• lessthanadam@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    I’m dumb. Can someone explain why Cat5 cables are thin and flexible and capable of great speeds over long distances, but HDMI is a big thick cable and limited to short distances?

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      1 year ago

      Cat5(e) cables have 8 pins/wires and can generally do up to 1-10Gb data transfers. HDMI has 19 pins/wires and as of now can do up to 48Gb of data for displays.

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      Cat5(e) cables have 8 pins/wires and can generally do up to 1-10Gb data transfers. HDMI has 19 pins/wires and as of now can do up to 48Gb of data for displays.