Hi,
I'm an occasional reader of the magasine, and usually only buy copies when i'm in the need to purchase some AV equipment. After reading the latest issue I was somewhat amazed at the shameless plugging of expensive HDMI leads, in particular QED performance range. Are QED paying backhanders for the privalidge?
In particular I am refering to the review on page 18 which states "If your willing to spend a few more pounds on the likes of QED performance HDMI, you'll get a clearer image with superior insight".
How on earth can one cable conducting a digital (binary) signal give a clearer image than another? The image/resolution either exists or it does'nt. If it does'nt and the cable is damaged etc then digital artifacts would clearly be seen and the cable should be junked. I can understand paying more for a cable in terms of better qualilty componants, but only in the sense that it would last longer and not degrade over time. A cheap cable, providing it is manufactured to meets the relevent HDMI specification (i.e. 1.0, 1.2 or 1.3 etc) will provide EXACTLY the same image as an expensive one - it may not last as long, but it will NOT effect image quality.a
Just reading this one review has put me off. If the so called experts can get this wrong then I have to call into question the entire magasines content.
I'm an occasional reader of the magasine, and usually only buy copies when i'm in the need to purchase some AV equipment. After reading the latest issue I was somewhat amazed at the shameless plugging of expensive HDMI leads, in particular QED performance range. Are QED paying backhanders for the privalidge?
In particular I am refering to the review on page 18 which states "If your willing to spend a few more pounds on the likes of QED performance HDMI, you'll get a clearer image with superior insight".
How on earth can one cable conducting a digital (binary) signal give a clearer image than another? The image/resolution either exists or it does'nt. If it does'nt and the cable is damaged etc then digital artifacts would clearly be seen and the cable should be junked. I can understand paying more for a cable in terms of better qualilty componants, but only in the sense that it would last longer and not degrade over time. A cheap cable, providing it is manufactured to meets the relevent HDMI specification (i.e. 1.0, 1.2 or 1.3 etc) will provide EXACTLY the same image as an expensive one - it may not last as long, but it will NOT effect image quality.a
Just reading this one review has put me off. If the so called experts can get this wrong then I have to call into question the entire magasines content.