smart51
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| posted on 6/11/12 at 09:28 AM |
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HDMI cables. Are they all Hype?
I need to get a HDMI cable and I've found that some are surprisingly expensive. I don't have bluray or a massive TV. Is it another case
of Audiophile Lunacy and a cheap one will be fine or is there a good reason to but an expensive cable?
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 6/11/12 at 09:43 AM |
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I guess a gold plated one won't lose quality over time as it won't corrode, but Gadget Show tested them a couple of years ago and there
was no difference between a cheap one and an expensive one
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phelpsa
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| posted on 6/11/12 at 09:56 AM |
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HDMI is digital. As long as the cable works and the full signal is getting through it won't make any difference to the quality.
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Irony
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| posted on 6/11/12 at 10:01 AM |
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HDMI cables are great. Sound and HD video in one cable. They are however quite fragile and won't take much abuse. The pins bend if your not
careful. The cheap ones are just less robust than the expensive ones. If your plugging it in your TV and just leaving it there then cheap is fine.
If your constantly unplugging and plugging in as I do at work then more expensive is probably cheaper in the long run.
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wilkingj
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| posted on 6/11/12 at 10:05 AM |
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If you have Blu Ray and / or HD, then the data rate is higher, and a really cheap cable migh give problems.
I got some 5 metre cheap ones of Ebay and use them on HD and Blu Ray, They were stated to be Blu ray and HD spec.
They were less than a tenner each, (might have been £5.99 - but cant remember).
They work well, and I have had no problems so far.
For a short run, I think you should be OK with a cheap cable (but NOT the very cheap ones that dont say they meet the BR/HD spec). Just buy one that
says its for Blu-ray / HD. I think its V1.4 spec, but not sure.
So yes... IMHO this £60 HDMI cable thing is a bit of a hype, although I am sure they are a better quailty cable.
If you had a 20 metre run, then I would say check with a cheap cable, but expect to end up with something a bit more expensive.
Thats my Experience.
Its like.... Why pay out for a Ferrari just to get 0-60 in 4 Seconds, when a well built Kit car will do the same for a Tenth of the price or
less
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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wilkingj
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| posted on 6/11/12 at 10:07 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Irony
HDMI cables are great. Sound and HD video in one cable. They are however quite fragile and won't take much abuse. The pins bend if your not
careful. The cheap ones are just less robust than the expensive ones. If your plugging it in your TV and just leaving it there then cheap is fine.
If your constantly unplugging and plugging in as I do at work then more expensive is probably cheaper in the long run.
+1 on the pluggin and unplugging. Mine are in and staying there. Its only My sons X-Box that gets moved about. I expect the cable will not last
forever with him pluggin up a lot.
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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smart51
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| posted on 6/11/12 at 10:11 AM |
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Thanks! I'll get the cheapest of the half decent ones then.
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balidey
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| posted on 6/11/12 at 10:35 AM |
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I've bought a couple of ebay for using my raspberry pi.
99p each inc postage. They work, have been plugged in / out a dozen or so times.
I hate buying cheap tat, but for what I wanted it for 99p was perfect. £10 was not.
Dutch bears have terrible skin due to their clogged paws
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theduck
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| posted on 6/11/12 at 10:40 AM |
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As with anything like this, the middle ground is best in terms of construction and performance quality.
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smart51
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| posted on 6/11/12 at 10:42 AM |
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I ordered a £3 gold plated V1.3 cable from eBay. The choice on the High Street was £22 or £50 and upwards. No wonder places like Comet are closing.
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ChrisW
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| posted on 6/11/12 at 11:21 AM |
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Cables are the biggest rip-off ever. 95% of the expensive high street ones are just the same as the stuff you get on eBay just shoved in some nice
packaging which you'll probably throw away.
Just buy the eBay ones! HDMI cable shouldn't be more than a few quid.
Chris
My gaff my rules
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 6/11/12 at 12:33 PM |
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Just put a £4.99 Argos one on my PS3 And I can tell you its not all hype. The picture differrence is huge on COD MW3 at least. Great for a sniper (
not camper thank you) like myself.
