| NextGen Twister 360 Degree HDMI Connector |
| Written by John E. Johnson, Jr. |
| Thursday, 03 December 2009 00:00 |
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For those of us who use A/V equipment with HDMI jacks, we all have experienced issues with the cable being forced to bend at stressful angles to go to the next piece of equipment in the signal path. NextGen has solved this difficulty with the Twister, which is an HDMI jack and plug, connected together using a 3600 ball joint. For my own situation, my 47" LCD HDTV has its HDMI jacks arranged vertically on the back panel, so the HDMI cable, which is very stiff, was bending so sharply, it was causing the plug to lose contact with some of the pins, resulting in the TV program to suddenly go to blue screen. I thought at first it was the satellite box, so I reset it, but to no avail. Then I realized that it might be the HDMI plug, and when I pushed it in more tightly, the signal returned. Then, I saw the press release for the NextGen Twister, and I knew I had my solution. I obtained one, plugged it into the TV's HDMI jack, and the HDMI cable into the Twister's jack, turned the Twister until it felt like there was no strain on the interface, and have gone back to watching my programs without annoying interruptions from such a simple problem that now has a simple solution. Here are some photos of the Twister in several different positions, and a photo of the Twister connected to my HDTV.
You can order the Twister on-line at NextGen at $19.95/each.
Comments (12)
Vertical jacks on what brand TV?
written by F. Shives , December 03, 2009 Perhaps you will be so kind as to share the brand name of the TV which is so poorly designed with regard to the jacks location/orientation. Thanks.
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written by JEJ , December 03, 2009 I have seen this vertical arrangement of ports on various brands of HDTVs, so there is no point in stating the brand of this one. I did notice that their latest models have the jacks arranged horizontally, so the plug goes straight in from the back. But now, what do you do if you want to mount the panel on a wall? The cable will be pointing outward from the panel. I think this NextGen product would be useful in either situation, because you could turn it so that the cable faces downward and then it would not be bent sharply against a wall.
Vertical Jacks
written by Ron W , December 03, 2009 As the newer designs of monitors become thinner and thinner, it looks like this vertical HDMI input configuration will become more common. (That way or on the side). I have also seen some HDMI cables on the market that have a "90 degree" input jack which may be helpful in "some" of these cases.
Vertical Jacks
written by Andrew Yang , December 03, 2009 Given the poor mechanical design of the HDMI connector, the vertical jacks may actually be the best configuration for the connections. A traditional horizontal orientation would place an inordinate amount of stress on the connector with anything but the lightest gauge cables.
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written by JEJ , December 05, 2009 The HDMI adapters at Monoprice only swivel up and down, not right to left. The adapters at Blue Jeans Cable don't swivel at all. So, I don't know where you are getting your information.
Adapters
written by Jim Young , December 11, 2009 Bought 4 of the monoprice adapters; three fell apart on installation. They were very flimsy.
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written by JEJ , December 12, 2009 You get what you pay for. The Monoprice adapters are very inexpensive. NextGen adapters are $20 each. That sounds expensive, but they swivel in all directions and they are well constructed.
Noises ???
written by Al , December 17, 2009 I have a pretty expensive Sony projector HW85 n same cable problem as you guys do. But worry if this adaptor will degrade the picture quality(most probably adding noises) or not ????????
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written by JEJ , December 18, 2009 As to adding noise, these connectors are digital, and as long as they make solid contact with the HDMI input on your TV and with the HDMI cable, there should be no added noise. In fact, if there were a problem with the contacts, you would see other types of artifacts, such as strange colors, or even just no image at all.
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