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SureConnect HDMI-Certified Locking Connector Cable
CE Pro - Integrator Benefit
"Torrent offers many benefits to the professional installer/integrator from both the initial set up of home theater cabling systems as well as the user's ongoing operation of a system. Only Torrent offers MagLoc&trade' technology in our HDMI cables. This magnetic connector improves HDMI connection strength by 3-5 times, ensuring optimal connectivity while sparing professional installers headaches of trouble shooting the well-documented HDMI connector disconnection problem, and eliminating additional sales calls to re-connect cables that have come loose. Additionally, Torrent's clever VeriFYI® connection confirmation light checks the HDMI cable end-to-end ensuring the signal is properly transmitted, and then provides visual verification using built-in LED indicator lights. Installers can now troubleshoot problems by phone to ensure connections have not come loose and that there's a signal transmitting from one device to the next."

Better Living Through Cables
E-Gear
"Torrent introduces HDMI cables with a magnetic seal and an indicator light to let you know they're connected. Plus, easier to connect component cables."

Watch the E-Gear video filmed live at CEA LineShows in New York City at the launch of Torrent's SureConnect™ line of HDMI cables.

A Better HDMI Cable
HDTV Almanac
"Then I found Torrent with their new SureConnect cable design. It has a number of nifty features...The result is that the cable has more than triple the holding power of a traditional HDMI connection. Okay, I'm just about sold at this point, but there's more. There's a small LED built into the cable connector. If you have a good connection, it lights up. Wow, that's so simple, but it makes a huge difference. Now you can tell at a glance if your cable is connected properly. (Shouldn't all cables have a feature like this? How much can it add to the cost?) And speaking of cost, that's the best news. Unlike some companies that price their cables as if they were made with unobtanium, Torrent has reasonable prices for their products; list prices start under $50."

Magnetics, LED Indicator Ensure HDMI Stays Put
Electronic House
"On the green side of things, it's great to see companies ditching materials such as PVC, halogen, phthalate, and lead to make their products more environmentally friendly. From the tech side, we're equally impressed after seeing the Torrent cables. Especially in light of problems homeowners and custom electronics professionals have with HDMI cables failing to stay firmly in place when connected."

Torrent SureConnect cables use magnets, purty lights to stay firmly connected
dvice
"As a nice touch, a soft LED on the head of the connector acts as an easy-to-spot indication that your cable is snug in place. (This is doubly important for companies that do home theater installs, as a disconnected cable isn't worth the time or money to send a technician out, and can be easily spotted by the user.) As another nice touch, the head of the connector is mounted as a slide, which lets the SureConnect cable plug into even the deepest HDMI port, even with the bracket in place."

First maglock HDMI cable certified
The Inquirer
"In a flash of brilliance, HDMI didn't put a locking mechanism into their standards, so each manufacturer is on their own, and that never means compatibility. Torrent came out with a pretty smart way to do things, magnetically. The end of the cable has a little sleeve magnet around it with sticky tape on the end. Peel off the protective tape, plug the cable in, and voila, the magnet is glued to your TV. Pull the cable off, and the magnet stays glued on to lock the cable on next time. Once again, good move. Toss in 'green' materials, IE no halogens, phthalates or PVC, and you have a neato cable that won't up the chances of your next child having a few limbs too many."

Torrent's SureConnect HDMI cables stay put with magnets, blink with madness
Engadget
"While we love the transmission capabilities of HDMI, we loath the fact that the HDMI standard doesn't specify a locking mechanism. If you've ever wall mounted a flat screen TV or tried to stuff your receiver into too tight a rack then you're probably familiar with HDMI's weak-azz connector. Now we have what appears to be a first of its kind, magnetic HDMI connector from Torrent, Inc. -- at least its the first to pass ATC compliance testing. Called MagLoc, the magnetic connector with sliding sleeve for optimal fit is said to be 5x stronger than your typical HDMI cable connector."

Torrent Solves HDMI Unplugging Issue — The SureConnect HDMI Cable
Softpedia
"There are a lot of new technologies behind the SureConnect...First of all, there is the MagLoc™ technology that improves HDMI connection strength by up to five times thanks to a magnetic connector. You will also get a connection verifier (LED indicator light) called VeriFYI, quad layer shielding that is made from a mix of different materials meant to protect from electromagnetic and radio frequency interference (Signal Armor) and also AmpliFire technology that offers enhanced performance by boosting and amplifying signal strength."

Latching Connectors Help HDMI Connections Stay Seated
HDMI Licensing, LLC
"One of the more interesting solutions, and the first to pass ATC compliance testing, is from Torrent, Inc. Instead of a mechanical latching mechanism, Torrent's patent-pending MagLoc™ technology uses a small magnet in the connector to keep it firmly seated in the port, along with an auto-adjusting sleeve to secure the fit. This sliding mechanism allows the connector to adapt itself to HDMI ports of various depths across a broad range of devices. These cables also feature an integrated diagnostic function called VeriFYI®, which checks for proper signal transmission and confirms the link visually with a built-in LED indicator light."

ModusLink offers Sustainable Solutions Suite to reduce the environmental impact of supply chain processes
CNBC
"Sustainability is one of the foundations of our business," said Craig Palli, CEO and co-founder of Torrent. "Our products are designed to be eco-friendly and free of harmful substances. It would be unthinkable to deliver them in a package that was not. Due to ModusLink's unmatched in-house expertise, we are able to reduce the size of our packaging and use recyclable materials we previously believed were not an option, while still meeting retailers' requirements."

Green HDMI, Component Cables from Torrent
HDMI cables also feature magnetic connections for better strength
Electronic House
"...a new company called Torrent is making available HDMI (high-definition multimedia interface) and component cables that are free of harmful substances such as PVC, halogen, phthalate, and lead, all without compromising performance, safety or quality...."

Startup Torrent Debuts Initial Line
TWICE
"Accessories start-up Torrent is making its debut with an initial consumer offering of HDMI and component-video cables....Torrent HDMI cables feature innovative cabling connection, cabling verification and cable shielding technologies."

HDMI 1.4 and Through the Ages
Audioholics
" Insertion loss aside, the friction-lock HDMI connection is a general nightmare in terms of falling out.

HDMI: How Far it Has Come, and How Far it Has to Go
engadget
"...the fact remains that the vast majority of HDMI cables won't have any sort of locking mechanism."

The Problems with HDMI
Electronic House
"One of the main sources of HDMI headaches is the connection. Unlike most other cables, HDMI has no locking mechanism to hold it in place."

The HDMI Opportunity
The Independent Electrical Retailer
"Contrary to popular belief that 'digital is digital', the quality of HDMI cabling makes an enormous difference in picture quality and the effect is entirely proportional to both image resolution and length of cable. The actual physical construction of HDMI cabling has not changed since inception but there is a greater demand on the construction quality for the latest specification."

The Basics of HDMI
Electronic House
"In fact, looking for the version of HDMI supported in a product does not mean that all the latest features possible from the specification are actually implemented in the product. So again, the key is for consumers to seek the feature, not the specification."

Home Theater Cables: Does Quality Make a Difference?
PracticalHomeTheaterGuide.com
"Even the greatest receiver or speaker wouldn't deliver its best with poor-quality cables. It is very important to fully understand how the issue of cable quality fits into the overall performance equation. The truth is that if you want to get the best results, you wouldn't fit low-end tires on an expensive sports car."

Top 10 Home Theater Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
About.com
"#8 = Cable Mess!"
"#9 = Buying Cheap Cables!"

Cables: The Tangled Web
Home Theater
"We've only seen two failure mechanisms in HDMI cables. First, there's no picture at all. Second, an HDMI cable can sometimes pass the image but also add on-screen noise in the form of snow-like sparkles, sometimes in pretty colors. Whether either of these problems occur depends on the cable's construction, its length, and, to a certain degree, the resolution of the signal passing through it."

Do HDMI Cables Matter?
Audioholics
"If you're in the market for cables today, you want to be sure those cables can scale and handle future bandwidth increases, especially if you're placing them behind walls. So while the content available today might play just fine, the same might not hold true once 12-bit and 16-bit Deep Color content becomes available."





So What is "Component Video" Anyway?
Projector Central
"If you are just getting into home theater you will no doubt be confused by a lot of the jargon. And since the term component video is sure to befuddle just about everyone, here's a little primer on the subject."


Component Video Cables - The Definitive Guide
Audioholics
"...it becomes clear that a well engineered and manufactured cable will help keep the source signal within the cable conductor to minimize loss, while keeping out noise from other outside sources."