Differences in HDMI cables?
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in short - at a 30' long cable comparison between monster and the monoprice, there was some blurr in monoprice but once disconnect and hooked back up it worked perfectly fine. Obiously the 6' cables should be awesome if the 30' are.. wish I would have known this before cuz I spent quite a bit on HDMI cables when I first purchased my TV last year..
in short - at a 30' long cable comparison between monster and the monoprice, there was some blurr in monoprice but once disconnect and hooked back up it worked perfectly fine. Obiously the 6' cables should be awesome if the 30' are.. wish I would have known this before cuz I spent quite a bit on HDMI cables when I first purchased my TV last year..
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I really think the biggest rip-off these days is the wide range in prices for digital cables. HDMI cable is the most glaring example.
I pay about $7.00 for my 2 meter HDMI cables. I realize you can pay way more (some people pay $60 to $90+ for these cables). I’ve never experienced any problem with a $7.00 HDMI cable. If there is a problem, you know immediately because it either works or doesn’t work at all (broken pixels and no-picture or sound).
If I go longer than 12 to 15 feet, I use HDMI connectors/boosters at each end and connect these using CAT6 (Ethernet twisted pairs). Doing this costs much less, provides a more reliable digital signal, satisfies ANSI specifications for running wires inside walls, and is much easier to install. You need to run two twisted pairs, one for video and one for sound to each HDMI end-booster. It works perfecty.
I realize that some members will say this information is posted in the wrong section, but I suggest that things are about to become very different. I say this because I believe that car and mobile A/V products will migrate to HDMI connections very soon.
HDMI connections will solve problems we now have when installing mobile A/V gear on several levels. The obvious example is simplified wiring (video and sound on a single wired-connection). Some other more subtle reasons for doing digital connections is eliminating the problems when using analog connections, especially the performance curve you get here that is not an issue with digital connections.
--Spike
I pay about $7.00 for my 2 meter HDMI cables. I realize you can pay way more (some people pay $60 to $90+ for these cables). I’ve never experienced any problem with a $7.00 HDMI cable. If there is a problem, you know immediately because it either works or doesn’t work at all (broken pixels and no-picture or sound).
If I go longer than 12 to 15 feet, I use HDMI connectors/boosters at each end and connect these using CAT6 (Ethernet twisted pairs). Doing this costs much less, provides a more reliable digital signal, satisfies ANSI specifications for running wires inside walls, and is much easier to install. You need to run two twisted pairs, one for video and one for sound to each HDMI end-booster. It works perfecty.
I realize that some members will say this information is posted in the wrong section, but I suggest that things are about to become very different. I say this because I believe that car and mobile A/V products will migrate to HDMI connections very soon.
HDMI connections will solve problems we now have when installing mobile A/V gear on several levels. The obvious example is simplified wiring (video and sound on a single wired-connection). Some other more subtle reasons for doing digital connections is eliminating the problems when using analog connections, especially the performance curve you get here that is not an issue with digital connections.
--Spike
Last edited by Spike100; Sep 3, 2009 at 04:44 PM.
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By Eric A. Taub
Music and Video
When a product has become commoditized and its price is regularly dropping and its profit margins are getting ever-thinner, how can a company boost its sales and raise its prices?
Samsung Series 8800 LED HDTV Samsung 8000 Series LED TV
One way is by changing the product’s name.
That’s what Samsung has done with its new line of LCD TVs using LEDs to illuminate the screen. In its print advertising and on its Web site, Samsung calls the new range simply “LED TVs.”
They are not LED TVs. Calling them such makes as much sense as calling its existing line of LCD televisions Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp TVs, or CCFL TVs, after the lighting technology that they use.
LED tv's are ...LCD tv's with led backlights. A little marketing in dropping the lcd name.
http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/...ats-an-led-tv/
http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/...ats-an-led-tv/
pretty good price
i work in electronic sales for living and we buy at actual cost, we have people all the time who have to have the monster 1000 hdmi that sells for like $129 and the markup is insane in it too. I think our cost is around 30 to 35 for the 6ft cable
but a cable is a cable for the most part, now if you are running the cable through the wall i would recommend spending a little extra to get better shielding
i work in electronic sales for living and we buy at actual cost, we have people all the time who have to have the monster 1000 hdmi that sells for like $129 and the markup is insane in it too. I think our cost is around 30 to 35 for the 6ft cable
but a cable is a cable for the most part, now if you are running the cable through the wall i would recommend spending a little extra to get better shielding
Last edited by snobird; Sep 4, 2009 at 07:09 AM.
pretty good price
i work in electronic sales for living and we buy at actual cost, we have people all the time who have to have the monster 1000 hdmi that sells for like $129 and the markup is insane in it too. I think our cost is around 30 to 35 for the 6ft cable
but a cable is a cable for the most part, now if you are running the cable through the wall i would recommend spending a little extra to get better shielding
i work in electronic sales for living and we buy at actual cost, we have people all the time who have to have the monster 1000 hdmi that sells for like $129 and the markup is insane in it too. I think our cost is around 30 to 35 for the 6ft cable
but a cable is a cable for the most part, now if you are running the cable through the wall i would recommend spending a little extra to get better shielding
On that note... just ordered three HDMI cables for $8 shipped from meritline
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Yup.. I actually feel better about myself now. I repacked the Sony cable last night and going to return it to Fry's today. Keeping the Monoprice cable.
I compared it again last night and yup.. they are exactly the same.. guess I was just trying to convince myself that the Sony is better... placebo effect it is
I compared it again last night and yup.. they are exactly the same.. guess I was just trying to convince myself that the Sony is better... placebo effect it is
I have a Samsung blu-ray player and i am using a cheap HDMI cable and i noticed it takes forever to load at the beginning. Would it be faster if i bought a cable with a faster transfer rate? is the difference worth it?
I have a $100 Sony cable (I got it for free from Sony), I have a $35 Auvio HDMI cable, and I have a $6 Monoprice cable. Hardware they're run on:
Samsung LN32A530 1080p, Pioneer Kuro 60" Plasma 1080p, Pioneer Kuro Elite 60" Plasma 1080p, Pioneer Signature Series 50" Plasma 1080i -- All linked to PlayStation 3s.
Not. One. Minute. Difference.
Samsung LN32A530 1080p, Pioneer Kuro 60" Plasma 1080p, Pioneer Kuro Elite 60" Plasma 1080p, Pioneer Signature Series 50" Plasma 1080i -- All linked to PlayStation 3s.
Not. One. Minute. Difference.