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 6/11/12 at 12:45 PM |
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The only benefits an expensive HDMI will give you is durability and possibly improved screening which will make it less likely to get glitches in
transmission, but the image quality when it's not glitching will be identical to a £200 one. As said, it's either 100% or not with a digi
cable.
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roadrunner
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| posted on 6/11/12 at 12:52 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by omega 24 v6
Just put a £4.99 Argos one on my PS3 And I can tell you its not all hype. The picture differrence is huge on COD MW3 at least. Great for a sniper (
not camper thank you) like myself.
So it was you last night was it . This camper kept hiding in corners, shaking, waiting for me to come running past.
I'm sure he had a Scottish user name.
Brad. (roadrunner1-46)
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 6/11/12 at 01:00 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by phelpsa
HDMI is digital. As long as the cable works and the full signal is getting through it won't make any difference to the quality.
That's a bit like saying that as long as your engine is working and making full power, it won't make any difference to the performance of
your car....which is a rather obvious statement!
High speed digital signals require very carefully designed and constructed cable to prevent reflections and high attenuation. Typically cheap HDMI
cables are ok for the shorter cables (e.g. a few meters), but can cause problem when you need longer cable runs.
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BenB
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| posted on 6/11/12 at 01:17 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by roadrunner
quote:
Originally posted by omega 24 v6
Just put a £4.99 Argos one on my PS3 And I can tell you its not all hype. The picture differrence is huge on COD MW3 at least. Great for a sniper (
not camper thank you) like myself.
So it was you last night was it . This camper kept hiding in corners, shaking, waiting for me to come running past.
I'm sure he had a Scottish user name.
Brad. (roadrunner1-46)
As much as like sniping I get fed up with campers. I liked the COD2 mod which made green noxious smoke bomb vapours come out of the back end of anyone
camping. Made them quite obvious!
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 6/11/12 at 05:40 PM |
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I have poor hand eye control with the controller and got fed up getting killed 100 times per game sniping lets me at least get a kill streak LOL.
to be fair I do move about the maps a bit not just the one place. Snipe move, snipe move,etc.
Maybe we should have a locost clan tag???
Me i'm [SCO]"Grandpa_Gaz"
[Edited on 6/11/12 by omega 24 v6]
[Edited on 6/11/12 by omega 24 v6]
[Edited on 6/11/12 by omega 24 v6]
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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gttztt
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| posted on 6/11/12 at 07:03 PM |
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HDMI cables. Are they all Hype?
From my perspective, I usually use cables from Kramer which have proved faultless in commercial installations so far but only up to 10m TOTAL length
(source device to display). Bends need to be as large as possible and try to separate HDMI from other cables. There are significant performance
issues between manufacturers when using cables over 10m (Monster cables for all their hype and cost were the only solution for one difficult install
needing a 15m cable) to the point where we dont bother using them anymore. Beyond 10m I use Cat5/6 converters and have no problems so far apart from
cost.
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roadrunner
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| posted on 6/11/12 at 08:24 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by omega 24 v6
I have poor hand eye control with the controller and got fed up getting killed 100 times per game sniping lets me at least get a kill streak LOL.
to be fair I do move about the maps a bit not just the one place. Snipe move, snipe move,etc.
Maybe we should have a locost clan tag???
Me i'm [SCO]"Grandpa_Gaz"
[Edited on 6/11/12 by omega 24 v6]
[Edited on 6/11/12 by omega 24 v6]
[Edited on 6/11/12 by omega 24 v6]
I like your thinking. But you only get 4 letters, it would have to be something like
[LoCB] , what do you think.
Maybe get a group together to see how poor we are at gaming.
I am , roadrunner1-46.
Sorry for the thread hijack by the way.
Brad.
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 6/11/12 at 09:08 PM |
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Sounds like a plan I'll change my SCO to LoCB now.
Yes and sorry for hijacking the thread as well.
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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