Projector Connectors

HD15 (VGA): A very common connector used mostly as a video interface for computers and monitors, and projectors. The HD15 is a High Density DB-style connector, so it can also be called an HD DB15. Another popular name is VGA connector, although it is used in video applications that support much higher resolutions (SVGA, XGA, UXGA, etc.). An HD15 connector is the same size as a DB9 connector, but it has three rows of 5 pins. On most HD15 male connectors, there is one pin (pin 9) missing in the middle row. HD15 SVGA Cables, HD15 SXGA/UXGA Cables, HD15 Gender Changers, HD15 Solder Cups, HD15 Adapters

S-Video: Super Video is an interface protocol first introduced by JVC with the very first S-VHS video decks around 20 years ago. S-Video sends an analog video signal on two 75-ohm coaxial cables. One conductor delivers a luminance signal which is a black and white wide-bandwidth television signal. The other delivers a chrominance (color) signal which normally is a composite signal riding "under" the luminance information at a frequency below the 3.58MHz "color burst" frequency.  
 
Many sources transmit a video signal using this two-part interface. Contrary to common belief, S-Video does not improve resolution. That is a function of the bandwidth of the connection, a commonly accepted "rule of thumb" being that you get approximately 90 lines of resolution for each MHz of bandwidth. S-Video does, however, greatly improve color resolution allowing for a tighter and more refined image. Cables, Adapters & Couplers

DVI™: DVI (Digital Video Interface) is a trademark of the Digital Display Working Group, an amalgam of corporations headed by Intel and including such powerhouses as Compaq, Fujitsu, Hewlett Packard, IBM, NEC and Silicon Image. The DVI connection was designed as a replacement for the P&D (Plug and Display) standard, itself an upgrade from the digital-only DFP format. Designed primarily to connect a computer to an LCD flat panel monitor, DVI has found applications in advanced consumer electronics image devices where it is used to deliver digital video from a source to a display. One drawback for DVI is that it is limited to about 20 meters. Beyond this length, signal degradation quickly becomes evident. Cables, Adapters

DVI-D: DVI-D transfers uncompressed digital video in its native format between source and display or between components. DVI-D precludes the typical digital-to-analog/analog-to-digital conversions between a computer’s video card and monitor and provides a higher quality and faster (wider bandwidth) interface. DVI-D is the interface used on the equipment of interest to the majority of readers of this site. Fortunately, DVI-D and the next iteration have much in common. Cables, Adapters

DVI Single Link and Dual Link: DVI uses a digital information format called Transition Minimized Differential Signaling (TMDS). Single link cables use one TMDS transmitter, while dual link cables use two. A single link DVI connection can support a 1920 x 1080 image at 60fps. A dual link connection supports up to a 2048 x 1536 image. 
 
The digital interface uses 24 of the possible 29 pins found on a DVI-I interconnect. A single link DVI cable enables 12 of those 24 digital pins. A dual link configuration enables all 24. For audio/video applications, a single link interconnect is the correct choice. The dual link configuration, while not improving performance on a single link system, will not hinder performance and is interchangeable in that application. Cables, Adapters

Composite Video: Granddaddy of all video connections, this simple single coax connection can be made via BNC or RCA connector. The RCA plug is not, by its very nature, a 75-ohm design. This little detail hasn’t stopped it from becoming as ubiquitous as a dust-bunny and only slightly more expensive. Older video formats such as analog C-Band satellite, laser disc, and VHS or Beta should be connected using a composite interface for maximum performance. It is HIGHLY likely that the comb filter function implemented in a modern performance-oriented projector or monitor is vastly better than any comb filter added to one of these video devices in order to provide an S-Video output. Cables

EIA 770.3 (YPbPr Component Video): The component interface is the most common extended definition video interface in use on contemporary consumer products. Component connections send one luminance and two phase-opposite chrominance signals on three 75-ohm coaxial cables. Wholly analog, the 770.3 component interface boasts the same robust nature as RGBHV above. Regardless of other connection schemes, this is one you have to include if you want your system to be truly universal in nature. Cables    

SCSI Connector Guide:

VHDCI .8mm 68-pin: Used for scsi-3 applications: RAID. The VHDCI .8mm 68-pin connector has 68-pins arranged in two rows one on top of the other. The top row has 34 pins and the lower row has 34 pins. Also has been called scsi-5. Cables, Adapters

Micro DB68: Used for scsi-3 applications: scanner, removable storage drive, controller, external cdr/cdrw, ultra/2. The Micro DB68 connector has 68-pins arranged in two rows one on top of the other. The top row has 34 pins and the lower row has 34 pins. Also known as HD(High-Density)68 & HP(Half-Pitch) DB68.  External Cables, Internal Cables, Terminator, Adapter, Gender Changer

Micro DB50: Used for scsi-2 applications: scanner, removable storage drive, controller, external cdr/cdrw. The Micro DB50 connector has 50-pins arranged in two rows one on top of the other. The top row has 25 pins and the lower row has 25 pins. Also known as HD(High-Density)50 & HP(Half-Pitch) DB50. External Cables, Terminator, Adapter, Gender Changer

Micro Centronics 50: Used for scsi applications: proprietary scsi-2 interface(rare). The Micro Centronics 50 connector has 50-pins arranged in two rows one on top of the other. The top row has 25 pins and the lower row has 25 pins. External Cables, Terminator, Adapter, Gender Changer

Centronics 50: Used for scsi-1 applications: older scanners, controllers, external scsi device cases. The Centronics 50 connector has 50-pins arranged in two rows one on top of the other. The top row has 25 pins and the lower row has 25 pins. External Cables, Gender Changer

DB25: Used for parallel, serial or scsi applications: modem, null modem, laplink, printer, scanner, removable storage drive, Apple scsi. The DB25 connector has 25-pins arranged in two rows one on top of the other. The top row has 13 pins and the lower row has 12 pins. External Cables

DB50: Used for early scsi applications: older Sun Sparcstations. The DB50 connector has 50-pins arranged in three rows one on top of the other. The top row has 17 pins, the middle row has 16 pins and the lower row has 17 pins. External Cables

HDI-30: Used for scsi applications: Apple PowerBook. The HDI-30 connector has 30-pins arranged in five rows one on top of the other.  External Cables, Adapter

Internal 50-pin SCSI: Used for internal scsi-1/scsi-2 applications: hard drive, cd-rom, removable storage drive. Cables, Terminator, Adapter, Gender Changer

Internal 68-pin SCSI: Used for internal scsi-3/ultra2/lvd applications: hard drive, cd-rom, removable storage drive. Cables, Terminator, Adapter, Gender Changer