Component over Ethernet (CAT 5) Lots of pics


A component cable plugged into a projector. The cable is a Cat5 Ethernet cable with component plugs.

(Archived from AVforums) I'm always annoyed when I read people saying that "gold plated cable blessed by Trappist Monks" is the only way to get excellent picture quality. To my mind, bog standard CAT5 patch cable is capable off up to 100Mb/s - it should easily cope with component signals. To this end - I decided to whip up a cheap cable to see how it would perform. Photos were taken on Nokia N70 at 2MP (although the focus isn't great) and then scaled down to something more manageable in…

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