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[cormack12]

Nothing is/was more offensive than a parallel cable

Except maybe SCART

 

[Ovek]

Mini/Nano HDMI is fucking shite. It's not if it will break more when it will break.

 

[SidViscous]

Those shitty Mini-B USB ports on the Move controllers with the PSVR, like they couldn't even be bothered to update them to use the same Micro USB cable the Dualshock used to charge, so had to keep another cable laying around. my PSVR setup looks like the flying spaghetti monster.

Fuck you cable.

 

[Soodanim]

http://www.techreviewer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/universal-mobile-phone-charger.jpg

Proprietary phone chargers were the absolute worst of days for cables. I’ll take the three variants of USB over the 15 variants you used to see back in the day.

 

[Hulk_Smash]

http://www.techreviewer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/universal-mobile-phone-charger.jpg

Proprietary phone chargers were the absolute worst of days for cables. I’ll take the three variants of USB over the 15 variants you used to see back in the day.

I wish Apple and Nintendo would follow suit, but apparently they still make money on theirs.

 

[Dirk Benedict]

Fuck these cables and anyone/company who uses them in their tech.

 

[nush]

Those shitty Mini-B USB ports on the Move controllers with the PSVR, like they couldn't even be bothered to update them to use the same Micro USB cable the Dualshock used to charge, so had to keep another cable laying around. my PSVR setup looks like the flying spaghetti monster.

Fuck you cable.

Everything changed to micro USB, and then there's the Wii U Pro controller that still used mini USBs. Can I find any mini USB cables anywhere in all the cables I have in my "Cable box"? Can I fuck.

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

SCSI cables suck ass.

 

[T8SC]

Fuck serial cables.

 

[V1LÆM]

so many cables piss me off. i dream of a world where USB C is the standard for everything.

my monitor uses DisplayPort because apparently that's the only way for my nvidia GPU + monitor to use g-sync (compatible).

my phone uses USB C to Lightning.
my ipad uses USB C to C
my earphones use USB A to C
my kindle uses USB A to Micro
my XB1 controller has a USB Micro
my dash cam is USB Mini
my external HD uses USB A to B

just start using the same damn cable for everything please!

 

[DarkestHour]

Micro USB is easily the worst cable to ever exist.

Lightning and USB-C tied for the best in terms of ease of use/durability.

 

[Mistershine.]

Nothing is/was more offensive than a parallel cable

Except maybe SCART

Scart was amazing, it carried full bidirectional RGB and audio with auto input switching. It was like hdmi but more reliable.

 

[*Nightwing]

DisplayPort

But no cause of the cable, but because I work repair where most employees are young, and have no hand strength to un clip it, but enough arm strength to jerk the cable and break the port

 

[Mistake]

anything round with pins, like old mice, keyboards, display adapters. Luckily you could bend them back most of the time…

 

[Pagusas]

anything round with pins, like old mice, keyboards, display adapters. Luckily you could bend them back most of the time…

Working with all Canon pro equipment in our studio, I can say I F***** HATE how Canon makes all its proprietary plugs round with 12+ pins, and only visual tiny markings you are supposed to line up to push the plug in... oh and if you don't line it up every time you have a high % chance of being some of those tiny pins. Its disgusting to see from a company like Canon, even worst on a$10k+ Camera and 20k+ lens.

Edit: THIS SHIT

And the worst part? Several ports on the camera have the pins ON THE CAMERA SIDE! Ruin those, and you just ruined a super expensive camera, or are in for a $3k+ repair build at an autherized canon shop

 

[UnNamed]

There is no way to plug in this shit on the first try.

 

[belmarduk]

Wow. These pictures infuriate me. I switched to Apple stuff doesn’t use most of this crap.

 

[mango drank]

 

[Mihos]

 

[*Nightwing]

How could I forget

 

[Peter303]

These network cables with the hard plastic bubble so you can't press the tab down to release them. Really annoying. Trying to unplug one of these from a PS4 with its shitty sloped design at the rear is rage inducing.

 

[miami]

How can this not be here yet, fuck these to hell.

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

Pffft OP, I can think of one more offense.

Gender Bender.

Name change coming soon...

 

[fatty]

My worst is easily S-video.

There was no way you were going to get your hand behind the TV and plug this in without looking directly at the connection.

 

[jshackles]

Who the fuck ever looked at a cable and thought: "You know what this needs, some fuckin' nylon braiding"?

These things can eat a massive dick.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

SCSI cables suck ass.

Fuck serial cables.

These are pretty similar, but amen. Whomever invented these pieces of shit..... fuck.

The worst thing about these too is you screw them into a printer or table top projector but somehow you can still wobble them a bit. So what happens over time is it get misaligned and the colours dont come out right as the link isnt firm.

