HDMI Cable Quality?, Really make a diffrent?
|
|
 Dec 9 2009, 11:47 PM
|
 
Senior Member
2,234 posts Joined: Feb 2007 
|
silver will form silver oxide in open air environment, not suitable for electrical contact, gold is the best
actually it is gold alloy, which consisted of for example: Au Ag Pd Ni In Sn This post has been edited by neb: Dec 10 2009, 12:05 AM |
|
|
|
|
|
Dec 9 2009, 11:51 PM
|
Senior Member
9,206 posts Joined: Jun 2006
|
QUOTE(neb @ Dec 9 2009, 11:47 PM) silver will form silver oxide in open air environment, not suitable for electrical contact, gold is the best we were talking about electrical conductivity of material... which the person was comparing and saying gold is better than silver.. which is wrong.. besides no one still have proven gold plating in electrical contact over regular tin plated contacts will improve the video quality via HDMI cable in a factual manner.... |
|
|
Dec 9 2009, 11:54 PM
|
Senior Member
1,194 posts Joined: Nov 2006
|
actually i had googled this Qs b4 when i try to get myself a HDMI cable not long ago. in the end i just end up buying a normal 1, no need for a high end 1 as there is NO difference that u can tell, better save the extra bucks and buy something which is more worth the money. u can refer this quoted from yahoo answers
QUOTE "First, when speaking of HDMI (or any digital cable for that matter), cable quality DOES NOT make a difference in picture quality. As long as a digital signal is making it from one end of the cable to the other, the picture will be as good as it can be. What cable quality WILL make a difference on is on how long the cable will last. Obviously a sturdier cable will last longer. Monster cable and the salesman making a huge commission selling them will tell you it makes a difference. I am here to tell you that in terms of digital cabling, quality makes no difference in picture/sound quality AT ALL. Secondly, digital to analog and analog to digital conversion does not come into play in this instance. The fact that your TV had an HDMI cable tells us that it is a digital TV. The digital disc is read and the digital image/sound is transported through the HDMI cable to the digital TV. End of story. There is no conversion because the signal stays in the digital realm from start to finish. That's why HDMI is better than component. With component, the digital signal is read from the disc, converted to an analog signal, transported by cable to the digital TV, where it is converted back to a digital signal. In this instance, digital to analog and analog to digital converters, as well as cable quality, all come into play. But you didn't ask about component, you asked about HDMI... Buy the cheapest HDMI cable you can find and feel confident that you have the best picture and sound that your TV can produce." link/source : http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qi...13080612AAUeb3X This post has been edited by xeNOS: Dec 9 2009, 11:55 PM |
|
|
Dec 10 2009, 10:15 AM
|
Senior Member
5,989 posts Joined: Nov 2005
|
QUOTE(robertngo @ Dec 9 2009, 10:52 PM) what is the improvement of audio and video when you change to Gold plated? As far as I know, gold plating is for the purpose of corrosion resistance (and making it look expensive). Nothing to do with improved conductivity.Also the gold plating is normally on the jacks and plugs. I haven't heard of the wire strands being gold plated. |
|
|
Dec 10 2009, 10:52 AM
|
|
Senior Member
2,234 posts Joined: Feb 2007
|
|
|
|
Dec 10 2009, 11:02 AM
|
Junior Member
189 posts Joined: Feb 2009 From: Bukit Mertajam 
|
monster cable will out of business by then?
