HDMI Cables?

Question

Im looking to buy hdmi cables for my dvd player to connect to my tv. Im wondering if there is a difference between the real expensive ones for like $20

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Having recently purchased a couple of cables to connect HD satellite to HD TV, I can offer a little experience. One cable was a high-dollar HDMI cable that I bought at auction for about half the retail price. The second was a non-brand cable bought from a friend who runs wire for businesses. Consistently, the non-brand cable introduced a lot of color distortion. When watching a televised football game many times it looked liked a red "shimmer" would move through a player's jersey. While the high-dollar cable did have a small distortion on occassion (you had to be looking for it, and since I was comparing cables I was looking closely), it was never on the level of the non-brand cable. Both cables are less than 6 feet in length. I realize this evidence is purely anecdotal; I will try a few other "generic" cables, and move them from Satellite box and DVD player to compare quality.

Answer 3

Well they both carry the same digital signal so there should be no difference.But like everything else in Audio and Video there is no correct answer.As a point of interest ,digital does not always guarantee better image quality in the case of a video connection.It is not possible to predict whether HDMI cables will perform better than analog video connections.Many assume that while analog is always subject to an element of degredation,digital transfer of information is error free.Technically,there is no reason why there should be any perceivable degredation of an analog RGB or video Component signal over substantial distances.The maximum cable runs in home theater systems do not pose a problem for high quality analog cables
This is not the case with HDMI cables which are subject to a maximum distance of 15 meters.HDMI does not use error correction therefore once information is lost,it is lost for good.This should not be a problem for short runs,but may come into play when using longer cables.

So is digital really better than analog ?The truth is that there is no simple answer.There is no way to determine in advance whether RGB or Component video will give you a better picture than a HDMI cable.It all depends on your Source and Display combination.You really have to plug in and try all the video cables available to see which one (if any) is better than all the rest.

Answer 4

Well from my experience with cables, is that cheap ones aren't to bad. But the more expensive cables would probably be better quality. This also depends on the brand of cables. Cheap ones are great for the price and can be very good and the cheap can be just as good as the expensive, but there has been times when the more expensive ones can be bad. If you do buy the cheap ones, and if they get chewed on by a cat, dog, or what ever has teeth and wants to chew a cable, the cheap ones will be easier to replace rather than spending $20 or more for a brand new cable.

Answer 5

It is a nonsense that you have to spend a fortune on an HDMI cable. I've got 3, ranging from 30 to 200 dollars, and there is no difference that I can see (and i'm pretty fussy). I've even had people in the industry tell me that when all's said and done it's just wire!

Answer 6

There is NO difference! DO NOT get ripped off buying those expensive cables. All HDMI certified cables have the same manufacturing requirements per HDMI.org. Basically, digital is digital and they are the SAME thing.

Answer 7

the more expensive cables are the more sheilded and usually gold plated for better conductivity, however if you do not tangle your other wires with your HDMI cables the cheaper wires should be sheilded enough. the gold plating conductivity issue does not come into play unless you are using longer cables which would be in the 10ft+ range. a 3 to 6 foot basic HDMI cable should be sufficient.

Answer 8

Save your money. All cable products out there are nothing more than hype, companies out to make a quick dollar . Copper is copper. Some of the more expensive ones out there put a pretty braided cover on their cables and make some exagerrated claims that are nothing more than propaganda.

Answer 9

Cada vez que necesito un cable lo compra en los sitios web, lo ultimo cable lo necesitaba para conectar mi antena parabólica al televisor, necesitaba un cable grande y bueno y por supuesto que le he comprado aquí, tiene la longitud perfecta y ofrece una imagen de muy buena calidad, como siempre un buena compra.

Answer 10

No there is not.
It is a digital cable.
Better shielded cables will make a difference if you have a long run (15+ feet). Just buy the shortest cable you can as signal degrades over a longer cable.

Do yourself a favor... buy it from monoprice.com for 5 bucks!

http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10240&cs_id=1024004&p_id=2412&seq=1&format=2&style=

Answer 11

HMDI is digital so there is no difference between expensive cables like monster and cheap cables. If the is picture there is picture. Check monoprice, their cables are excellent and cheap.