Saint Charlie Posted 17 May, 2009 Posted 17 May, 2009 How much difference does the quality of a HDMI cable make to the picture quality? I recently got a nice Samsung TV but am using quite a cheap cable and the picture is mostly good but occassionally a little out of focus. Is there much that can be done?
Saint_Jonny Posted 17 May, 2009 Posted 17 May, 2009 A HDMI cable uses a digital signal (0's and 1's), so unlike an analogue signal (used by SCART and Component connections), the thickness / quality of the cable does not matter really. A £5 HDMI cable should function as well as a £50 one. Im probably wrong, mind.
Saint George Posted 17 May, 2009 Posted 17 May, 2009 Cable quality makes a huge diference with analouge signals....But as HDMI is 100% digital, then as long as the cable is within 'spec' a $2 cable will give you as good a picture as $200 one.....Dont let the sharks or the dim and gulible who spent $$$'s on their cables tell you any different
Baj Posted 17 May, 2009 Posted 17 May, 2009 The only possible POSSIBLE difference a higher quality cable would make is in shielding. I should imagine the higher quality ones are less susceptible to electrical interference meaning you get less pictures glitches, but really, that's grasping at straws. Just get the cheapest one you can.
Colinjb Posted 17 May, 2009 Posted 17 May, 2009 I got a £3 cable from Amazon, it works brilliantly with my Blu ray player (which for some f*cking stupid reason didn't come with a HD cable)
warsash saint Posted 18 May, 2009 Posted 18 May, 2009 Only major difference will be the quality of the connectors either end of cable. Worth considering should you be concealing cables behind walls etc. Can be a royal pain the arse should the cable fail & then you are left pulling out & replacing.
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Fat Freddys Cat Posted 18 May, 2009 Posted 18 May, 2009 The gadget shgow tested HDMI cables recently and found little or no difference between expensive and cheap cables. I'm running on a £7.99 cable and have a great PS3 picture quality
Redbul Posted 19 May, 2009 Posted 19 May, 2009 The gadget shgow tested HDMI cables recently and found little or no difference between expensive and cheap cables. I'm running on a £7.99 cable and have a great PS3 picture quality Completely off topic, but just had to find this sketch 'cos of your forum name....
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