Can someone confirm something for me? You know how component video cables are red, blue and green? And then there are those other RCA A/V cables that are red, white and yellow? Is there any difference between these two types of RCA cables other than the color of the plastic?
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Jon B. - May 03, 2010 10:10:10 am PDT #13708 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Jessica - May 03, 2010 10:12:48 am PDT #13709 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I've used all colors of RCA cables interchangeably.
tommyrot - May 03, 2010 10:14:50 am PDT #13710 of 25501
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No, they should be the same.
I mean, you're talking about cables with RCA connections on both ends, right?
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Jessica - May 03, 2010 10:22:43 am PDT #13711 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Anyone know where I could get a 25' power strip/extension cord? My boss doesn't want to chain extension cords together, but she also wants to plug three pieces of equipment in that are nowhere near an outlet.
(Ideally I'd be looking for something like a Power Squid, but with a 25' tail.)
Gudanov - May 03, 2010 10:30:04 am PDT #13712 of 25501
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Triple outlet extension cords are pretty common I think. I have a couple I got from Wal-Mart I think.
Here's one.
NoiseDesign - May 03, 2010 11:07:22 am PDT #13713 of 25501
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No, they should be the same.
Technically no they are not. In most cases they will pass signal, but the lines that are used for video transmission are designed to carry a broader bandwidth than the audio only lines. Typically you won't see a difference, especially on short runs, but audio lines used to pass video are more susceptible to interference and drop outs. Audio should always be fine running across video lines, but the reverse is not always true.
Jon B. - May 03, 2010 11:26:55 am PDT #13714 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Technically no they are not.
Damn. Thanks, ND.
NoiseDesign - May 03, 2010 11:35:54 am PDT #13715 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
Depending upon what you are doing with it the wrong cables will probably work with no problem Jon. I just wanted to clarify that from a technical specifications standpoint they are not identical.
Jon B. - May 04, 2010 1:32:02 am PDT #13716 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
What happened was I sold someone a used HD Tivo and included the red/white/yellow cables but no red/blue/green cables. She's complained to me about it and I want to know if I am morally OK in saying "no difference!".
Jessica - May 04, 2010 4:23:44 am PDT #13717 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The main problem I can see is that if she uses the red/white/yellow cables for the component video, she won't have any left for audio. (Also, she should just go online and buy a cheap HDMI cable. It will look *much* better than component.)