The Difference Between Cheap and Expensive HDMI Cables

[hammill]

Exactly my dear LHC ! How can 'cables make no difference' be the final summary when 'reversing a lead' gives errors? As I said .... laughable?

A quick google shows there are "active" cables with electronics included which are apparently directional, perhaps that is what they are referring to?

 

[RobinKidderminster]

Good thinking hammill. At which point my eyes have glazed over. :wall:

 

[John Duncan]

Mine glazed over at the title. Buy them. Don't buy them. I don't care.

 

[AnotherJoe]

Why is it laughable?

Most hdmi cables are passive - but active hdmi cables tend to uni-directional as they have an IC at one end of the cable to help transmission over long runs.

 

[RobinKidderminster]

Laughable when an article with the appearance of professionalism and technical accuracy makes schoolboy errors. No mention of active cables. Max length 10m in tests. Aforementioned contradictory evidence. My report writing was always 'proof read'. Maybe a lesson for someone.

 

[BIGBERNARDBRESSLAW]

The biggest difference between cheap and expensive hdmi leads is the price.

 

[Alantiggger]

The biggest difference between cheap and expensive hdmi leads is the price.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

this

Too many folks it would SEEM... have a LOT of money to throw-away on something they THINK to be better than it really IS.... up to them, I guess (lol)

As to the folks who Already Have over the years... ahh well, :?

 

[AnotherJoe]

Laughable when an article with the appearance of professionalism and technical accuracy makes schoolboy errors. No mention of active cables. Max length 10m in tests. Aforementioned contradictory evidence. My report writing was always 'proof read'. Maybe a lesson for someone.

I dont see the problem. They take different HDMI cables and take a snapshot at both ends of the cable and compare the md5s. All the

cables give 100% correct result with not a single wrong pixel.

Then to prove that they not just missing any errors which may be occurring, they try and force errors by using a uni-directional cable (I presume the Atlas Equator as thats an active cable) - and sure enough some errors are captured.

 

[RobinKidderminster]

Yup Joe. That seems a good explaination. Glad I saved (some) money.

 

[The_Lhc]

Exactly my dear LHC ! How can 'cables make no difference' be the final summary when 'reversing a lead' gives errors? As I said .... laughable?

Oh I see what you mean, you're coming at it from the opposite direction to what I thought you were, carry on!

 

[michael hoy]

The biggest difference between cheap and expensive hdmi leads is the price.

Don't forget the better quality boxes

 

[bigboss]

The biggest difference between cheap and expensive hdmi leads is the price.

Don't forget the better quality boxes

You mean this one?

http://www.russandrews.com/product-Upgraded-SKY-2TB-HD-Box-8600.htm

 

[michael hoy]

The biggest difference between cheap and expensive hdmi leads is the price.

Don't forget the better quality boxes

You mean this one? http://www.russandrews.com/product-Upgraded-SKY-2TB-HD-Box-8600.htm[/quote]

 

[Tarxman]

As overpriced as Monster is, I have found one benefit of their HDMI cables, as silly as it sounds, is the fact that they "bite" into the socket and grip tight. I previously had Van den Hul, which were fine, though anytime I moved anything even slightly, the damned things would fall out the back of my AVR and I'd have jam my head in there to sort it out.

 

[BenLaw]

You should have returned the cable. If such small movement made it fall out then it wasn't fit for purpose. All but one of my HDMIs cost less than a tenner, and they have never fallen out.

 

[seemorebtts]

i love my wireworld chroma 6.i would happily pay double for this wire.put that in ya pipe and smoke it:dance: