Which HDMI cable for Blue Ray/Plasma setup?

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I am looking for an HDMI cable to connect Panasonic BD35 BluRay player and Panasonic TH42PZ Plazma TV.

I was offered a Monster HDMI cable when I purchased the player and TV but thought the Monster overpriced, can anyone advise or recommend a cable and/or supplier to suit?

Many thanks in advance
 
Hi Also got a Pana BD 35, got the monster 750 cable £60, but then saw a Panasonic cable on amazon £15 v1.3 10.2Gpbs and works great, wish I hadn't bought the monster use it for cable box now.
 
I use various 1m versions of the following hdmi cables in my own setup:

OCTAVA

HDCABLE PRO2

MarkGrant

and a Bettercables for my long length projector run.

All well made etc. and none of them wildy expesive.

If you do a search, you'll see a couple of recent threads on the topic of HDMI cables.
 
I was just about to click purchase at the Amazon store when I looked at the Octava and HDCABLE websites.

How can there be such a difference in price between these cable manufacturers? Are some genuinely better than others?
Are we being ripped off by Monster et a for paying £100+ for an HDMI cable? Especially when a £19.99 cable lists the same qualities!!!

I don't mind paying for quality but really don't want my eyes pulling out either.

I think I will go for QED as I have owned a few of their cables in the past and they have all done what they said on the tin.

Many thanks for the help fellas 🙂
 
Go with the QED as the Prof suggests - i've got a couple of them for the same set-up you've got and the cable performs excellently for the money. Grab one quick!
 
My hdcable pro2 should arrive tomorrow so will be giving it a work out. Hope that the reviews are right. Will let you know if it beats my component cable from maplin.
 
I use a Chord Company Silver Plus 1.3 and a Van Den Hul Flat 1.3 - both are excellent cables. Would recommend these highly.
 
Jakeblues QED just buy this award winning cable [4 years on the trott by WHFSAV ] from amazon save some money and enjoy, then the money you save get a couple of Blu-rays.
 
According to the QED website, the Performance cable isn't suited for BluRay. The Reference cable is recommended as the best for this connection.

Although it doesn't say why :-/
 
HDMI cables are all designed to the same spec. and therefore can be used with any device that has an HDMI connection. The omission of Bluray from the wording on the QED site is simply an oversight. Oddly enough, QED's "Live" cable which allegedly is designed for use with the PS3 works with Sky HD, Bluray, DVD player etc. etc. It's just black and shiny and therefore matches the PS3, so I wouldn't read too much into their website wording.
 
OK, can someone tell me what's wrong with this then.....

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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1-5M-HDMI-TO-...14&_trkparms=72:1301|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318

It's version 1.3b, 24k gold plated, triple-shielded, pvc jacket and outer nylon sheath, high-density braiding, EMI and RFI shielded, 99.99% OFC, gas-injected dielectric material....... AND £3.99!!!!!

I'm not being funny, but what do the £70 cables have that this doesn't? I've bought a couple myelf and they look top-class to my untrained eye. Very sturdy.

And as this is a debate that has been raging for centuries, I'm assuming there will be arguments saying that this particular cable looks the business. Can anyone disagree or tell me why it would be rubbish??
 
I'm sure that cable works fine but I very much doubt it is officially rated v1.3 cat 2 or whatever they're claiming. If it has, they should be able to provide a copy of the ATC certification that cat prove its rating. Then again, perhaps it has. Also, I wouldn't chase a cheap cable into the wall. I'm not saying that it will fall apart or that a more expensive cable won't but for peace of mind, I would rather go with a trusted brand or retailer rather than ebay. As I keep saying, spend what you are happy with on cables and if you're installing them behind walls, go with something a bit more expensive for peace of mind, fit in conduit and leave space as replacing a broken cable down the line would be problematic to say the least.
 
It says this at the bottom...

Standards - HDMI ATC compliance-tested, ROHS, CE

Now, I'm not 100% up with apllicable laws on eBay, but I'm pretty sure if you lie, you're still open to getting sued. Playing devil's advocate here, I would suggest that the peace of mind you get with an expensive cable is BECAUSE it's an expensive cable, therefore it MUST be better than a cheaper cable.

