HDMI cable rip off?

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Hi,

I have been reading some blogs were the author thinks that there is no difference in quality between a cheap HDMI calbe and an expensive one.

What do you think? Do expensive ones make a difference?

 

[Andrew Everard]

If you feel you can see/hear a difference when using a more expensive one, buy it. If you don't, don't.

I happen to use good quality HDMI cables in my system as I feel they make a difference, but no-one's twisting your arm...

 

[Anonymous]

The proof of the pudding is in the eating, or so they say

 

[Anonymous]

[quote user="theysuckedhisbrainsout.com"]
Hi,

I have been reading some blogs were the author thinks that there is no difference in quality between a cheap HDMI calbe and an expensive one.

What do you think? Do expensive ones make a difference?

[/quote]

This ones easy. If the cable costs 50% of what you spent on your set-up, don't bother. If the cable costs 1% of what you spent on your set-up, go for it.

 

[Clare Newsome]

Though of course if you use longer runs of HDMI cable you may need to spend a tad extra.

But there's a world of superb-performing, sensibly priced cables between cruddy free-in-box jobs and multi-hundred-pound designs.

 

[Anonymous]

Whether cheap or expensive, they are universally awful in one respect - their connections.

Whoever designed such a pathetic plug/socket arrangement should be shot......or worse. DVI-D is at least secure.

 

[Andrew Everard]

[quote user="david1997"]Whoever designed such a pathetic plug/socket arrangement should be shot......or worse.[/quote]

Absolutely agree - and to think they only ditched the retainers in order to cram more in on the back of products. You'd be amazed how many HDMI cables we've junked after they've failed following a few plug/unplug cycles of the kind that happen a lot during a busy reviewing schedule.

 

[Anonymous]

"Whoever designed such a pathetic plug/socket arrangement should be shot......or worse. DVI-D is at least secure."

Totally agree with you on the above quote. The latest connections are flimsy little s""t's and one hard knock with something and its a goner.