HDMI cables.

[DrR]

Bought my tv and blu ray player, so need some of these, are any old cheap ones much good?

Was looking at these

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1-5m-Gold-HDM...14&_trkparms=72:1300|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1308

Can i connect my xbox with them to?

 

[Daz]

Buy the cheapest ones you can find.

That one will be fine.

If your xbox has HDMI, then yep.. you can.

 

[Adam]

Cheap or not. HDMI version 1.3 is best

 

[Daz]

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/130507

Awesome

 

[DrR]

this one?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1M-Metre-HDMI...14&_trkparms=72:1300|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318

 

[Daz]

That'll be fine, yep.

 

[DrR]

Alright cheers.

 

[dajones]

i got one tht cost me like 3 quid from somewhere i cant remember. its as good as one i paid 20 quid for

 

[DannyR]

Try comet trying to sell 1m ones for £100!!!

They didn't like me telling them it was pish and I had loads in my van worth about a fiver each that were just as good!

 

[Scottydog]

Try comet trying to sell 1m ones for £100!!!

They didn't like me telling them it was pish and I had loads in my van worth about a fiver each that were just as good!

Yeah! A colleague of mine went to Pizza Hut earlier to pick up our order for lunch and popping into Currys/Comet (Can't remember which) to grab a HDMI cable and it was £70 for a 1.8m!

He said they are trying to trick customers into thinking there are three tiers of HDMI cables on sale instore when they are all the same really.

He works in IT with myself and obviously knew that was waaayy over priced so purchased one on ebuyer for less than a fiver, has to wait a couple of days but still.

 

[Ads_172]

The only time it's really worth paying out to get a decent one is when you go for quite long lengths. I bought a cheap 10m HDMI cable and it made the DVD unwatchable!

 

[MRBILLYUK]

On the gadget show they recommended buying cheap hdmi cables over the expensive ones as there was no difference in picture quality .

 

[Adam]

Yeah! A colleague of mine went to Pizza Hut earlier to pick up our order for lunch and popping into Currys/Comet (Can't remember which) to grab a HDMI cable and it was £70 for a 1.8m!

He said they are trying to trick customers into thinking there are three tiers of HDMI cables on sale instore when they are all the same really.

He works in IT with myself and obviously knew that was waaayy over priced so purchased one on ebuyer for less than a fiver, has to wait a couple of days but still.

Well technically there are.

HDMI 1.0 to 1.3

1.3 being the best supporting all fronts of HD signals.

 

[Adam]

Well the latest version is 1.3c but the 1.3a version had the next stage of updates...

HDMI 1.3a
Released November 10, 2006
Cable and Sink modifications for Type C
Source termination recommendation
Removed undershoot and maximum rise/fall time limits.
CEC capacitance limits changed
sRGB video quantization range clarification
CEC commands for timer control brought back in an altered form, audio control commands added.
Concurrently released compliance test specification included.

 

[wozzaa]

The way I look at it is... HDMI is basically the same as DVI-D. Have any of you upgraded your monitor cable? No then cheap HDMI is fine. As that is exactly the same as most peoples new LCD monitors are.

 

[Scottydog]

Well the latest version is 1.3c but the 1.3a version had the next stage of updates...

HDMI 1.3a
Released November 10, 2006
Cable and Sink modifications for Type C
Source termination recommendation
Removed undershoot and maximum rise/fall time limits.
CEC capacitance limits changed
sRGB video quantization range clarification
CEC commands for timer control brought back in an altered form, audio control commands added.
Concurrently released compliance test specification included.

All 3 "Tiers" they are selling are 1.3A thats what makes it so stupid

 

[Curtis!]

Isn't it because HDMI is digital, which is a series of 1's and 0's.

So there's not difference in quality no matter what you get unlike analogue, which is a continuous signal and picks up static when transferred through wires etc?

 

[DannyR]

HDMI can still be effected if ran next to power cables!

 

[///AMG]

Got mine off Amazon for 4p!! works fine.... 2 quid postage though

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000Q7BOUM/?tag=cliospnet01-21

 

[dunganick]

All 3 "Tiers" they are selling are 1.3A thats what makes it so stupid

It depends what you consider the 3 tiers, if you include Logik cables then they are not 1.3a, where as the grey series and black series are.

I suspect if you suggest to some of the people over on av forums that buying shielded cables makes absolutely no difference they may disagree, they dont exactly rush into their purchases on that forum. I think the important point is, for the lengths we use and for the equipment we use they will make no perceivable difference. Personally i use cheap cables, my tv is not large enough for it to make a difference, neither am i using a full hd source.

 

[Keydogg]

Isn't it because HDMI is digital, which is a series of 1's and 0's.

So there's not difference in quality no matter what you get unlike analogue, which is a continuous signal and picks up static when transferred through wires etc?

Almost but not quite, you can still get degradation of signal, just not in the same way as analogue. Rule of thumb is anything upto about 7-10m a <£10 cable will be fine, between 10-20 you want to be spending <£20-30. I just bought a 10m HDMI off ebay for £17.99 delivered and it is spot on.

Thing is when an analogue signal degrades you see a more gradual effect on screen, like little blips all the way to a fuzzy screen. With HDMI it can be absolutely fine and then 1 metre longer in the cable can make the screen have lines all the way up the screen. Generally thought TVs are pretty forgiving and more cables between 10-20m will do the job just fine, its not like scart where the difference in cable can mean a crisper picture, with HDMI its either perfect or its got very visible defects.

 

[Ads_172]

My £15 ebay cable for 10m was jumping and skipping both visually and audio and made it impossible to watch.

 

[Curtis!]

Almost but not quite, you can still get degradation of signal, just not in the same way as analogue. Rule of thumb is anything upto about 7-10m a <£10 cable will be fine, between 10-20 you want to be spending <£20-30. I just bought a 10m HDMI off ebay for £17.99 delivered and it is spot on.

Thing is when an analogue signal degrades you see a more gradual effect on screen, like little blips all the way to a fuzzy screen. With HDMI it can be absolutely fine and then 1 metre longer in the cable can make the screen have lines all the way up the screen. Generally thought TVs are pretty forgiving and more cables between 10-20m will do the job just fine, its not like scart where the difference in cable can mean a crisper picture, with HDMI its either perfect or its got very visible defects.

Thanks :approve:

 

[Keydogg]

My £15 ebay cable for 10m was jumping and skipping both visually and audio and made it impossible to watch.

I went for a braided one, with guaranteed HDMI 1.3 compatibility, it was £17.99 delivered and delivers a perfect picture from my xbox across the other side of the room. You must have bought a really s**t one, but i researched quite a lot and was pretty sure this one would be fine, which it was!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=270300376120

 

[Padso]

We have the cheapest ones on ebay currently. They are also braided if that makes a difference?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1m-HDMI-to-HD...14&_trkparms=72:1301|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1308

 

[Hutchie]

i bought 2 cables for 6 quid posted lol