Im new at this stuff and dont know much but i need an HDMI cable for my bluray player but some are expensive and some are cheap

are they the same?
What should i get?

monoprice.com

Get an HDMI 1.3 certified cable. If it is 15' or longer, go for the 24AWG. If shorter, get anything that is 1.3 certified, pick your price.

What Spiky said, have fun with your new player

Skys the limit when purchasing cables. The difference is profound to sensitive equipement that measure indetectible differences. Indetectible to yours, mine and everybodies eyes and ears.

The only people that "claim" to be able to tell the difference are those that bought into the hype and have much lighter wallets and PO'd spouses.

another vote for monoprice. we should consider a sticky.

I recommend Monster cable.

I hope you're joking. And if you are, you're not helping the OP.

If I didn't get Belkin cables for cheap/free I'd recommend monoprice too.
I have noticed that some cheaper HDMI cables tend to have a loose fit and slip out of the socket easier. Rather have something with a tight fit.

I was joking, of course. I sometimes forget that I'm not in Otter, where nothing I say is ever taken seriously.

I agree with Bandoman.

Just buy a 2 or 3 pack for under $12 and free shipping!

http://www2.meritline.com/3-pcs-of-6...--p-26865.aspx

I'm going to take this one step further and say that the difference is undetectable even with sensitive equipment. Which is why the marketers fall back on subjective reviews by people with "golden" ears and eyes and tout expensive materials that have no proven benefit.

I'll check this out. thx!

None of you are talking about HDMI cables. Maybe you should create your own thread.

WOW! I'd never even heard of this site. Are these just as good and anything from Monoprice, assembly quality-wise?

And I just received a few from Monoprice. What's 1.3b compared to just 1.3?

Thanks for this post. I was in the market for another cable, too, and just refuse to spend the $50-80 that Best Buy likes to charge for theirs.

I ordered one from monoprice last night. 1.3 certified, 2m cable for $12.85 shipped sounds pretty good to me.

You guys pay pennies for HDMI cables in the US.

I bought a Panasonic cable, nothing special, and it cost me $50.

If you go to most normal B&M retailers here in the US, you WILL pay that much here too. Thankfully, you don't have to.

http://www2.meritline.com/3-pcs-of-6...--p-26865.aspx

Chris

i agree ...

to OP go on Google.com and search "difference in HDMI cables" and research shows that there isn't any ... lol from the cheapest (my 10fter was 5 bucks) to the most expensive ... the dreaded monster cable....

Yes spend a litttle extra and get A monoprice.For the price its hard to beat them.I mean their 6' cables are under $15 or less.

I also bought a few cheaper ones(less then $5) from Amazon.One works ok,the other HDMI cable has a bad connection,picture would cut out once in awhile until I replace it with a the mono I bought.

If you are going in wall or attic, Monoprice has some CL2 rated cables. I got one for the run to my pj.

I "swear" I was having some shielding problems with the component cable I was using. Since this pj had HDMI, I got a CL2 (the cable goes in the attic right next to our furnace) rated cable form monoprice and all my problems went away.

That is not true. There are distinct differences between many types of cables. And with HDMI, it happens to be very measurable and sometimes clearly visible onscreen.

I did what you suggested and found this nice, balance article saying there is a difference. And btw...Monster is not the most expensive cable available.

And regardless of the article...I never, EVER go against Spiky....LOL

http://www.hometheaterblog.com/homet...-a-difference/

so what's the difference beteen:

28AWG HDMI 1.3a Male to Male Cables

and

28AWG HDMI 1.3a Category 2 Certified Male to Male Cables?

Both are at Monoprice; I was hoping to get shorter cables, but those are all not in the Category 2 section. Do I want Category 2? (will be hooking up new HDTV to Blu-Ray, DVD Player and probably receiver)