It's hard to decide where to put a thread when it can involve many areas. I'm planning on building a patch bay since we are adding more equipment, and in addition to the usual sound patching, I want to add a video patch so I can connect any one of several computers to our projector without buying a switcher. The trouble is, the mounting hole of a VGA (HDB-15) is not round, so I can't cut it out. I want to find a connector that will work for VGA but mounts in a round hole. I know that one could have a six pole connector, five for RGBHV and one for ground, so could I use 6 pin mini DIN connectors? They are reasonably cheap for me and are round so I can mount them easily.
When I do the sound patching section, is it a bad idea to use 1/4" TRS? I have heard that they will short out on make or break, which could be bad if the phantom power is on.
When I do the sound patching section, is it a bad idea to use 1/4" TRS? I have heard that they will short out on make or break, which could be bad if the phantom power is on.