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12-28-2009, 11:10 AM | #23 |
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that's still expensive. it's like $5 at monoprice.
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12-28-2009, 12:29 PM | #24 |
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12-28-2009, 03:52 PM | #25 |
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But, but, but the Monster cable bubble packaging/labelling is the biz!! Feed a FutureShop employee, buy Monster! (sorry FS employees - I know you've had some lousy shifts this week....).
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12-28-2009, 04:20 PM | #26 |
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HDMI is actually on incredibly difficult technology, with different versions, specs, standards etc... all laid out by the HDMi consortium - www.hdmi.org
Cheaper cables often stop working sooner (poor construction), won't support newer features, etc, etc, may oocasionally drop a frame, etc, etc. With more complex systems, the problems with cheaper cables quickly become apparent... on basic systems, you probably won't notice any difference though. I have WireWorld Island HDMI cables, which are full 1.3b certified, for a reasonable E90post price - $30 for 1m, $35 for 2m, etc. |
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The only MonsterCable I have is to my subwoofer cause its a pretty long run. Other than that I just buy em where I find em on sale. I have a Samsung pn50b850 and I see no difference. If you aint seeing it on that, you aint seeing it on nothin'.
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12-28-2009, 10:06 PM | #30 |
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There is no measurable difference in performance when a generic cable is compared to a "special" cable of the same length.
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http://www.wireworldcable.com/produc...roma5_test.pdf If that purple fuzz (signal) hits the red box, your digital 1s will become 0s, and that's no fun... as you can see it's almost there. Even slight interference (or a lower strength output from a player, etc) will drop that signal to the point where it won't work consistently, or won't work at all. Here's another cable from the same company, where a 30ft long cable has an MSRP of $400. Even better, the test is from a 43ft cable. Testing an actual 30ft cable would yield even better results: http://www.wireworldcable.com/produc...Iolet_test.pdf Feel free to say that digital works or doesn't, or that you can't see the difference, but to say there is NO difference is wrong. |
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12-29-2009, 08:59 AM | #33 | |
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TVs were originally made to display at 60fps, so when you watch a DVD movie that comes in at 24fps, there's some weird conversions to make 24fps into 60fps on your TV (since 60 doesn't divide by 24 very nicely). This made for some unnatural, jerky movie watching. 120Hz LCDs are nice because they play 60fps well by displaying every frame twice (60 x 2 = 120). They play 24fps well by displaying every frame 5 times (24 x 5 = 120). However, this all happens inside the TV, so the cable makes no difference - it just has to support a maximum of 1080P and 60Hz. In a properly set up system, you may be watching all your blu ray movies at 1080P / 24fps, and all your HDTV (Rogers, Bell, etc) are 1080i / 60fps. You may never actually see 1080P / 60fps unless you have a video game made like that (a lot of games are 1080i or 720P). So in some of your systems (not all), your cheap HDMI cable may easily do 1080p/24 and 1080i/60, but will start to have problems at 1080p/60. I've seen it happen. |
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I don't know where you're located but in the lower mainland RP Electronics is a good place for anything of this nature and a lot more too. Reasonable prices, good knowledge, no BS.
www.rpelectronics.com no, i am not affiliated. |
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12-29-2009, 10:55 AM | #37 |
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It's a digital signal and all HDMI cables are capable of carrying the necessary bandwidth. That's why the HDMI Licensing has banned all references to version numbers on packaging. After existing inventory is burned, there will be no further reference to 1.3, 1.3a, or 1.4 on any HDMI packaging.
There is no difference between a cable from monoprice, FS/BB house brand (Rocketfish), The Source house brand (Nexxtech), Belkin, or Monster. None Whatsoever in terms of audio/video signal quality. That's true of any digital cable (eg. SPDIF (optical or coaxial)). Cables make a difference for analog signals. That has generated this myth about cables being important to digital signal quality. It isn't. There is, however, a significant difference in the connector quality in some brands. Some cheaper cables are prone to breakage where the connector meets the sleeve. That is the only reason to pay any attention to what you're buying. However, as with all Monster products, they are ridiculously overpriced and their cables are, at best, mediocre. Belkin makes excellent cables (as in good connectors) at far more reasonable price points. NCIX is a great place to order Belkin cables. For those in Western Canada, London Drugs carries an Electrohome branded cable with good connectors for substantially less than Monster. As Well Marbled posted, RP is also good. |
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and for those saying there's really no difference you should read what MechUT mentioned earlier...also one signifcant difference is the construction of the monster cables...which is far superior to the cheaper cables
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HDMI licensing has not banned future reference to version numbers because all HDMI cables are the same. HDMI licensing has REPLACED future references to version numbers (which are confusing to customers) with more descriptive terms, which applies to the 5 types of HDMI cables built to the 1.4 specs: http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/tra..._logo_pub.aspx |
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12-29-2009, 11:54 AM | #40 |
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I didn't say all HDMI cables were the same. I said that there is no difference in audio or video quality between any HDMI cable. While I might not have thoroughly commented on the HDMI Licensing position on labeling, and fair enough to point it out, the fact is that any certified HDMI cable will deliver as good image and sound quality as any other. Period. That's pure fact, not spin, and not "journalism".
My point remains the same as it was ... the only material difference between any HDMI cable is the actual durability of the connector. That is the only reason to even consider not buying the very first, or cheapest, HDMI cable one finds. That, however, does not mean that one needs to buy Monster or spend ridiculous amounts of money on a cable. Plenty of cheap HDMI cables have good quality connectors. |
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To go back to the OP: A CERTIFIED HDMI cable will work just as well (the cheapest ones you find may not be a certified cable) for short distances (usually 16ft or less) in most situations. Expensive cables are not necessarily good cables, and cheap cables are not necessarily bad cables: I've had a connector snap off a $400 HDMI cable as I took it out of the box. I've had a $600 HDMI cable that did not carry 1080P - it was replaced with a $80 cable that worked fine. |
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while these guys are arguing over semantics (altho making some good points) I am going to tell you what you really need to know.
If you have $350 to spend you should budget it like this: $50 for HDMI cable $300 for a professional ISF calibration of your set. THAT is the biggest impact on picture quality money can buy. Undisputable. Anyone who tells you any different is probably trying to sell you an extended warranty as well. What say the Crowd? Yay or Nay? |
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12-29-2009, 02:32 PM | #43 |
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$1.97 6ft HDMI 1.3a - monoprice today only!
http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2
High Speed HDMI 1.3a Category 2 Certified Cable 28AWG - 6ft w/Ferrite Cores (Gold Plated) - ORANGE $1.97 USD! Even with shipping it comes out to about $5 each (if you order 4). |
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Probably the same people who think booming, jarring low frequency vibrations are good bass. |
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