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How Wireless N Dual Band Router Improves Your Network - Part 1
Part 1: The Cluttered Wireless 2.4GHz Band Most of today's wireless routers support 802.11g (Wireless-G) and many of them start to support 802.11n (Wireless-N) after the specification has been finalized in October, 2009. If you've bought a laptop or wireless router after 2009, chances are that they will support 802.11n and 802.11g. Wireless-G and N can both utilize a common network frequency... (posted by Alexandrite 1 year 283 days ago.)
Part 1: The Cluttered Wireless 2.4GHz Band Most of today's wireless routers support 802.11g (Wireless-G) and many of them start to support 802.11n (Wireless-N) after the specification has been finalized in October, 2009. If you've bought a laptop or wireless router after 2009, chances are that they will support 802.11n and 802.11g. Wireless-G and N can both utilize a common network frequency... (posted by Alexandrite 1 year 283 days ago.)
How To Choose The Best HDMI Switch (HDMI Switcher)
An HDMI switch (also known as HDMI switcher, HDMI selector) receives HDMI signals from multiple HDMI sources and sends the signals from one of them to your HDTV. This way, it serves as an agent to accept many HDMI signals for your HDTV, even if your HDTV has only 1 or 2 HDMI port(s). You can connect multiple HD sources to your HDTV, such as your: * Blu-Ray player, HD-DVD player, DVD player with HDMI... (posted by Alexandrite 1 year 283 days ago.)
An HDMI switch (also known as HDMI switcher, HDMI selector) receives HDMI signals from multiple HDMI sources and sends the signals from one of them to your HDTV. This way, it serves as an agent to accept many HDMI signals for your HDTV, even if your HDTV has only 1 or 2 HDMI port(s). You can connect multiple HD sources to your HDTV, such as your: * Blu-Ray player, HD-DVD player, DVD player with HDMI... (posted by Alexandrite 1 year 283 days ago.)
How to Connect Multiple HDMI Devices to an Old HDTV
Early HDTVs tend to have just about 1 or 2 HDMI ports, and this puts the early adopters in a slightly awkward position today, as there are so many HDMI devices to be plugged in, yet so few HDMI ports available. In order to connect your many HDMI devices to your HDTV, one way, of course, is to upgrade to a new HDTV which nowadays usually has 4 or more HDMI ports, but that also leads to significantly... (posted by Alexandrite 1 year 283 days ago.)
Early HDTVs tend to have just about 1 or 2 HDMI ports, and this puts the early adopters in a slightly awkward position today, as there are so many HDMI devices to be plugged in, yet so few HDMI ports available. In order to connect your many HDMI devices to your HDTV, one way, of course, is to upgrade to a new HDTV which nowadays usually has 4 or more HDMI ports, but that also leads to significantly... (posted by Alexandrite 1 year 283 days ago.)
Clarifying The Names - HDMI Switch v.s. Splitters v.s. Matrix v.s. Adapter
The first time I wanted to hook up my Xbxo360, HTPC and Blu-ray player to my old HDTV which had only 1 HDMI port left, I didn't know what device I should be looking for. I know what I want it to do for me, but I don't know how to call it for me to google it. To be honest, I came up with "HDMI hub", which I borrowed from a network hub which could split network signals for multiple... (posted by Alexandrite 1 year 283 days ago.)
The first time I wanted to hook up my Xbxo360, HTPC and Blu-ray player to my old HDTV which had only 1 HDMI port left, I didn't know what device I should be looking for. I know what I want it to do for me, but I don't know how to call it for me to google it. To be honest, I came up with "HDMI hub", which I borrowed from a network hub which could split network signals for multiple... (posted by Alexandrite 1 year 283 days ago.)
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