Covid announces an addition to the AOC cable product line-- the Shielded Active Optical HDMI cable, with many of the same benefits as other AOC cable products, such as use in longer distance applications and a plenum rating.
What makes AOC cables different is HDMI 2.0 support, in addition to overall shielding and a durable metal connector shell. The overall shell helps make the cable suitable for sensitive installations, including some medical applications.
While AOC cables offer many benefits compared to full copper cables, one potential downfall is most cannot be used outside of point-to-point applications. The shielded AOC cable is not bound by the point-to-point restriction, and can be used in a range of applications, depending on resolution and source/display devices in use.
In case of multi-point application problems, Coved recommends the use of an active pigtail product with the AOC cable. The HDMI pigtail offers an easy solution when using multi-point applications with any Covid AOC cable products.
