HDMI cables, does the quality of the cable really matter?

[d4v3pum4]

The design of the cable has never changed. HDMI has been badly implemented from the start hence the confusion.

Taken from hdmi.org

http://www.hdmi.org/learningcenter/faq.aspx#49

 

[margetti]

JohnNewman:Andrew Everard:
You'll still need cables to connect your devices to the wireless sender in the current versions we've seen, which use a 'media box' to switch sources and stream a single HDMI signal wirelessly to the display.

Mind you, might not be long before products appear with built-in wireless, and the display will allow you to choose which stream to watch. Then it could get really cool...

It would be nice to loose the cables, although we do still need to send power to the TV, so we will never really completely lose the wires. While your hiding one wire...you might as well hide two. Just a thought.

One day maybe...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7575618.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7575618.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6129460.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6129460.stmÿ

 

[laserman16]

the_lhc:
d4v3pum4:The versions apply to the equipment only i.e. sources, receivers/processors and displays NOT the cables. The cables are classed as Cat 1 and Cat 2. See hdmi.org and bluejeanscables.com for FAQs. I have yet to see a short length cable fail to pass 1080p/24fps etc. Your cable will be fine.

I'm not sure that's correct. The HDMI versions in part refer to the bandwidth of the cable, in order to pass 1080p AND uncompressed HD audio you need a higher bandwidth cable the specifications of which come from version 1.3a.

Think the basic spec for HDMI had a capacity for 5 gigabits a second.

 

[Anonymous]

the_lhc:
d4v3pum4:The versions apply to the equipment only i.e. sources, receivers/processors and displays NOT the cables. The cables are classed as Cat 1 and Cat 2. See hdmi.org and bluejeanscables.com for FAQs. I have yet to see a short length cable fail to pass 1080p/24fps etc. Your cable will be fine.

I'm not sure that's correct. The HDMI versions in part refer to the bandwidth of the cable, in order to pass 1080p AND uncompressed HD audio you need a higher bandwidth cable the specifications of which come from version 1.3a.

Depends on the cable...ive used an old techlink hdmi 1.1 cable untill recently and it no problem handling 1080p bitstream! i guess some of the older cables where over spec'd

 

[d4v3pum4]

More information on the current spec speed ratings of hdmi cables:

http://www.cepro.com/article/why_hdmi_speed_is_confusing/K330