Audio/Video/Computer connectors

This post is all about connectors, inputs and outputs. We have so many these days, current connectors, legacy connectors, cords for adapting, and different signals that run through these cables. This post is meant to be a comprehensive list of ALL audio, video, computer and data connectors. Please contact me if there is something missing!

What is not on this list? Power connectors. POTS. Mobile phones.

Audio

XLR (balanced)
RCA/Phono (unbalance)
1/4″ TS, TRS
1/8″ 3.5mm TS, TRS, TRRS
speakON
Banana plug
MIDI
S/PDIF Optical
S/PDIF RCA
TOSLINK
ADAT

MORE ON AUDIO CABLES FROM CABLE MATTERS

Video

RCA
BNC (Composite, Component, SDI, HD-SDI)
HDMI
Mini HDMI
Micro HDMI
RF (Coaxial) cable is RJ59, RJ6

Computer – Data

USB
Micro
Mini
C
Lightning
Thuderbolt

Computer – Display

VGA
DVI
Display port
Mini Display port
HDMI
Thunderbolt

Computer – Networking

RJ45 (Ethernet)
Not to be confused with the cable – Cat 5, Cat 5e, Cat
Legacy

Parallel
Serial

Terms:
Jack
Connector
Cable
Adapter
Converter

RESOURCES

This is a great utility for finding cables (it also has really great pictures of connectors):
https://www.sweetwater.com/shop/cables/finder.php