HDMI cable? and upscaling dvd

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aliEnRIK wrote: »

Its to do with CONDITIONING the mains inbetween the power supply and the unit its going to power. THATS what the mains leads do. It 'cleans' the power supply before running the electrical component (amplifier, tv, whatever) which in tuns makes it sound or look better

I only use a power conditioner on my guitar amplifier to eliminate any noise and to protect the equipment from any surges. I don't think I could justify it on a home theatre set up though.

aliEnRIK

be_alright wrote: »

I only use a power conditioner on my guitar amplifier to eliminate any noise and to protect the equipment from any surges. I don't think I could justify it on a home theatre set up though.

conditioner ~ not a surge protector

You can get a decent (ish) one from Maplins for 40 quid or ebay for 35 (ish)

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aliEnRIK wrote: »

conditioner ~ not a surge protector

You can get a decent (ish) one from Maplins for 40 quid or ebay for 35 (ish)

It acts as both

elfreako

Cables do not make a significant difference in quality if you do not have the right equipment to attach them too. For a cable to make a difference you must have invested at least £6000 in your TV and between £600-£1200 in your up scaling dvd player. HDMI is only the form of signal e.g. a smaller version of scart plug.

I would say go for a reasonably priced cable which has gold ends, also make sure that the connections are gold ended otherwise it's a waste of money.

aliEnRIK

be_alright wrote: »

It acts as both

yeah. fair play and with what you use it for its probably the best bet. But I was simply saying that for 40 quid you can get JUST a conditioner (ones with surge protectors in built in tend to actually degrade the signal to a degree so I personally dont recommend them)

May I ask what the product is your talking about? Im kinda intrigued

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aliEnRIK wrote: »

yeah. fair play and with what you use it for its probably the best bet. But I was simply saying that for 40 quid you can get JUST a conditioner (ones with surge protectors in built in tend to actually degrade the signal to a degree so I personally dont recommend them)

May I ask what the product is your talking about? Im kinda intrigued

It's the ART SP4x4, here's a link to it:

http://www.mediaspec.co.uk/detail_studio_outboard.asp?brand=ART&stock=505&mediaspec=

aliEnRIK

be_alright wrote: »

It's the ART SP4x4, here's a link to it:

http://www.mediaspec.co.uk/detail_studio_outboard.asp?brand=ART&stock=505&mediaspec=

cheers

Looks a good piece of kit that. Impressive. Its obviously catered more towards BIG RIG power hungry systems and so its perfect for what you use it for.
The Tacima mains conditioner id recommend (as a starting point) is catered towards home cinema and hifi

Marty_J

aliEnRIK wrote: »

The facts wrong im afraid

The reason you cant tell a difference is because your setup is wrong so the tv cant display better pictures no matter WHAT hdmi you use.

Its the basic rule of thumb ~ start at the mains first

I have myself connected qed hdmi (50 quid) a silver....erm...forgets name (85 quid) and an out and out wireworld (better not tell you the price) and on upscaled material (or proper 1080 p) I can easily see a difference between all 3 and the wireworld looks incredible on my pioneer hdtv. Its all down to wether people are prepared to pay to get the best out of what they buy or just USE it

Although theyre all DIGITAL they do in fact (all of them and especially the cheapie ones) lose part of the signal or BLEED into parts of one another. Theres no such thing as a completely clean signal that comes out of one unit and enters the other EXACTLY the same, its down to the quality of the cables.

Do you know what a digital signal is?

Tell the truth now.

weegie.geek

Hahaha, he claims that a digital signal can bleed on a cheaper cable? That's fantastic!

A crappy cable can have limited bandwidth, especially for 1080p content, which will lead to signal breakup in extreme cases, but it's the equivalent of a poor signal on sky digital or freeview - the picture will stutter and freeze. There's no bleed, no ghosting, nothing like that. It's just not possible with a digital signal.

I'd make stuff up as well though, if I'd spent 50 quid on an hdmi cable, never mind the one he doesn't like to say the price of...

Marty_J

It must use 2s as well as 1s and 0s. :rolleyes: