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    HDMI Cables

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by NAS Ghost, Feb 7, 2008.

  1. NAS Ghost

    NAS Ghost Notebook Deity

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    Does anyone know of a good brand for HDMI cables (other than monster)?
     
    NAS Ghost, Feb 7, 2008
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    dblb48 Notebook Consultant

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    The thing with HDMI cables is price does not matter. Its all 1's and 0's so if it works than it works. A good place to buy them is monoprice.com
     
    dblb48, Feb 7, 2008
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    Monoprice rocks. Check out their HDMI switches too.
     
    brianstretch, Feb 7, 2008
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  4. rsly33

    rsly33 Notebook Consultant

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    BluesJeanCable
    Cables-To-Go
    Monoprice

    All great, cheap HDMI cables
     
    rsly33, Feb 8, 2008
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  5. HPpavilion

    HPpavilion Notebook Consultant

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    Not quite. Computers are all 0s and 1s, but when you overclock, it doesn't just stop working. It usually becomes unstable.

    Low quality cable can cause ghosting from signal reflection and pixelation from signal drop. For a short run Monofold is usually fine, for a long run, Monster fared better.

    Someone did a review on this. (engadget maybe?)
     
    HPpavilion, Feb 8, 2008
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  6. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    Just get generic cables like the ones at newegg.com or frys.com for less than 20$ (mine was 12$) its digital not analog. Its going to work or not work there is no sutch thing really as "high quality" its just a cheap trick to get you to spend extra money for no reason.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Feb 8, 2008
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  7. 1985MB

    1985MB Notebook Guru

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    Perhaps you should put this in perspective. If you're talking about 25+ ft lengths, then it's irrelevant for most consumers. Then they can safely go with generic cables from sites such as Monoprice, etc.
     
    1985MB, Feb 8, 2008
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    Yes thats right - for distances of 3-6 ft, any cable will work regardless of quality. For longer distances you do need a higher quality cable but that doesnt mean you need pay for the extremely overpriced monster cables. Blue Jeans cables are highly regarded as a great quality cable for longer distances

    I dont know if engadget has one, but I know AVSForum has about 100 reviews on this
     
    rsly33, Feb 8, 2008
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  9. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    I was wrong on the site. The site is Gizmodo. The entire tests in 3 parts:

    http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/field-notes/the-truth-about-monster-cable-266616.php

    http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/hdmi-cable-battlemodo/the-truth-about-monster-cable-part-2-268788.php

    http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/hdmi-cab...ster-cable-+-grand-finale-part-iii-282725.php
     
    HPpavilion, Feb 10, 2008
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    Ackeron, Feb 10, 2008
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    if we are thinking of the same review then monoprice cables are fine for most people, because when they did their tests the "short" run was 50 ft and the "long" run was 100 ft considering most people are running their cables considerably shorter distances than 50 ft monoprice should be fine
     
    HMaster92, Feb 10, 2008
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  14. ViciousXUSMC

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    It says right in HDMI/DVI spec your not supposed to use a cable that long, its not about the quality anymore, use a shorter run or get a signal booster/relay.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Feb 11, 2008
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