Archive for June, 2007

Wireless HDMI

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

Do you have a dvd player or computer with HDMI or DVI that you want to hook up to your TV’s HDMI port but you don’t want the mess of a cable to go the distance?  Our Wireless HDMI extender, part number SW-6934, is exactly what you are looking for.  Just plug in your dvd player, or [...]

Extend your HDMI!

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

Sewell Direct will go to great lengths to make your HDMI signal go great lengths!
As good as HDMI is, it’s one weakness is the length of the cable you use for your HDMI signal. Under normal conditions, an HDMI cable can only reliably carry a signal up to 50 or 60 feet. [...]

HDMI Repeater

Tuesday, June 19th, 2007

In case you haven’t been reading the news, HDMI is hot, hot, hot. As this next generation technology takes hold and becomes more mainstream the question of how to boost HDMI signal will become more important. Luckily, we have solutions for every budget.
Active HDMI Repeater - $48.95
The first product that comes to my mind is [...]

HDMI Extension - Accell Ultrarun HDMI cables

Tuesday, June 19th, 2007

If you’re planning out your next home theater project and it involves running HDMI cables over great distances the most common solution would be to use either an HDMI to RJ-45, or any run of the mill HDMI repeater. You’ll notice that both these adapters can achieve the same distance, 150 ft, but one is [...]

Belkin ExpressCard Docking Station

Monday, June 18th, 2007

The VT Book has always been a great way to extend the abilities of your laptop. The PCMCIA interface made it easier to use over USB and provides a faster bus for the video. The VT Book would also give you the ability to add 2 monitors on top of the VGA out on the [...]

USB Peripheral Switches - Why and How

Tuesday, June 5th, 2007

So you’ve got a USB device or two that you want to share between multiple computers. Whether it’s a printer or a USB fish tank (yes, such a thing exists!), a USB peripheral switch will help you get everything connected.
A USB peripheral switch allows you to share a device (or many devices) between any [...]

Installing the USB to Serial adapter in Mac OS X

Monday, June 4th, 2007

Unfortunately installing the USB to Serial adapter in Mac OS X isn’t as intuitive as it is in other OS’s. So here’s the steps to install our part number SW-1301 or other USB to Serial adapters that use the prolific chipset:
(make sure the cable is not currently connected to the computer)
1 - Find and [...]