Cables and connectors

To get all the many electronic gadgets working together, you need all the right cables and connectors, with the whole range of interoperability issues they have, and sometimes an elaborate set of electronic logic and protocols connected with them (and sometimes copy protection too).


 * Co-axial cable
 * Digital Visual Interface (DVI)
 * Ethernet cable
 * FireWire
 * HDMI
 * iPhone connector
 * Monitor cable
 * Parallel printer cable
 * Power cord
 * RS-232
 * SCSI
 * USB

Links

 * The Cable Bible
 * Discussion of HDMI copy protection
 * Debunking of 'audiophile' overpriced cables, etc.: Part 1, Part 2 (going against reviews like this one which claim that even digital cables affect sound quality)
 * HOWTO over-under cable-coiling for less tangles and longer-lived wires
 * ThingCharger (Indiegogo campaign)
 * Hand crank extension cord winder
 * $10,000 audiophile ethernet cable
 * xkcd: Universal Converter Box