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Usbc.wtf – an article and quiz to find the right USB-C cable

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Re: Usbc.wtf – an article and quiz to find the right USB-C cable

#122

I just keep things simple. These are universal cables. https://a.co/d/7nEV04h - USB A and USB C on one end - USB C, Micro USB, and Lightning on the other end - 10 Gbps transfer - video over USB C for my portable second display. - 100W power. I travel a lot and I got tired of trying to pick out the right cable for the right circumstance.

But is it shielded?

Re: Usbc.wtf – an article and quiz to find the right USB-C cable

#123

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://aliexpress.com/item/1005002835878171.html

That's not the same thing at all. That measures power flowing through a USB cable, which is still useful, but doesn't tell you anything about the capabilities of the cable.

Look more closely at the pictures, all of them.

Re: Usbc.wtf – an article and quiz to find the right USB-C cable

#124

The quiz is simple and to the point, with no cruft, so the overall experience is pretty good. But I have a (slightly tangential) UX/design question: if now you are compelled to remove the Next button from the question pages, how would you achieve it, without reduction of functionality? For example, on the first question, which is a single-choice question, if you make it submit on-click, then the user would lose the a…

I'm totally okay with clicking Next button. But if you really insist, then do what @yreg says, but include big, BIG back button at the top. Bonus points if you can make it look like stacked papers on the desktop: ───┬───┬───────────────┐ │ │ │ 1 │ 2 │ For the mobile in the portrait mode this is not the best option, but still could work if using vertical stack of cards layout: ┌─────────────┐ │ 1 │ ├─────────────┤ │ 2…

thanks for running through the thought experiment, this is pretty clever!

Re: Usbc.wtf – an article and quiz to find the right USB-C cable

#125

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It reminds me of an old idea i had where you specify all of your home theater equipment (tv, receiver, set tops, consoles, etc) and it draws a wiring diagram + cable list for optimal configuration

Did you get anywhere with this idea? I work in this space and I’d certainly be interested. Especially WRT to control. Just to scratch the surface: the xyz Display (TV) supports IR, RS-232, & IP control- how should I determine what is optimal? Fewer wires (IP, possibly) JustWorks™ (IR), MostlyJustWorks and gives feedback (RS-232), YOLO (CEC). Oh great, its 2023 and xyz have dropped support for RS-232 on the 75” model,…

Sadly no. It was maybe 10 years ago when my parents needed to unplug and redo their home theater and I was living away from home. But this is a good example. It should be easy for software to figure out. The hard part would be populating the database. however, it could be crowd sourced maybe.
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