[mythtv-users] Features of a home theater audio system

Bill Williamson bill at bbqninja.com
Thu Dec 13 22:48:31 UTC 2007


On 12/14/07, Howard Christeller <howard.christeller at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Dec 13, 2007 2:48 AM, Mike Perkins <mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk> wrote:
> > Ouch. Don't do that, please. Male == plug, female == socket. No wonder
> there's
> > so much gender confusion today!
> >
> According to various ANSI and MIL standards, plug == more movable, jack ==
> less movable - e.g. stationary. Plugs are most often male, but not always.
> Consider the common IEC power cord and connector. The cord has a male plug
> on one end, and a female plug on the other. The chassis has a male jack.
> Another case is an audio mixer using XLR connectors, where female connectors
> are inputs and male connectors are outputs. But because they are attached to
> the chassis, all are jacks. The cables which plug into the mixer are more
> movable, and therefore plugs, regardless of gender.
>
> A connector mounted on the PCI filler panel is by definition a jack. RCA
> plugs are available in male and female, but I've never seen a male RCA jack.


Thanks, close to what I was going to say.

When you buy it it is defintely a plug.  If you mount it (not lazy
like me) it's a jack.  Mine is just dangling out the back of my PC
case, so still a plug.


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