How to Find What You Need, from DisplayPort to Thunderbolt 4 to HDMI to RapidRun

Gone are the days when hooking up an audiovisual system required only speaker wire and a few S-Video and RCA cables. Today’s AV components do so much more, and with faster data transfer speeds, higher image resolution and pristine sound reproduction.

Of course, such advancements would be impossible without the AV cable assemblies that connect these components. Since starting out in 1995, ShowMeCables has kept pace with the latest trends in audio video cable assemblies. Below we summarize what you will find in our inventory.

Let’s start with the three categories where we have made our latest AV cable additions – DisplayPort 2.0, HDMI 2.1 and Thunderbolt™ 4. All three will allow you to upgrade your conference room, medical device, theater, AV screen or gaming setup to the latest in high-speed, high-definition standards.

DisplayPort 2.0 Cable Assemblies

DisplayPort 2.0 enables up to a threefold increase in video bandwidth performance. It has a maximum link rate of up to 20 gigabits per second (Gbps) per lane and features more efficient 128-bit/132-bit channel coding, delivering a maximum payload of 77.37 Gbps. DisplayPort 2.0 is the first standard to support 8K resolution (7,680 by 4,320 pixels) at a 60 Hz refresh rate with full-color 4:4:4 resolution, including with 30 bits per pixel (bpp) for HDR-10 support.

Ultra-High-Speed HDMI

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