Hands-On: IXOS Studio 90 Degree Adapter For TVs With Awkward HDMI Ports
I have a Philips AmbiLight TV and while I love the inner glow I get from the glowing lights around the telly, I am continually frustrated by the positioning of the HDMI ports. Being underneath, they make sense only if you are wall-mounting but will freak you out if your TV - like most flat HDTVs - is sitting on a TV cabinet or table. Combine that with corner positioning and the theoretically simple job of swapping out HDMI devices becomes a task for a heavily-muscled contortionist. Cable and add-on specialist IXOS has an answer: the odd little Studio HDMI 90 degree Adapter. As you can see from the shot, it’s a simple little L-shaped HDMI affair that fits into an awkwardly placed HDMI slot to make it easier - and safer for your connectors - to plug things in and out of. And it works a treat.It’s also perfect for those side-mounted HDMI ports that leave you with an unsightly cable sticking out the side like a sore thumb. Using this, I was able to overcome the tricky underneath ports as well as being able to route the cable from the side down along the side of the TV. The adapter comes in two varieties: the Studio XS118 adapter-only and the XS218 which also sports iVEC Technology, for boosting the HDMI signal and which lets you use longer HDMI cables, up to 4m. The XS118 and XS218 cost £15 and £30, respectively - a cheap way of sorting out those niggling TV cabling snafus without putting your back out.-Martin Lynch [IXOS] news TV HDTV
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