I read alot about this top or the range hdmi cables ,i just want to know before i buy one if you can acually SEE a difference from say the medium priced cable ive got now about 20 quids worth,you see i keep reading about these gas injected ,copper ,shielded and so on ,the reason i ask is in the past ive bought these so called superior scart leads and cant SEE no difference in picture quality,now i am looking at a 80 quid hdmi cable am i garanteed a better picture or is it all hype,if anyones bought a top class hdmi cable and SEEN a difference please let me know the cable thanks for reading.
2007-11-04 23:50:51 · 6 answers · asked by tony g 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ TVs
There are hi-fi nutters who spend as much on cables as they do on their equipment but as New Scientist pointed out nobody has shown how these magic wires perform their miracles.
As to the HDMI cable, it is carrying a purely digital signal which means either a 0 or a 1 or if you prefer an off and on signal.
There is no such thing as a high quality 0 or 1 so, ipso facto, the cheapest is the best.
2007-11-05 08:21:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Some people can see the difference.
Main thing is that you should avoid the non-HDTV connections which are the composite video and left/right audio (yellow, white and red).
Hard to tell component (red, green, blue) with audio left and right (white and red) from HDMI for most people. But I guess some can tell. I personally do not have a HDTV set in the home yet so I will have to wait to "weigh in" with my thoughts when I have the money. But you will hear people say they like one or the other the same you will hear them say the love Plasma versus LCD. If we all wanted the same products there would be fewer choices.
I would tend to like component wiring due to the lower cost for it initially and the lower cost to replace it when it breaks.
2007-11-05 04:38:12 · answer #2 · answered by Broadcast Engineer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It makes a huge difference to the vendor and manufacturer, because they get more of your money. There's a huge markup on cables; you'll find some of the same cables on eBay sold for a fraction of the price.
You... you have less money, and a pretty shiny cable. The digital bits won't notice any difference, though.
2007-11-05 00:15:59 · answer #3 · answered by Wombat 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It was a waist of 30.00 for me. I saw no difference between the hdmim cable and the composite video setup I had. Of course I'm old and have crappy eyes so take this for what it's worth.
2007-11-05 00:00:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Get a cheap gold plated one from ebay does me fine http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320174926309&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.co.uk%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Ffrom%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm37%26satitle%3D320174926309%2509%26fvi%3D1
2007-11-05 08:00:44 · answer #5 · answered by DAVID H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get it you will be surprised mine was 95 quid what a difference it makes!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-11-04 23:55:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