ROLINE - Quality makes the difference

ROLINE USB cable

• The data wires correspond to AWG28.
• The power cores correspond to AWG24 (the lower the AWG number, the higher the cross-section).
• The material used is solid copper.
• The shielding consists of a foil shield and a tinned copper braided shield with a coverage greater than 65 %.

Cheap USB cables

• The data wires correspond to AWG 30 and worse.
• The power cores correspond to AWG 30 and worse.
• The material used is CCA = solid aluminium covered with a thin copper layer.
• The shielding consists of a foil shield and a braided shield made of an alloy with a coverage of less than 30%, or completely without shielding.

Effects

• Data loss due to poor electrical properties of the data wire pair.
• Even from a short distance, the power supply of the connected devices is no longer guaranteed due to an excessive ohmic resistance of the power wire pair.
• High susceptibility to interference due to poor shielding properties lead to data loss and transmission errors.

ROLINE data cable

• The data wires correspond to AWG28.
• The material used is solid copper, the shielding consists of a foil shield with two wires and, depending on the type, additionally of a tinned copper braided shield as well as a shielded connector housing, the contacts of the connectors are gold-plated.

Cheap data cables

• The data wires correspond to AWG 30 and worse.
• The material used is CCA = solid aluminium coated with a thin copper layer, or CCS = solid steel coated with a thin copper layer.
• The shielding consists of a foil shield without two wires, braided shielding is missing and the connector housings are not shielded.
• The contacts of the connectors are not gold-plated, but at best "touched" with gold.

Effects

• Data loss due to poor electrical properties of the data wires.
• Data transmission is no longer possible even from a short distance, because the impairment of the data signal is too strong due to the cable's high ohmic resistance.
• High susceptibility to interference due to poor shielding properties leads to data loss and transmission errors.
• After a few mating cycles, clean contacting is no longer possible, which leads to sporadic interruptions or total failure.

ROLINE SVGA cable

• The RGB cores are coaxial cables with 75 Ohm.
• The data cores correspond to AWG28 and there are 7 or 9 of them depending on the version.
• The material used is solid copper.
• The shielding consists of a foil shield with two wires and a tinned copper braided shield as well as a shielded connector housing.
• The contacts of the connectors are gold-plated.

Cheap SVGA cables

• No coaxial wires are used for the RGB signals.
• The data wires correspond to AWG 30 and worse; there are max. 4.
• The material used is CCS = solid steel covered with a thin copper layer.
• The shielding consists of a foil shield without a two-wire shield, braided shielding is missing and the connector housings are not shielded.
• The contacts of the connectors are not gold-plated but at best "touched" with gold.

Effects

• Very poor image representation even at short distances due to poor electrical properties of the data wires and non-existent RGB coaxial wires.
• Even at short distances, synchronisation is no longer possible due to the high ohmic resistance of the cable.
• High susceptibility to interference due to poor shielding properties lead to disturbances in picture transmission.
• After a few mating cycles, clean contacting is no longer possible, which leads to sporadic interruptions or total failure.

ROLINE HDMI High Speed Cable

• 5 individually shielded twisted pair cores.
• 4 data cores correspond to AWG 30 to 24 depending on the length of the cable.
• The material used is solid copper.
• The shielding consists of a foil shield and a tinned copper braided shield as well as a shielded connector housing.
• The connector contacts are gold-plated.

Cheap HDMI High Speed Cables

• No twisted pair pairs are used.
• The data wires correspond to AWG 30 and worse.
• The material used is CCS = solid steel coated with a thin copper layer.
• The shielding for the individual twisted pair pairs is missing.
• The overall shield consists of a foil shield and a braided shield with very little coverage, or this is missing completely.
• The contacts of the connectors are not gold-plated but at best "touched" with gold.

Effects

• No transmission of images possible even at short distances due to poor electrical properties of the data wires.
• High susceptibility to interference due to poor shielding properties lead to disturbances in image transmission.
• After a few mating cycles, clean contacting is no longer possible, leading to sporadic interruptions or total failure.

ROLINE patch cables

• The cables have been tested at the GHMT in Germany and meet the Cat.6 standard.
• The material used is solid copper.
• The RJ45 connectors are equipped with contacts with 50µm gold plating.

Cheap patch cables

• The cables do not meet any standard and do not pass any test.
• The material used is CCA = solid aluminium coated with a thin layer of copper.
• The RJ45 connectors are equipped with contacts with max. 3µm gold coating or are merely "dipped".

Impact

• The speeds of 100 MBit/s (Cat.5e) or 250 MBit/s (Cat.6) cannot be achieved.
• The inflexible material leads to interruptions and data loss after repeated bending.
• After a few mating cycles, clean contacting is no longer possible, which leads to sporadic interruptions or total failure.

ROLINE power supply cable

• The cores correspond to a cross-section of 0.75 mm² = standard size up to a length of 2m.
• The material used is solid copper.
• The cables meet the requirements of the standards concerning equipment safety.

Cheap power supply cables

• The cores correspond to a cross-section of approx. 0.1 - 0.2 mm² up to 2 m length.
• The cables do not meet the requirements of the standards regarding equipment safety, as these cables are approved for up to 10A, but guarantee equipment safety for max. 1A.

Effects

• The insulation melts and there is a risk of fire due to overheating of the cable as soon as the cable is used with powerful devices (more than 1A current consumption).