 |
|
|
|
|
|
Dec 10 2009, 11:09 AM
|
Senior Member
4,027 posts Joined: Oct 2004
|
QUOTE(Vinceyang @ Dec 10 2009, 11:02 AM) monster cable will out of business by then? no, they will sell $2000 wireless receiver that have super duper secret algorithm that enhance the wireless transfer to make you image super sharp and audio super crips. |
|
|
Dec 10 2009, 11:57 AM
|
|
Junior Member
189 posts Joined: Feb 2009 From: Bukit Mertajam
|
QUOTE(robertngo @ Dec 10 2009, 11:09 AM) no, they will sell $2000 wireless receiver that have super duper secret algorithm that enhance the wireless transfer to make you image super sharp and audio super crips. ha ha. monster cable should hire u as their marketing director? |
|
|
Dec 20 2009, 10:47 PM
|
Senior Member
2,564 posts Joined: Jan 2003
|
anyone know the price of hdmi extender over Cat5
|
|
|
Dec 20 2009, 11:03 PM
|
|
Senior Member
2,234 posts Joined: Feb 2007
|
someone selling a pair for us$35 in ebay, must use cat5e/cat6, 30m extension
 This post has been edited by neb: Dec 20 2009, 11:23 PM |
|
|
Jan 23 2010, 09:57 AM
|
Senior Member
974 posts Joined: Aug 2005 From: Petaling Jaya 
|
Something to read about HDMI cables:
http://www.digitaltips.org/video/HDMIcables.asp What's the Difference: How to Know Which HDMI Cable to Choose? Not all cables are created equal, and it's important to make sure the cable you're buying will meet your needs. If you're planning on connecting components that will require faster data transfer rates, you'll want the newest version of HDMI, and not the original HDMI 1.0. It's important to get cables that are durable. They should be well-constructed with shielding to keep the signals clean. The longer the cable, the higher quality you will want to ensure that data isn't lost. Even if you don't have an immediate need for high-definition,getting a well-constructed cable that exceeds current standards will future-proof your purchase - an important step in an industry that moves as fast as the consumer electronics industry does. If you're planning on installing cables in walls, you certainly don't want t rip out old cabling an start over. HDMI cables deliver the true HD video and audio experience. This post has been edited by DigitalTech: Jan 23 2010, 10:00 AM |
|
|
Jan 23 2010, 10:21 AM
|
Senior Member
2,549 posts Joined: Dec 2004 From: Sungai Petani, Kedah
|
Monster HDMI cable cost = RM 300
Normal HDMI cable cost = RM 15 (TESCO) Both giving same Picture quality. |
|
|
Jan 23 2010, 10:38 AM
|
Junior Member
36 posts Joined: Aug 2009 From: End Of The Valley
|
Cable quality matters when it comes to analog signals like RCAs and speaker cables. However, when you are talking about digital signals which are a bunch of 10011100101010101110 . . . . . I find it difficult to justify spending thousands on digital cables because there is not much that can go wrong. Its either a 1 or a 0, there is no in between.
Just my 2 sen. Forgive my ignorance if any . . . . |
|
|
|
|
|
Jan 23 2010, 11:41 AM
|
|
Senior Member
2,234 posts Joined: Feb 2007
|
you are wrong! on long cable run, digital signal will get attenuated, then it will go wrong, 1 become 0, and 0 become 1
 |
|
|
Jan 23 2010, 11:47 AM
|
|
Senior Member
9,206 posts Joined: Jun 2006
|
so the picture become less sharp or dull color?
 |
|
|
Jan 23 2010, 11:55 AM
|
|
Senior Member
2,234 posts Joined: Feb 2007
|
error correction will kick in to recover inverted bits until it is too much to handle, then everything shut down, you will get black screen with HDCP protection meaasge
|
|
|
Jan 23 2010, 02:39 PM
|
Junior Member
329 posts Joined: Feb 2008 From: sHiRe 
|
aiyo, buy belkin hdmi cable lor..... RM70+-.... not so cheap and not so expensive....... feel better......
and the PQ also not bad...... using it to hook up with my htpc and toshiba 42ZV600..... |
|
|
Jan 23 2010, 03:18 PM
|
All Stars
10,477 posts Joined: Jan 2003 From: Sarawak
|
is it true that Monster cable provide lifetime warranty with lifetime upgrade?
eg: if i buy monster hdmi cable v1.0, when 1.3 released, i get free upgrade to 1.3, then free upgrade to 1.4...1.5...1.6? This post has been edited by Skylinestar: Jan 23 2010, 03:18 PM |
|
|
Jan 23 2010, 03:34 PM
|
Junior Member
147 posts Joined: Dec 2009
|
QUOTE(mynewuser @ Jan 23 2010, 10:21 AM) Monster HDMI cable cost = RM 300 agreeNormal HDMI cable cost = RM 15 (TESCO) Both giving same Picture quality.  |
|
|
Jan 23 2010, 03:59 PM
|
|
Senior Member
9,206 posts Joined: Jun 2006
|
QUOTE(neb @ Jan 23 2010, 11:55 AM) error correction will kick in to recover inverted bits until it is too much to handle, then everything shut down, you will get black screen with HDCP protection meaasge unfortunately HDMI no error correction.. so there will be missing bits of information if used not so good cables.. (but we shouldn't confuse not so good cables with price, as freebie cables can just be as good as those RM200 cables..)the question is why people think missing bits from HDMI transmission equate to softer picture or less "NICE" colors??  don't they understand digital/analog differences?  Added on January 23, 2010, 4:01 pm QUOTE(Skylinestar @ Jan 23 2010, 03:18 PM) is it true that Monster cable provide lifetime warranty with lifetime upgrade? I think in AVS forum mention before, it only applies to certain range of cable.. maybe top range monster? eg: if i buy monster hdmi cable v1.0, when 1.3 released, i get free upgrade to 1.3, then free upgrade to 1.4...1.5...1.6? anyway can always ask your local LYN forumer which sells it.. can upgrade free or not to V1.4 This post has been edited by ar188: Jan 23 2010, 04:01 PM |
| Change to: |  0.2337sec
 0.83
 6 queries
 GZIP Disabled
Time is now: 16th December 2025 - 01:07 AM |
Quote
