On September 22, 2016 at 11:26, Mac Burks (39) said...
I don't think it was a good question/answer. I know some of us here like to focus on spelling and grammar but i think a little bit of effort needs to be directed at reading and comprehension.
Equally, attention needs to be paid to clear writing.
In my post i didn't just say "manufactured cables" i said...
I mentioned manufactured cables...
Extenders...
My multiple choice response covers every way i know to get wired HDMI from source to display.
Yes, you did. But the second item in a list should not make the reader go "oh, I see what he's talking about." Each term should stand on its own.
This is real: There's a mid-80s product labeled "Video Switcher." Its instructions might read "To use this video switcher, start by connecting your sources and displays to the F connectors on the back of the unit."
See, it's NOT a video switcher, it's an RF switcher, but the initial term was not complete and definitive all on its own. You read Video Switcher, but then later find it's NOT a video switcher.
If you had even listed the same components, but put them as
Extenders and manufactured cables
it would have been more clear. I still think they should have been called "HDMI cables."
I don't think that anyone in this industry should be able to read that sentence and wonder what I meant by "manufactured cables".
We simply don't call them that, so when you do, you raise a question and progress grinds to a halt. This is similar to the quotation marks in the title at
[Link: remotecentral.com]. Julie was just quoting someone else, but even there, why did someone else use the quotation marks?
But...this might explain why so many have issues with such a simple and stable technology like HDMI.
Even if you read a rabid proponent of HDMI like Jeff Boccaccio, you will find references to possible and likely problems with HDMI. He has tested many HDMI products and found them lacking... from there, how can it EVER be stated that your luck with HDMI should be typical?
