Video Connectors and Hard Disk Justo Cortes
Video Connectors and Hard Disk Justo Cortes
Video Connectors and Hard Disk Justo Cortes
-VGA video cable: It is the 15-pin video connector that only transmits
image signal up to 30 m away, but cannot audio. Originally, the
maximum resolution supported by a VGA cable was 640x480 pixels.
Nowadays, taking into account the factors that influence image quality
and technological advances, for theoretical purposes it would be a
maximum resolution of 2048x1536 pixels at 85 Hz. Of course, with a
good thick shielded coaxial cable and a short length to avoid image
degradation. With a normal, well-shielded 2 m cable and ferrite cores, the resolutions it can transmit
are 1920x1080.
DVI-A: They have 12 pins on the main block and 5 on the analog part. It only transmits high
resolution analog signal. It is the most basic and very similar to VGA. It is used if you are going to
connect a computer with DVI output to a monitor with VGA input. It is the most economical.
DVI-I: It is universal, since it transmits in analog and digital. Which gives it greater versatility of
use. It has the SL option (single link, that is, simple link) with 18 pins in the digital part and 5 in the
analog part. And the DL option (dual link, that is, double link) with 24 pins in the digital part and 5
in the analog part.
If you want to combine analog and digital inputs or outputs, as analog and digital formats are not
interchangeable, you will need an electronic converter from analog to digital or vice versa,
depending on the use case.
DVI-D: Only transmits in digital. It is arguably the first digital-only video cable. Provides higher
image quality and higher transmission speed. It also has the SL version (with 18+1 pins) and DL
(with 24+1 pins). Its use is between digital video outputs and digital video inputs on LCD motors or
higher.
HDMI 1.0: Maximum resolution of 1080p at 60 Hz, 8 channels of 24-bit audio and a maximum
transfer rate of 4.9 Gbits/s.
• HDMI 1.1: Same as HDMI 1.0 including support for DVD audio.
• HDMI 1.2: Included 720p resolutions at 100 Hz and 120 Hz, as well as adding support for high
fidelity audio.
• HDMI 1.3: Maximum resolutions of 2560x1440 at 60Hz,
Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio audio formats,
inclusion of the mini HDMI connector type and transfer rate of
10.2 Gbits/s. Use is perfect for BlueRay devices and consoles.
• HDMI 1.4: Maximum resolution 4k (4096x2160 pixels) at 24
Hz and 3840x2160 at 30 Hz. Possibility of sending 3D video.
Inclusion of micro HDMI connector type. And the possibility of
sending and receiving data as an Ethernet connection at a
maximum speed of 100 Mbits/s.
• HDMI 2.0: 4K resolution at 60 Hz, 32 audio channels, 2 video streaming for the same screen, 4
audio streaming, streaming audio and video synchronization and support for dynamic HDR.
• HDMI 2.1: 8K and 4K resolution at 120 Hz with 48 Gbits/s bandwidth.
- Pros:
- Greater storage capacity.
- Cheaper per gigabyte.
- Cons:
- Lower reading and writing speed compared to other types.
- More prone to mechanical failure.
2. SSD Hard Drives (Solid State Drive):
- Description:They use flash memory for storage.
- Pros:
- Higher reading and writing speed.
- Less prone to physical damage.
- Cons:
- More expensive per gigabyte.
- Storage capacity generally smaller than HDDs.
- Pros:
- They offer a balance between capacity and performance.
- Cons:
- Lower performance than a pure SSD.
3. M.2 Connectors: