AV:Link Cables & Leads

Choose a lead rated for 4K at 18Gbps, such as the AV:Link 112.135UK thin-wire high speed lead. For runs of 10m, an active fibre optic HDMI lead such as the 112.190UK keeps the 4K signal at 18Gb/s over the full length.

It carries the HDMI signal as light over optical fibre, with electronics in the connectors, so the signal holds up over long runs where copper leads struggle. AV:Link 112.190UK and 112.290UK are 10m 4K leads, and the 112.290UK has a detachable plug, so only a 12mm diameter hole need be drilled.

They are rated for different speeds. AV:Link Cat6 UTP leads carry 1Gbps at 250 MHz, and Cat7 S/FTP leads such as the 113.715UK are rated 10Gbps at 600MHz with shielding. Cat5e leads, such as the 30.0m 113.166UK, suit standard gigabit connections.

Use a TOSlink fibre optic lead between the TV's optical audio output and the soundbar's optical input. AV:Link TOSlink leads run up to 10m, and the 112.215UK has nickel plated heads and gold plated tips on a 5mm diameter cable.

Yes. The AV:Link 112.151UK is a 0.5m 4K HDMI extension lead with a plug at one end and a socket at the other, high speed and gold plated, supporting HDCP 2.2. It helps where a TV's HDMI ports are hard to reach behind a wall bracket.

Yes. AV:Link makes a 1.5m male to male SCART lead with nickel plated connectors, a 2-way SCART splitter that connects 2 sources, and VGA plug to plug leads in 2.0m (113.101UK) and 5.0m (113.102UK), for older TVs, projectors and monitors that do not have HDMI inputs.

RCA (phono) leads carry analogue stereo audio or composite video between older equipment such as amplifiers, CD players and TVs. AV:Link RCA leads run up to 10m, including 2 x RCA stereo leads, and a three RCA plug lead carries combined stereo audio and video.

An RJ11 lead is a telephone or modem lead with smaller 6P4C plugs than a network lead, used for broadband routers and phone lines. AV:Link RJ11 leads run from 3.0m to 10m in white or black, and some come with a BT431A adaptor for a UK phone socket.