Keeping Connected with Audio/Video Cables and Connector The problem with advancing technology is it often means that people have multiple connection types for different media players, displays, recorders and other devices. This hodgepodge of various connections and connection technology makes audio video adapters more important than ever. Older displays may have all of the resolution needed but lack the connection types for today's mobile recording devices. Video adapters can be used to connect the latest micro USB connections to older RCA inputs and VGA inputs found on televisions and monitors. These adapters are rarely straight wires. There are often chip sets that are embedded in the connectors or somewhere in the line to change the signal from newer outputs to older inputs. People that run presentations and displays should never be caught without a couple of different audio video adapters. There is no way to ensure that all of the hardware will be the same from one location to the next. Having inexpensive adapters to change audio and video can allow presenters to plug into a wider range of displays to reach different clients. Tablets may have an HDMI output but if the display only has a classic VGA connection, the presentation is worthless.
Audio ports that support only stereo can be run through adapters to provide simulated surround sound, or simply used to plug into another type of connection. Audio video adapters are also handy when a display is not providing sound. A display may have insufficient speakers to get the sound needed. A simple adapter can allow devices to connect to one video source and a completely different audio source. Plug sizes can be changed and stereo signals can be split with a simple adapter. Splitting the signal will allow each channel of the stereo sound to be carried to a separate speaker. Home entertainment centers can benefit by using multiple adapters to connect to different audio and video devices. Since it is not common to find all of the needed ports on a single television or stereo, audio video adapters can be used to connect to all the different sources that most families use. Older systems may have failing components that can be bypassed by the use of audio and video adapters.