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Ethernet is Still Going Strong After 50 Years (spectrum.ieee.org)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 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.