Plasma vs. LCD screens. • Plasma vs. LCD screens • You need to consider many factors • When deciding whether to use plasma or liquid crystal diode (LCD) displays for your applications, you need to consider many factors. Both provide brilliant ...

G.SHDSL, VDSL, and VDSL2 • G.SHDSL, VDSL, and VDSL2 • To provide more bandwidth to customers, telco providers kept pace by offering ever-faster xDSL variations (ADSL, HDSL, SDSL etc.). Suppliers have kept pace likewise, with technologies to gi...

M1 - Display Interface System. • M1 - Display Interface System • In 2001, the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) approved the M1 Display Interface System for digital displays. The M1 system is a versatile and convenient system desi...

Black Box Explains: Copper Cable • Choosing the right copper cable for your network can be a daunting proposition. You have to consider many factors such as network equipment, available space, bandwidth specifications, total cost of ownership,...

Black Box Explains: Network Testers • Computer or communication networks can be created in many ways, using different techniques, technology or materials. Each techniqiue, technology or material has its own special way of testing and monitorin...

USB 3.0 • USB 3.0. • The newest USB standard, USB 3.0 or “SuperSpeed USB," provides vast improvements over USB 2.0. USB 3.0 promises speeds up to 5 Gbps, about ten times that of USB 2.0. • USB 3.0 uses a sync-n-go technology that minimizes use...

FREE Tech Support • For help ordering products, • contact our FREE Tech Support •   • Power and Surge Protection • PDUs - Power Distribution Units • Convenient rackmount power. • Provide overvoltage protection. •  Choose from 15-, 20-, or -30 amp ...

Light injector for copper patch cables • Light injector for copper patch cables • When you need to re-route or change a patch cable in crowded cabling cabinet, you can't be 100% sure you'll pick the right cable, unless both ends are clearly id...

Centralised Management for KVM • Centralised Management for KVM • Make security vs access a simple task to manage. • KVM technology has been with us for a long time now. Most server managers regularly use KVM switches to access servers either ...

USB Standards • USB standards • The Universal Serial Bus (USB) hardware (plug-and-play) standard makes connecting peripherals to your computer easy. • USB 1.1 • USB 1.1, introduced in 1995, is the original USB standard. It has two data rates: ...