Just my 10 cents worth, I have had over the years many many meters of cabling, of many different qualities and types, from the early days of coax cable for 10baseT networking and US sourced ( because the asia sourced was not of the same quality) Monster speaker cable, and yes to some extent you get what you pay for.....if you want to run any distance. HDMI is a complex cable and as such construction quality and materials used do make a difference if you are going to run a decent length. With a decent digital signal out, and a HD TV you certainly will notice the difference between a 10$ cable and a 100$ cable ( retail prices that is!) for 3 or more meters. A 10 $ cable will not very likely support full 1080p at that distance for instance. With HDMI cables due to the way the internal pairs are arranged and the need for good shielding and good quality cables ( to prevent signal distortion or loss) over distances over about 1.5 m, you can usual tell just by feeling the cable, if it is stiffish and heavy it usually is better quality that a flimsy light weight cable. I currently have HDMI runs over 8 M without boosting the signal and can get 1080p from xbox to projector by using good quality ( 50$ after discount) cables and plugs.
Best Regards Hugh Griffiths mobile +61 407 477 311 office +61 (0) 8 6424 4801 Any commercial terms stated or implied are subject to final approval and negotiations. Not an offer or acceptance. All correspondence directly pertaining to the act of doing business will continue to be transmitted for your information as allowed under the SPAM Act 2003. This includes but is not limited to quotes, order confirmation, and shipment advices. -----Original Message----- From: wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au [mailto:wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au] On Behalf Of mince and pud Sent: Sunday, 20 June 2010 2:41 PM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Re: NEW MacMin has a HDMI Port! thanks James - may splash out on a jaycar one just to see... On 20/06/2010, at 6:07 AM, James / Hans Kunz wrote: > with "gadget cables" you can end up in suprises, hdmi should be in > the range $15 to $40 depending on the length > James > > On 20/06/2010, at 13:02, mince and pud wrote: > >> >> Does anyone know if expensive HDMI cables are any better? I was >> looking at a hundred-buck DVD player in Hardly Normal and the bloke >> offered to throw in a cable at a knock-down $99. Well-trained in >> gouging if nothing else. >> >> Having said that, the 5 buck ebay one doesn't make a brilliant >> picture, but I don't know if that's the cable's fault... >> >> Breakfast in Gooseberry hill great idea in principle - not TOO >> early, though... >> >> best >> alastair >> >> > > SAD Technic > Video Productions, Electronic repairs > U3 / 6 Chalkley Pl > Bayswater WA 6053 > +618 9370 5307,+618 6262 5707, 0414 421 132 > http://www.iinet.net.au/~saddas > skype: barleeway > over 40 years in electronics > > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including any attached files, may contain confidential and privileged information for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review, use, distribution, or disclosure by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient (or authorized to receive information for the intended recipient), please contact the sender by reply e-mail and delete all copies of this message. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
