Silver Screw-Secured HDMI Active Optical Cable
A silver HDMI active optical cable with metal connector housings held together by four small screws each. The screw-secured shells are the point: they stay put and they look like they belong in a proper install. For long runs from a rack or PC to a projector or screen.
This cable converts the HDMI signal to light for the long stretch, then back to HDMI at the display end. That is how it holds a picture over a distance where a long passive copper cable would start to struggle, and it is less bothered by interference from nearby equipment. The housings are polished silver metal, each held together with four small gold-coloured screws — two on each face. It is a solid, serviceable-looking design, and the screws make the construction obvious at a glance. Both ends are labelled Source and Display. It is directional: Source end to the player or PC, Display end to the TV or projector. Get it the wrong way round and you get no picture. The photo shows the cable coiled, which gives a sense of how much of it there is, but the source gives no exact length, resolution or bandwidth. This product’s name carries no 4K or 8K claim, and the draft makes none either. Confirm the version, length and rated performance with the supplier before quoting numbers to a customer.
Key facts
- Directional HDMI Type-A (source) to HDMI Type-A (display)
- Silver metal connector housings, each secured with four screws (visible in the photo)
- Source and Display labels printed on the housings, plus a direction arrow
- Hybrid optical transmission (fibre for high-speed data, copper for control)
- Lighter routing than many long copper cables (per source text)
- No resolution, bandwidth or HDMI version is stated for this product — do not claim 4K, 8K or a Gbps figure
- Length: not stated in the source — confirm before publishing.
Compatibility
Works with HDMI source devices (media players, PCs, set-top boxes, AV receivers) and HDMI displays (TVs, projectors, monitors). Both ends must be HDMI Type-A. Directional: Source end to the source device, Display end to the display.
Application scenarios
- Long HDMI runs
- Projector and large-display connections
- Rack-to-screen links
- In-wall and conduit routing
- Meeting rooms, home theatre, digital signage, control rooms, education and event AV.
Links
Related products: Waterproof Armored HDMI Active Optical Cable with Sealed Couplers, Tapered Black 4K HDMI Active Optical Cable, Silver Angular 8K HDMI 2.1 Active Optical Cable. Also browse the full range on the AOC HDMI cable overview page.
External link: AVAGO Optical Fiber Cables — fibre optic cable range.