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Essential Install | Cables & Connections Pixelgen’s MAX4K series of HDMI cables Cleerline’s SSF Fibre is strong, safe and fast to install 28 | October 2017 Als o available from Pixelgen is the MAX4K series of HDMI cables. These thin, fl exible passive HDMI cables guarantee max 18G bandwidth and complete HDMI functional feature-set. Available in 0.3, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3 and 5m, all Max 4K Interconnect lengths have achieved the superior designation of passing the THX Certifi ed 4K Interconnect program. All mechanical characteristics of the Max 4K Interconnect series of cables have been carefully engineered by Pixelgen to ensure the highest level of signal integrity from a high-speed, low-speed communication & DC perspective. Specifi cally, careful consideration has been taken with critical mechanical characteristics such as wire gauge, high-speed twist ratios, shield uniformity and overall wire arrangement layout. Consideration of these elements help maximise signal integrity as well as isolate critical signals within the cable itself for maximised reliability and interoperability. The cable has a highly attractive premium look and feel on the outside, and superior premium cable quality on the inside. Available from Habitech, Cleerline Technology Group introduced Cleerline SSF fi bre in 2011 under Planet Waves, prior to reorganising as new business in 2012. Cleerline SSF fi bre is a disruptive fi bre product that main differentiating feature is a hard polymer coating incorporated in the glass cladding diameter of the strand of fi bre. The technology is referred to as GGP (Glass, Glass, Polymer) as the core and cladding remain glass but a third layer of polymer yields several benefi ts that makes fi bre easier to install and terminate than UTP copper based solutions. The product is named SSF; stronger, safer, faster. It’s strong, up to 200 times more durable than conventional 125um cladded glass fi bre, it can take a minimum bend radius of 2.2mm while maintaining a 31 year life expectancy, and has 225lbs short term load compared to UTP’s 25lbs. It’s very safe as the increased bendability eliminates the ability for the fi bre to penetrate soft tissue, making the process for terminating much easier and danger