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EvertonMonkey:Unless you have 2 tv's side by side I find it hard to decide if one picture slightly better than another, as by the time I've switched cables / inputs its hard to decide if was any better or not.
its funny , when hdmi tests are being carried out , there would often be two or three or even more tvs lined up , and people cant see a difference between cables ...
but , people who only have one tv , their own , often say they see differences between cables , after switching them around , its funny that ..
I had 4 x hdmi cables from ukhdmi that were about £5 each and after the review of thatcable, thought I would give them a try I tried pluging them in directly to my tv and then switching them about to see if I could notice a difference and so far cant really. But due to the fact I cant see the 2 pics with each cable side by side cant really decide if one it slightly better than the other.
Now dont get me wrong, I'm not saying that HDMI cables dont make a difference (they probably do, I just cant afford to buy 4 £60+ cables to try), just that I've not seen the evidence to prove otherwise using my setup.
I think the only real test for me personally is if you could see them side by side on exactly the same equipment, as if the difference is only marginal once you switch cables (unless you have a photographic memory), its hard to pick up on what the differences actually are. It would be nice to see a comparison between cables with pictures to point out what makes it better, and due to the fact its such a contentious subject I'm suprised that nothing has been done like this in the mag or elsewhere. It would reduce the number of threads on the subject every week