The "Ethernet Splitter" - For idiots who are too cheap to buy a router. They have one Internet account at home, and want to put more than one computer online. Why it won't work - Ethernet has four pairs of wires: Transmit out, transmit in, receive out, receive in. Split that into 16 wires, put 2 computers on it, and the packets will get all mixed up.
The "VGA Splitter" - Same kinda thing here. They want to run the video from their computer to 2 monitors. VGA has timing, sync and color channels in those wires. Split that up and those signals are going to Hell. It takes a piece of hardware to do this right.
VGA to HDMI - They have a VGA output on their el cheapo laptop, and HDMI input on their Flat-screen TV. Why it won't work - HDMI is High-Definition video plus Audio, VGA is standard definition video, NO Audio.
USB Splitter - Supposedly for connecting 2 computers to 1 printer. Never seen or heard of this before I got into retail. Idiot...network the computers and share the printer.
USB to Red, White and Yellow RCA - He originally wanted to go from HDMI out on the computer to RCA in on the older TV, but when I convinced him that HDMI is digital, and the RCA plugs are analog, he switched to USB to RCA. Problem there is that USB never, Never, NEVER carries video. Total fail. Trust your salesperson.
USB to (anything and everything) - Their logic: "I have lots of things that connect with USB, so therefore they must make a USB cable that does (whatever stupid thing they want it to do). Nope, Nimrod, they don't.
USB A to A (Same connection on both ends) - There may actually be a valid use for this type cable, but I can't find anyone in this town who carries one, so I'm thinking probably not.
USB to Camera - They're all proprietary, idiot! Think about it; if you were in the camera business, wouldn't you make your cables different from all the rest so they'd have to buy your cable for their camera? Same thing with printer ink cartridges...NO...you can't use Dell ink in your Cannon printer.
Firewire to USB - Firewire 400 is rated at 400 Mb/s while USB can be as slow as 1.5 Mb/s. Why in the world would you want your data to speed out of your Firewire device just to bog down on your USB port?
USB to (anything and everything) - Their logic: "I have lots of things that connect with USB, so therefore they must make a USB cable that does (whatever stupid thing they want it to do). Nope, Nimrod, they don't.
USB A to A (Same connection on both ends) - There may actually be a valid use for this type cable, but I can't find anyone in this town who carries one, so I'm thinking probably not.
USB to Camera - They're all proprietary, idiot! Think about it; if you were in the camera business, wouldn't you make your cables different from all the rest so they'd have to buy your cable for their camera? Same thing with printer ink cartridges...NO...you can't use Dell ink in your Cannon printer.
Firewire to USB - Firewire 400 is rated at 400 Mb/s while USB can be as slow as 1.5 Mb/s. Why in the world would you want your data to speed out of your Firewire device just to bog down on your USB port?
eSATA to USB - Same as above. eSATA provides speeds of 3G/sec vs 1.5Mb/sec in USB.
HDMI to RG-6 w/ F-Connector - HDMI is High-Definition audio & video, RG-6 is Radio-frequency. Dis-similar is an understatement!
Power cords for printers - Too many in production to carry on our shelves, contact manufacturer.
Power cords for printers - Too many in production to carry on our shelves, contact manufacturer.
