Cat5 and Cat6 Ethernet cables are both popular options for wired networking, but there are some important differences between them and reasons why you're probably better off picking the newer Cat6 ...

Intended application is an important specification to consider when selecting Ethernet cable. Audio / visual (A/V) cables are used to connect audio and video equipment to a computer or display.

Although swapping a Cat-5e patch cable with a Cat-7 one between a network port and computer is easy enough, replacing all the network cable already pulled through the conduits of a ‘future ...