HDMI Wire Question

[moviefanaticfan]

My dad just bought a Sony Tv and a Blu dvd (BDP300). He wants me to connect it for him, but he doesn't have an HDMI cable. I cant deside which HDMI cable to buy from stores like CC or BB. The 2 stores have HDMI cables from 49 to 200 American bucks on their website.

2 years ago when I bought my HDMI cable from a different high end store they just gave me a HDMI cable for 100 bucks, but now 2 years later I have no I idea what the conductors were made of (copper, silver or gold). I read that the Wal store sells HDMI for 35 bucs.

I dont want to dissapoint my dad. Is there a difference with the connectors and conductors when it comes to the price of the HDMI cable??

[crackinhedz]

6ft HDMI v1.3 cable ($5)

need any other lengths?

[dv8pdx]

Originally Posted by crackinhedz

6ft HDMI v1.3 cable ($5)

need any other lengths?

Thanks!! I've been looking for affordable 1.3a HDMI's... ordered 2!!

Make sure you get v1.3 cables... I originally got 1.2 cause they weren't labled on the box, and it doesn't carry all the data like the 5.1 etc!!

[welwynnick]

Originally Posted by dv8pdx

Make sure you get v1.3 cables... I originally got 1.2 cause they weren't labled on the box, and it doesn't carry all the data like the 5.1 etc!!

Not true. All HDMI cables, even the original ones that came out at the time of HDMI V1.0, will carry multichannel audio.

V1.3 brings the potential (as yet unrealised) to carry more than 1080p60 video, and will give you greater assurance of quality than with earlier cables. For short cables, it probably won't make any difference anyway.

Nick

[ascian]

There ARE differences in cables, such as build quality. You install a few thousand TVs and this becomes relevant. Or try putting that Wal-mart cable at a weird angle. Certification for in-wall installation is another. Prices will reflect this.

Despite this, they still don't need to be expensive cables by any stretch of the imagination, but it would be an error to think there are no differences at all. There are numerous other threads on this same subject.

[dv8pdx]

Originally Posted by welwynnick

Not true. All HDMI cables, even the original ones that came out at the time of HDMI V1.0, will carry multichannel audio.

V1.3 brings the potential (as yet unrealised) to carry more than 1080p60 video, and will give you greater assurance of quality than with earlier cables. For short cables, it probably won't make any difference anyway.

Nick

Let me rephrase that... HDMI 1.3 adds additional support for new lossless compressed digital audio formats Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio™. Previous versions (1.1, 1.2, 1.2a) did not have this feature.

[redlikefire02]

monoprice is the shizzzzzz

[crackinhedz]

Let me rephrase that... HDMI 1.3 adds additional support for new lossless compressed digital audio formats Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio™. Previous versions (1.1, 1.2, 1.2a) did not have this feature.

actually it is the HDMI v1.3 Transmitter/Receiver micro chips used that add the support for bitstream ability of TrueHD and Dts-HD MA (as well as deep color etc)...and has very little to do with what cable is used. Your old cable probably would have passed the audio just fine.

[X-Ninja]

Theres no difference between the cheap ones and the expensive ones besides brand names. MONSTER is the beast in price, Dont go there.

Theres HDMI cables on the internet for less then 2 dollars that will do the EXACT same thing as the HDMI cables for 400.

EDIT: I knew crakinheadz would post that... He seems to do it on every single HDMI question ever.

[Phillysports8982]

Originally Posted by moviefanaticfan

My dad just bought a Sony Tv and a Blu dvd (BDP300). He wants me to connect it for him, but he doesn't have an HDMI cable. I cant deside which HDMI cable to buy from stores like CC or BB. The 2 stores have HDMI cables from 49 to 200 American bucks on their website.

2 years ago when I bought my HDMI cable from a different high end store they just gave me a HDMI cable for 100 bucks, but now 2 years later I have no I idea what the conductors were made of (copper, silver or gold). I read that the Wal store sells HDMI for 35 bucs.

I dont want to dissapoint my dad. Is there a difference with the connectors and conductors when it comes to the price of the HDMI cable??

yea dont every buy from CC or BB interms of cables, thats where they make their money, from working in retail for 7 years, the mark up on cables is outrageous, a 24.99 usb cable is bought from the manufacturer for $1-$2