Should my HDMI connection be loose

[admin_exported]

Hi,

my HMDI connections are fairly loos on the back of my receiver and it only take a slight movement in the cable to come free. I have a Denon avr 4308 receiver, surely they should not be this loose, I am also using van den hul hdmi cables. I have contacted Denon but in all honesty do you think it is something they should look at or should i expect to be fobbed off with (well thats how it is).

 

[Andrew Everard]

It's a combination of tolerances and a design flaw in the HDMI connector.

And yes, it is a pain...

 

[Anonymous]

I have tried some different HDMI leads including the free one with my sky hd box and there is quite a difference, the free cable is a much better fit. I have spoken to the company who i purchased them from and it looks like there is not a lot they can do. I must say i am very dissapointed that such an expensive cable is such a poor fit. can anybody give any advise on how to handle this.

 

[RobinKidderminster]

No trouble with HDMI but my good quality optical lead is very loose. Anyone else got 'looseewire-syndrome' ?

 

[poolmaster]

My wifes got a screw loose and i can't fix that either !!!

I have seen on other threads you can now get hdmi locks to stop cables falling out but i am not sure who stock them in the uk , i think they are about £10 each. Lets all hope the 1.4's don't suffer from the same problem eh!

 

[Anonymous]

I've experienced this problem with certain makes of hdmi cable too. It baffles me why they have to be shaped the way they are - my own preferred style of cable connector is the phone/ethernet one, where you get that little lever thing that locks the cable into place. Simple to make work, and cheap to implement if the cost of those cables is anything to go by.

 

[Anonymous]

DVi plugs reign supreme - they just should have added sound.

Although I suppose we should consider the manufacturers side - new connection = new lead = new market = new profits !

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[idc]

In my experience the only cables that fit properly (and if anything can be to tight) are good old phono connections. USB type A is not bad. Phone/ethernet, as said click into place, usually perfectly. Everything else wobbles.

 

[professorhat]

kaotician:my own preferred style of cable connector is the phone/ethernet one, where you get that little lever thing that locks the cable into place.

Until that little plastic clip breaks and then the cable is nigh on useless...