Which HDMI cable should I get?
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Which HDMI cable should I get?
I want to order an HDMI cable from Monoprice for my PS3 which I use for playing Blu-Rays but I'm confused at which one I should get if I want to be current? I'm also planning to get another Blu-Ray player (when this profile stuff gets worked out) and a new reciever when more support HD audio. My question is, which 6ft HDMI cable should I get if I want the best now and for my future uses?
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I use this one and works just as well as my $250 Monster one I have.http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2
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Originally Posted by Spiky
Any. 6' isn't long enough to be an issue for the cheaper cables.
6' is JUST enough for my system, but if I need to move one of the components, it puts a strain on it. I've already ruined one HDMI cable moving my TV only a couple of inches to hook up our Wii.
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i dont understand. Why are monoprice.com prices a fraction of the stuff you find at bestbuy? I just bought a dynex hdmi cable at best buy for $50 and will of course return it if i can find a hdmi cable for cheaper. Why are some of the cables over $100?
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Originally Posted by bhome83
so all hdmi cables are alike? if i find one for .50 cents than that is as good as one that is $150?
For most people 6ft. is all that's needed, and for that distance "cheap" HDMI cables gets it done.
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Audioholics has a really interesting write-up where they took tens of HDMI cables of differing brands and lengths and used digital testing equipment to see if they could reliably pass signals of different bandwidths with no bit errors.
The short version of what they found:
The short version of what they found:
- Nearly all the cables shorter than 3 m passed their lab tests, even when pushing about 1.5x the maximum bandwidth supported by HDMI 1.3.
- Even the cables which "failed" their lab tests worked fine in real-world tests, because of the robust error-correction used in real-world A/V equipment. The only way they were able to actually end up with corrupted video was when they took two long cables that individually failed their lab tests and then coupled them end-to-end into a massive 65 ft cable.
- Monoprice cables were one of the five brands that performed well under long cable runs.
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Originally Posted by bhome83
i dont understand. Why are monoprice.com prices a fraction of the stuff you find at bestbuy?
A friend of mine used to work at Best Buy. His employee price for buying cables was a fraction of retail, because the formula for employees was something like wholesale plus 10 percent. A $50 cable would cost him about $8.