Monthly Archives: January 2024

Your company offers excellent products and/or services and you want to get that message out to your potential customers in a compelling way. A way that not only informs them but in subtle ways reflects your organization’s competence, quality consciousness, and technological proficiency. That might mean upgrading the audio and video elements of your message.

Decades ago, employing the latest sound and graphics technologies was considered mere window dressing for most organizations. But now, people, including your customers, are much more technology savvy. They are accustomed to receiving messages packaged with high-definition video and pristine audio.

ShowMeCables has monitored this trend since we started out in 1995, so we’ve repeatedly upgraded our inventory with audio video cables that give you the fastest data transfer speeds and highest image resolutions. But we still offer older-style cables that remain popular. With so many types of A/V cables on the market, it’s easy to get them confused. We offer the table below to summarize the main A/V cable types we offer and the applications for each.

If you Google “Ethernet patch cable” you’ll get well over 1 million hits. It’s no wonder that shopping for patch cables can be confusing. For starters, there can be uncertainty about the difference between the terms “Ethernet cable” and “Ethernet patch cable.” But most of the confusion is due to there being so many cable categories, such as Cat 5e, Cat 6, and Cat 6a.

After clearing up what makes a patch cable a patch cable, this blog post outlines the main differences between the two most popular kinds, Cat 5e and Cat 6. We conclude with a table showing the main specifications and uses of Cat 5e, Cat 6, Cat 6a, Cat 7, and Cat 8.

Ethernet Patch Cable vs. Ethernet Cable

Ethernet patch cables are short, pre-terminated cables (commonly with RJ-45 connectors) used to connect individual devices to a network switch, router, or another network device. They are typically used in offices, home networks, and data center rack setups for connecting computers, printers, and other peripherals to a local area network (LAN). Patch cables are available in various lengths and categories. Because they are pre-terminated, with a connector on each end, they are made for immediate use.

“Ethernet cable” is a generic term that refers to any cable used to connect network devices, including a patch cable. A common type of Ethernet cable is Ethernet bulk cable, which comes in long lengths that can be routed through walls, ceilings, or conduits to connect different network rooms or areas in buildings and data centers. So that bulk cable can be cut to fit custom lengths, it is not terminated with connectors at the ends. The termination must be done manually by stripping the wire ends, inserting them in an RJ-45 connector and crimping the connector.

What Patch Cables Do

In today's tech-driven world, reliable and durable power cords are more crucial than ever for ensuring the smooth operation of our essential devices, from computers to home appliances. Understanding this need, ShowMeCables stocks an extensive range of AC and DC power cords for every application:

• Computers
• Servers
• Monitors
• Printers
• Scanners
• Audio/video components
• TVs
• Appliances and more

These replacement power cords are heavy-duty, dependable, and designed for longevity. Even better, ShowMeCables keeps a robust inventory in stock for same-day shipping, ensuring that your critical operations never face unnecessary downtime due to power supply issues.

To simplify your search for the perfect power cord, we have categorized our vast inventory into the following 10 sections:

Computer Power Cords

Whether you are a home user or running a data center, these are the cables you cannot live without. We have them in many types, lengths and colors. Most adhere to either NEMA or IEC standards, and they conform as well to RoHS, UL, WEEE, REACH and ISO 9001.

Angled Power Cords

Your power cables need to fit your workspace, which in some cases do not allow room for plugs to come straight out of a receptacle. To allow your cords to make sharp turns in tight spaces, ShowMeCables offers various combinations