Simple idea for TV or Video manufacturers to take up.
At intervals along their power/speaker cables, provide movable(slide-able) plastic disks (approx 2-4" in diameter) with a number of narrow tapered radial cuts in them.
Gently press all those dangling video/Hi-Fi cables into the grooves to keep them from getting tangled up.
(Retrofittable solution: Take a number of plastic cups, and slice 6-7 cuts down to the base of each. Open them out. Drill a whole in the centre of the bases (and a cut to allow them to be attached to cables)-- Dub, Jan 11 2006 what's this little gadget for? http://www.thinkgee...tronic/77e6/images/sorry, consumer advice. [po, Jan 12 2006] The image that popped in to my head http://unimaxsupply...instruct/gagwhl.jpgBut, the slots would be deeper and uniform in size [half, Jan 12 2006] Oh yes, I need something ,even if it's cable ties.If it comes with the product even better. [+]-- skinflaps, Jan 12 2006 The plane of the disk is basically perpendicular to the wire on which it is attached (and the other inserted wires, for that matter)?
I think the 2-4" diameter is throwing me off. That sounds pretty large for what I'm envisioning.-- half, Jan 12 2006 [half] yes. I wasn't sure about the size... Big enough to not be fiddly, i.e. not too small.-- Dub, Jan 12 2006 [po]It look's like a mini-flexible-n-way extension socket... as opposed to those blocks of sockets you usually get.-- Dub, Jan 12 2006 [half, link] A wire gauge?.. yup, more or less exactly what I was thinking of (and why I described the plastic cup cheapo alternative - I wish I'd thought of that)
//the slots would be deeper and uniform in size // tapered to allow for different thickness cables - one per slot > V <-- Dub, Jan 12 2006 random, halfbakery