I was sceptical about HDMI cables, so long as they met the required specification I thought they couldn't make a difference.
However, when I installed my new amp, I used Philips HDMI cables (they make TVs, so they must know how to make the cables, right?) - except that 1m, which all the cables are, is too short to connect the amp to the TV.
Then I checked the Xbox 360 HDMI cable, from Microsoft, and it's 2m long, so it fit perfectly between the amp and TV.
The picture looked good. However, I occasionally noticed a slight 'jerking' effect. It was as if a tiny number of frames had been cut.
This was intermittent, and possibly random, as if I watched the same scene again I couldn't notice it! It was not a big problem, but something you tend to watch out for when you know it's there.
It happened on both Blu-rays and DVDs (although I didn't noticed it on Cloverfield, which was the first BD I played - hardly surprising I suppose).
Not wishing to spend a small fortune on a new cable, in case that was not the problem, I got a Philips flat 2m HDMI cable, and the picture is now perfect! * The MS cable is supposedly 1080p, but maybe it's not fast enough? I never noticed any problems playing the 360 direct into the TV.
I might have to consider upgrading all the HDMIs, when funds allow ...
* I hope I'm not tempting fate here
However, when I installed my new amp, I used Philips HDMI cables (they make TVs, so they must know how to make the cables, right?) - except that 1m, which all the cables are, is too short to connect the amp to the TV.
Then I checked the Xbox 360 HDMI cable, from Microsoft, and it's 2m long, so it fit perfectly between the amp and TV.
The picture looked good. However, I occasionally noticed a slight 'jerking' effect. It was as if a tiny number of frames had been cut.
This was intermittent, and possibly random, as if I watched the same scene again I couldn't notice it! It was not a big problem, but something you tend to watch out for when you know it's there.
It happened on both Blu-rays and DVDs (although I didn't noticed it on Cloverfield, which was the first BD I played - hardly surprising I suppose).
Not wishing to spend a small fortune on a new cable, in case that was not the problem, I got a Philips flat 2m HDMI cable, and the picture is now perfect! * The MS cable is supposedly 1080p, but maybe it's not fast enough? I never noticed any problems playing the 360 direct into the TV.
I might have to consider upgrading all the HDMIs, when funds allow ...
* I hope I'm not tempting fate here
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