HDMI Cables

[PaulDubya]

They basically all do the same thing my friend just choose one! I bought an HDMI cord from Walmart made by phillips and the quality is great i have one that runs from the Tv to Blu ray and one that one runs from tv to hd direct tv receiver. No joke the HDMI made by phillips only ran me $14.99 a piece. Do the math.

[bubs]

I bought 3 from monoprice. Crazy quality ones. Spring the extra cash for the good one. its like 15 bucks and is better than those ones from monster

[HMtheJJ]

I use this, Best HDMI you can get.

http://www.monstercable.com/productdisplay.asp?pin=3847

[BStecke]

F*** Monster. I get all my cables from bluejeanscable.com. Excellent quality, excellent customer service, great prices. Monster is for sales people.

[shueardm]

Originally Posted by vick vega

Whats the best brand for hdmi cables for use with a audio reciever that has a hdmi input??

HDMI is digital, dont waste money on digital cables, the differences are small if any.
Component is analog, good cables show their worth.

It's really so simple.

[JJ]

Im not sure the exact technical specifications - but all I know is, the $30 Philips HDMI cable I bought from Wal-Mart offers no picture or audio difference than the $100 Monster I had when I first got into Blu-Ray. Both are 1.3.

[Pictor]

And that $30 Philips HDMI cable is likely just as good as my $5 HDMI cable. The only time it's worth paying a premium for a `better' HDMI cable is when dealing with long distances.

[crackinhedz]

3ft HDMI cable

6ft HDMI cable

10ft HDMI cable

what size ya need?



Understanding HDMI cables and why cheap ones work perfectly

[DJ Scotty]

Originally Posted by crackinhedz

3ft HDMI cable

6ft HDMI cable

10ft HDMI cable

what size ya need?

So, what are you sayin, Crackin? There is no difference between HDMI cables?

Plus, I ALREADY HAVE the cables....I was just asking if there were differences in these so-called "Speed Ratings" and such....

[crackinhedz]

Q. What is the difference between a “Standard” HDMI cable and a “High-Speed” HDMI cable?

# Standard (or “category 1”) cables have been tested to perform at speeds of 75Mhz, which is the equivalent of a 1080i signal.
# High-Speed (or “category 2”) cables have been tested to perform at speeds of 340Mhz, which is the highest bandwidth currently available over an HDMI cable and can successfully handle 1080p signals including those at increased color depths and/or increased refresh rates.


HDMI 1.3 is mostly marketting hype

...even most category 1 cables can pass 1080p signal.

[cawgijoe]

Originally Posted by crackinhedz

Q. What is the difference between a “Standard” HDMI cable and a “High-Speed” HDMI cable?

# Standard (or “category 1”) cables have been tested to perform at speeds of 75Mhz, which is the equivalent of a 1080i signal.
# High-Speed (or “category 2”) cables have been tested to perform at speeds of 340Mhz, which is the highest bandwidth currently available over an HDMI cable and can successfully handle 1080p signals including those at increased color depths and/or increased refresh rates.


HDMI 1.3 is mostly marketting hype

...even most category 1 cables can pass 1080p signal.

Exactly. Most of this is marketing hype. All of the Monoprice cables I've seen can easily pass a 1080p signal no matter hwat category they are.

Monoprice is actually replacing all the cables they sell with Cat 2 cables anyway and they are inexpensive.

[crackinhedz]

Originally Posted by DJ Scotty

Plus, I ALREADY HAVE the cables....

...yeah, I caught that after I posted. (but its a good link for those looking for cables).



am I saying that all HDMI cables are the same...physically no, but fundamentally yes. People can say all day long "well so and so cable has better build quality" yadda yadda yadda...

but at the end of the day, its a digital signal...and has anyone honestly ever seen an HDMI cable falling apart?

most any cable will be fine.

[Moefiz]

I have both types of cables monster and the phillips that JJ is talking about and i have switch them around and there is any difference that you can notice.I prefer Monster because of the quality but not for the price i can pay 30 bucks for the phillips at walmart and have change left over to buy 2 BD from Best Buy.

[DJ Scotty]

Originally Posted by cajmoyper

Only HDMI and every HDMI can pass 1080p and any can pass HD Audio. But for HD audio (Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD MA mostly), you're going to need a receiver that is 1.3 compatible.

Thank you for the assistance; OK, so ANY HDMI cable can pass 1080p VIDEO....yes? As for the AUDIO, I DO have a receiver that is 1.3 capable -- the Onkyo TX-SR605, so while I am not using the RECEIVER'S decoding capabilities with its internal decoding yet because my player cannot output bitstream high res signals, I AM sending the receiver PCM signals for high res audio....DO I NEED SPECIAL CABLES FOR THIS TRANSFER? I have a Monster HDMI link between receiver and Blu-ray player now, and audio all transfers over fine from what I can hear.

[cajmoyper]

Originally Posted by DJ Scotty

Thank you for the assistance; OK, so ANY HDMI cable can pass 1080p VIDEO....yes? As for the AUDIO, I DO have a receiver that is 1.3 capable -- the Onkyo TX-SR605, so while I am not using the RECEIVER'S decoding capabilities with its internal decoding yet because my player cannot output bitstream high res signals, I AM sending the receiver PCM signals for high res audio....DO I NEED SPECIAL CABLES FOR THIS TRANSFER? I have a Monster HDMI link between receiver and Blu-ray player now, and audio all transfers over fine from what I can hear.

No, you don't need any special cables for that HD audio.

[d_rob1031]

Monster cables tout GB/sec speeds on their packages and people feel safe that their cable has so much bandwidth. Don't be suckered in by a salesmen or fancy packages. Looking on monsters website they claim only their 1000 series is capable for the 120hz screens, x.v. color, HD audio, among other things.

When you boil it down... 1's and 0's are just that, 1's and 0's

[DJ Scotty]

Thanks guys, for the replies...

So, what does it boil down to? ALL HDMI cables will pass 1080p and high res audio?

[d_rob1031]

Originally Posted by DJ Scotty

Thanks guys, for the replies...

So, what does it boil down to? ALL HDMI cables will pass 1080p and high res audio?

Yup. I've never tried any from http://www.bluejeanscable.com/ but from what I've heard they are great cables and they don't stick it to you. There's another site people like around here, forgot the name of it though. Either place would be a good choice. We wouldn't lead you astray.

[DJ Scotty]

Originally Posted by d_rob1031

Yup. I've never tried any from http://www.bluejeanscable.com/ but from what I've heard they are great cables and they don't stick it to you. There's another site people like around here, forgot the name of it though. Either place would be a good choice. We wouldn't lead you astray.

Thank you; I appreciate that.

But when you say "yup," you mean any HDMI cable will pass the full 1080p video and I don't really have to worry about "speed ratings" and all that for audio transfer?

[saprano]

Originally Posted by d_rob1031

Yup. I've never tried any from http://www.bluejeanscable.com/ but from what I've heard they are great cables and they don't stick it to you. There's another site people like around here, forgot the name of it though. Either place would be a good choice. We wouldn't lead you astray.

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