BTW, I don't have mine running through the wall.....
 
Yes but if you look at my setup (see post earlier on), you will see that my most expensive HDMI cable cost me £15 for 1m. The rest cost me a tenner other than the long run. I don't think £10 is too much to pay and the peace of mind, for me anyway, doesn't come from the fact I've paid more but the fact I did not buy it from ebay and that I have bought mine from respected professional cable manufacturers, equipment installers and suppliers with a reputation to maintain. Oh and I didn't pay through the nose. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure there are some good quality kit on ebay but from what I've found by buying cheap unbranded chargers and adaptors etc. is they don't last, simply as the build quality isn't up to much. I doubt you will have a problem with your ebay cables but as I said, not for me mate. That said, they're probably made in the same factory as the branded stuff!!!

PS. Ebay do not police their listings properly, just look at the amount of counterfeit (and possibly worse) goods that appear on a daily basis. Saying your cables have passed certification and proving it is another entirely different matter. If in doubt ask them for proof and then contact hdmi.org.
 
jakeblues68:

QED advise that the Performance cable is suited for HD signal to Plasma

whereas the Reference cable is suited for connection of BluRay to Plasma

Isnt Blu-Ray a HD source then?
 
eddmac:jakeblues68:

QED advise that the Performance cable is suited for HD signal to Plasma

whereas the Reference cable is suited for connection of BluRay to Plasma

Isnt Blu-Ray a HD source then?

I use the performance cable for Blu-Ray and have no problems with the Hi-def picture and sound.
 
d4v3pum4:HDMI cables are all designed to the same spec. and therefore can be used with any device that has an HDMI connection. The omission of Bluray from the wording on the QED site is simply an oversight. Oddly enough, QED's "Live" cable which allegedly is designed for use with the PS3 works with Sky HD, Bluray, DVD player etc. etc. It's just black and shiny and therefore matches the PS3, so I wouldn't read too much into their website wording.

See above
 
Davo2008:And as this is a debate that has been raging for centuries...

London, 1666 - a great fire sweeps through the heart of the city. Many are trapped and burned alive in the ale-houses, so busy are they debating the merits of different HDMI cables.
 
eddmac:jakeblues68: QED advise that the Performance cable is suited for HD signal to Plasma whereas the Reference cable is suited for connection of BluRay to Plasma

Isnt Blu-Ray a HD source then?

I can only imagine they're distinguishing between something like SkyHD at 720p/1080i and Blu-Ray at 1080p. 1080p does require more bandwidth and Blu-Ray carries the HD audio as well which also requires more bandwidth, but that's what 1.3a was supposed to allow for, so if the Performance cable is 1.3a spec then it shouldn't matter.
 
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d4v3pum4:
d4v3pum4:HDMI cables are all designed to the same spec. and therefore can be used with any device that has an HDMI connection. The omission of Bluray from the wording on the QED site is simply an oversight. Oddly enough, QED's "Live" cable which allegedly is designed for use with the PS3 works with Sky HD, Bluray, DVD player etc. etc. It's just black and shiny and therefore matches the PS3, so I wouldn't read too much into their website wording.

See above

I doubt very much that the omission of the word "BluRay" from the QED webpage was simply an oversight :-/

They obviously suggest matching to a certain system for a reason. I would hate to suggest that their R&D/Design Spec and the web design guys got it all wrong huh!
 
Probably done because theyhave to justify the extra cost involved for their most expensive cables,to suggest that the qed performance cable isn't a match for blu ray is quite frankly ridiculous.
 
It doesn't say anywhere that the Performance cable isn't a match for a Blu-Ray player. There is a slight twist on the marketing blurbs under the description of both since the Reference cable mentions Blu-Ray, whilst the Performance mentions HD DVD, but both say quite clearly HDMI Version 1.3, Certified 1080p Compatible.

Let's not get too excited and start baseless accusations against QED of anything underhand people!
 
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