at 480i or 576 resolution. It is important to note that this type of cable does not carry any audio signals.
S video is frequently used in consumer products, ranging from TV, DVD players, videocassette records and game consoles. Converter adaptors are available to convert composite signals to S video. A composite cable is made of three different cables that are combined into one. These are the traditional...
Installing a satellite receiver may at first seem like a difficult procedure, but with just a few simple instructions, the task can be mastered and completed in just a few hours. The first thing to remember is that most of the major satellite companies, such as DirecTVâ„¢ along with Dish Networkâ„¢, will provide professional installation, often at no charge. Therefore, those needing a satellite receiver installation will be able to have it done relatively easily.
There may be some smaller satellite services, or some rare instances with the major companies, where a consumer will...