ShowMeCables, a St. Louis-based e-commerce wholesaler of voice, audio, and data solutions, recognized yesterday the finalization of the HDBaseT cable standard for transmitting high-definition audio and video signals. The new standard is designed to use RJ-45 Ethernet cables (based on the Cat5/Cat6 specification)
Formulated by a tech industry consortium whose members include LG, Samsung, Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Valens Semiconductor, the new standard is meant to surmount HDMI as the main digital A/V cabling standard by promising, among other things, longer cable length (up to 100 meters versus HDMI’s “few-meter-
Although HDBaseT cables and devices are not expected to ship until 2011, ShowMeCables is excited at the evolution of the Ethernet and digital audio/video standards and eagerly anticipates receiving new products—cables, connectors, and the like—based on HDBaseT. In the meantime, though, ShowMeCables continues to stock a full range of both HDMI and Ethernet products and services. To view ShowMeCables’
Apart from this special announcement, ShowMeCables also offers other weekly—like the Humpday Special—and non-regular specials. For the latest discounts and closeouts, head to the ShowMeCables Specials page.
ShowMeCables also offers a vast variety of audio, video, and data solutions. From patch cables to PAL adapters to VGA cables to HDMI cables to everything in between, ShowMeCables stocks a wide variety of audio, video, and data wholesale products, bulk items, and tools.