At least USBs and HDMIs are true plug and play with firm grips.

 

[teezzy]

Mihos has seen some shit

Lmao. I remember my Intellivision had a similar hookup

Had to roll up to RadioShack for a converter and everything... still sucked

 

[farmerboy]

How could I forget

This is so, so true.

 

[GymWolf]

For a moment i readed the title as shitty wifes...

 

[Soltype]

How can this not be here yet, fuck these to hell.

They've gotten better over the years, but they were definitely a pain when I had to do cabling

 

[BouncyFrag]

 

[QuantumZebra]

Those shitty Mini-B USB ports on the Move controllers with the PSVR, like they couldn't even be bothered to update them to use the same Micro USB cable the Dualshock used to charge, so had to keep another cable laying around. my PSVR setup looks like the flying spaghetti monster.

Fuck you cable.

Yeah I gotta vote these cables... how fucking hard is it to just use Micro USB? Worst part is they're still heavily used in a lot of A/V and IT applications.

Fuck you, Mini-B.

I realized also that the spacing of the ports (which is a good thing technically) is , so even when you get it right - it feels like it's the wrong way (and you're never plugging the damn things in with the port in view).

 

[12Goblins]

Is it just my USB-c's or my phone port that doesn't latch on very well? I find it kind of frustrating tbh

 

[Fbh]

For some reason I find it impossible to plug an HDMI cable without looking. I know where the port it, I know which way the cable has to be facing. But it just doesn't work.

Is it just my USB-c's or my phone port that doesn't latch on very well? I find it kind of frustrating tbh

That's tiny amounts of dust/dirt that start to accumulate on the USB-c port on your phone.
Use compressed air or some thinned down toothpick or something to clean it out. It will seem like there was only a little bit, but the cable will instantly latch on like new again.

 

[Porcile]

Still have nightmares of climbing over the back on my Trinitron whenever I had to change out a SCART cable.

 

[M1chl]

Is it just my USB-c's or my phone port that doesn't latch on very well? I find it kind of frustrating tbh

Don't you just have some debris inside the port?

 

[Haemi]

How can this not be here yet, fuck these to hell.

Last year i found out, that there are quick F-connectors:

 

[Birdo]

11 Kv Wet-Mate electrical connector.

 

[Hulk_Smash]

1. Might as well ask this thread: Do newer hdmi cords allow you to do 120hz or more?

2. Furthermore, is it possible to switch the video output internally on a PC? Like if I wanted to run an output today my living room tv and one to my monitor, is that even possible? (Assuming the card has two hdmi slots)

 

[Burnttips]

Apples lightning cable is the worst. I've purchased one of those every 3 months until I bought the iPad air 4. Hopefully Apple is done with them from now on.

 

[YCoCg]

1. Might as well ask this thread: Do newer hdmi cords allow you to do 120hz or more?

HDMI operated on a bandwidth, 120Hz is just one part, you need to count resolution and bit depth too. HDMI2.1 can handle 4k at 120Hz just fine, meanwhile HDMI2.0 can do 1080p at 120Hz, lower ones could get away with 720p at 120Hz, etc.

2. Furthermore, is it possible to switch the video output internally on a PC? Like if I wanted to run an output today my living room tv and one to my monitor, is that even possible? (Assuming the card has two hdmi slots)

Yes you can do this. I have 4k 60Hz 10bit going to my TV but 1080p 144Hz 8bit going to my monitor.

 

[Hulk_Smash]

HDMI operated on a bandwidth, 120Hz is just one part, you need to count resolution and bit depth too. HDMI2.1 can handle 4k at 120Hz just fine, meanwhile HDMI2.0 can do 1080p at 120Hz, lower ones could get away with 720p at 120Hz, etc.


Yes you can do this. I have 4k 60Hz 10bit going to my TV but 1080p 144Hz 8bit going to my monitor.

Does it output both at the same time or do you have to switch internally?

 

[YCoCg]

Does it output both at the same time or do you have to switch internally?

Both at the same, the second output gets classed as another monitor, but you can drag things between screens and they'll auto adjust. For games it's just going into the menu and switching which monitor to use.

 

[Hulk_Smash]

Both at the same, the second output gets classed as another monitor, but you can drag things between screens and they'll auto adjust. For games it's just going into the menu and switching which monitor to use.

I’ll have to try it. Will it work the same way between DisplayPort and HDMI?

 

[YCoCg]

I’ll have to try it. Will it work the same way between DisplayPort and HDMI?

Yes, I use DP for the monitor and HDMI for the TV, I used two HDMIs before I upgraded the monitor.