The Myth of HDMI cables

[pan1300]

Re: The Myth of HDMI cables

hi

mini HDMI I don't know for sure, but think must be same as the normal HDMI (with ref. the cable) - try to use/buy a HDMI cable so short as possible.

[microchick]

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Mini HDMI one end is really small similar to a mini USB cable and the other end is a normal one. The Tablet also comes with an option of phono RCA, but then you dont get 3D signal.

[f1fan]

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Retailers have been pulling the "superior quality" HDMI trick for years. When I bought my first PS3 and knew nothing about HDMI I bought a £20 cable, these days I use Amazon Basics ones for less than a £5. As it's a digital signal you won't see any difference between a cheap cable and an expensive one.

The Gadget Show on Channel 5 did a test a year or two back, they did a second feature on it last year, have a look at _http://fwd.channel5.com/gadget-show/videos/news/hdmi-cable-test

[bokkie]

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Yes the cheaper ones can vary in quality.
I had a problem with a cheap hdmi cable. So I bough a more expensive one and had no problems.
After investigating it further I realised the problem was simple.
The plug was not long enough.
It was a few millimetres shorter so wasn't making the connection.

[f1fan]

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I guess these reviews should say there can be a difference in the quality of construction and materials, however if the cable is of good enough quality to physically work (and by law be sold for purpose) then the resulting picture/audio quality on your TV will be exactly the same regardless of the cost of the cable.

[vicje]

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I guess these reviews should say there can be a difference in the quality of construction and materials, however if the cable is of good enough quality to physically work (and by law be sold for purpose) then the resulting picture/audio quality on your TV will be exactly the same regardless of the cost of the cable.

I agree. Although there are cables which work on a couple of appliances, but not on all of them. I got a hdmi cable which works fine on my sat tuner, but not on my xbox 360.

[Satbeam]

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1m or less as stated by a few make little difference in picture quality . However , I have experienced cheap ones to break at plug / cable joint . I discovered 5m length to intermittently work due to loss of h/v sync . Although an active joiner/repeater solved the sync issue , there were noticible snow dots on higher res. pictures i.e 1080p . Otherwise different versions of cable are available (1.3 , 1.4 etc.) . For newer Tv's that support the Cec and hdml protocol , it will be interesting to see if existing cheap leads will do the job .

[nush]

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i would be careful with cheap speaker cables, im no audiophile but cheap speaker cables make the sound very tinnie. im not suggesting spending a fortune on cables but i changed cables on a fairly cheap hifi system some time back and the improvement was very noticable

I have to give BOJ 5 Stars for this.

I too have bought both expensive HDMI, Component HiFi and Speaker cables.

And unless you are a pure audiophile, most of the basic stuff will be good enough for your home setup.

**Not sure, but HDMI cable manufacturer's may have to pay a Licence fee for the label "HDMI". **

As for Scart cables, some are full SCART and others only cary the basics. But in all cases its about sheilding the unwanted "Interference & Crosstalk" betwen the individual wires/transmission circuits.


***ADVICE***

Try out the cheaper stuff first, then if you are happy, but still curious try something more expensive. Just don't go for the most expensive first. You may not need it.

[microchick]

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Sometime the older versions of HDMI cables are not compatible with the modern technology. They can't carry Video and Audio signal at the same time. In many cases people notice the sound is not in sync with the picture. Its because the HDMI is the older model whilest the equipment is the newer model. If you test the same channel with a Scart then everything is fine.

[ocram88]

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There are differences of a video quality between a gold HDMI and a silver HDMI?

[pan1300]

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There are differences of a video quality between a gold HDMI and a silver HDMI?

theoretically yes, but I practically didn't see any difference (max used length about 1,5m - probably there will be a difference on longer cables).

[Mobley3]

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I spent many years working in the specialist HiFi business and I know that there is definitely a difference in the sound quality between cables, especially when you listen on higher end equipment. in relation to HDMI cables I know from experience using free cables that come with equipment against the £20 quid Tesco type and the likes of Chord, Monster and Ixos to name a few there is without a doubt quite a difference. this is on a 40" Sony with different Blu-Ray players and also my Spiderbox. If you check in the HiFi mags for recommendations and pay around £40-60 Quid you wont go too far wrong.
Regards Mobley3

[sonc]

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Agree with most of the posters here that there is no difference.

There is an interesting article on C|net about it:


"Why all HDMI cables are the same

Expensive HDMI cables are a rip-off and offer no difference in picture quality over cheap ones. So when a salesman tries to up-sell, politely tell him he's wrong and move on with the sale."


_http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20056502-1/why-all-hdmi-cables-are-the-same/

[digicon]

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I spent many years working in the specialist HiFi business and I know that there is definitely a difference in the sound quality between cables, especially when you listen on higher end equipment. in relation to HDMI cables I know from experience using free cables that come with equipment against the £20 quid Tesco type and the likes of Chord, Monster and Ixos to name a few there is without a doubt quite a difference. this is on a 40" Sony with different Blu-Ray players and also my Spiderbox. If you check in the HiFi mags for recommendations and pay around £40-60 Quid you wont go too far wrong.
Regards Mobley3

I would have agreed with you in the good old days of analogue, I too have been in various positions with the A/V industry for over 30 years, and i can tell you now i own Ixos HDMI cables that cost roughly around £60 each and have the cheap Sky ones that come with the HD receivers and there is absolutely no difference at all between them.

[scooterman]

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I think the most important thing is not to buy any cheap cables where ever they are from the likes of Ebay ,most are made these days in China and the quality is absolute crap ,the cable might look the part and be thick like it could handle power,but its mostly plastic covering with little wire,pwer leads from china are a fire hazard ,signal leads like hdmi barely do the job and are prone to noise pick up from any close buy electrical devices ie hern bone interference coming and going on the picture.