Triple outlet extension cords are pretty common I think. I have a couple I got from Wal-Mart I think.
Here's one.
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Gudanov - May 03, 2010 10:30:04 am PDT #13712 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
NoiseDesign - May 03, 2010 11:07:22 am PDT #13713 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
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.)
Jon B. - May 04, 2010 4:45:51 am PDT #13718 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I think her TV doesn't have HDMI.
I told her that she should first try the red/white/yellow. If that doesn't work out, I'll refund her the cost of a set of component cables. Amazon has them for $3.49.
Rob - May 04, 2010 1:48:55 pm PDT #13719 of 25501
Oddly enough I just bought a set of component cables (red/blue/green ) from BestBuy which caused everything to look pink. When I replaced them with a set composite/audio cables (red/white/yellow) that I had laying around everything looked fine.
tommyrot - May 04, 2010 1:52:10 pm PDT #13720 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Oddly enough I just bought a set of component cables (red/blue/green ) from BestBuy which caused everything to look pink.
Huh. Maybe the blue and/or green cable had an internal break?
megan walker - May 04, 2010 2:12:20 pm PDT #13721 of 25501
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Oddly enough I just bought a set of component cables (red/blue/green ) from BestBuy which caused everything to look pink.
Maybe msbelle tampered with them.