HDMI Cable, Best For The Price!

Deef1

phillh79 wrote: »

I do think this thread could do with been moved to the techie stuff forum as well.

Yeah, was sort of hoping that they would spot that i had put it in techie as well , at the same time and remove it from "whichever" section

savercol

The Gadget Show tested HDMI cables on good screens. Cheapest was as good as a very expensive one.

jarr

Gazfaz wrote: »

By drawing a comparison to the price of curry inferring cheapness you are essentially slagging off the nation's favourite dish.

Are you not satisfied with purchasing the most expensive HDMI cable in the world and then bragging about it around here without insulting millions of Asians in Bradford into the bargain?

I hope a moderator comes along soon and bans your bottom to hades.

:money:

Oh my god, talk about overreacting lmao. He could have compared it to anything cheap.

Bikertov

Getting back to the thread ...

YES in theory it is a digital signal, so is only 'on' or 'off'
BUT in practice the electrical signal being sent down the cable is not just 'on' or 'off' but different voltage levels that signify the 'on' or 'off'.
SO a poor quality cable, with the high speed of the HDMI signal (bandwidth) over a distance, will attenuate (ie lose some signal level) so that the TV will not be able to work out whether the signal is an 'on' or 'off'.
HOWEVER this is really only an issue over a distance of a few metres or more - a short distance (1 or 2 metres) it should make no difference.

QUALITY of the cable construction will have a bearing over its long term life, if you plug and unplug, bend it etc, and is a factor if the cable is burried in a wall, so hard to change.

IN SUMMARY - any cheap cable will do for a short distance. A reasonable quality is better for longer distances and if the cable will be hard to get to if you need to change.

DON'T confuse good quality with expensive - you will just be ripped off.

Hope that is not too technical !!