Who said? I fully admit my rm375 HDMI cable is just the same as my rm18 HDMI cable. The thing is, sometimes we bekside itchy n buy expensive things just for the joy of shopping. Kekeke

This post has been edited by ianho: Apr 3 2010, 09:32 AM

GOOD!!

Tessco QC is very bad...

tesco hdmi 3m cable only rm10...just got one

FYI, those who purchase the cable from me came back and buy more and even refer to their friends.

They know a good deal, when they see one. I'm not cooking this up. Look at my thread and you can read it yourself.

Why they came back and buy more if they are not satisfied? They have too much of $$$ or they appreciate quality & performance?

I have many senior audiophiles from lowyat and hifi4sales who bought from me also left good remarks.

This people knows what they are paying for......quality.

If you still want to believe cheap cable works the same, then I'm not going to challenge that.

Don't resist the fact that there are many happy & satisfied people who use and own the quality branded cables.

The testimonials from my customers speak for themselves.

lets not confuse analog cables and digital cables. just because a certain brand makes an analog cable that makes a measurable quality difference doesn't mean the same applies for digital cables.

if ppl have money to spend - upgrade ur equipment first, get more software (movies, songs, astro, watever) ... really hand itchy backside itchy, then go ahead, spend on overpriced digital cables, watever floats ur boat ...

sure, maybe the colour of the cable looks nice, there's a fancy logo there, its gold plated, platinum maybe, the "build quality" is better, the packaging is nicer, u can tell ppl "look i have XYZ cables", or u just feel proud of urself that ur equipment is using XYZ cables..afterall its ur money rite?

dun forget that ppl in haiti are having more serious issues to think about than whether to spend more on cables or not

for average consumers with less disposable income/spending power, this phrase always comes to mind "Too many people spend money they don't have, to buy things they don't want, to impress people they don't like."

in the mean time i'm gonna catch up on actually enjoying my movies and music..with my FOC hdmi cable

This post has been edited by ADJ: Apr 4 2010, 02:40 AM

Is Tesco made HDMI cable certified as a high-speed cable? Or there is no difference in speed when it is as short as 3m?


SOURCE: http://www.hdmi.org/learningcenter/faq.aspx#112

This post has been edited by Riggo: Apr 9 2010, 07:26 AM

Yes, I can play 1080p without any problem at all

Im worried because there are some cables marked with "High-speed certified" and they cost slightly higher than others.. so im skeptical to know whether the tesco hdmi cable falls in category 1 or 2 as explained in my previous post.

This post has been edited by Riggo: Apr 9 2010, 09:04 AM

let's see...testimonials from customers who still ignorning the fact that the earth spin around the sun....or testimonials from the scientists that has tested, experimented and proven that the earth does spin around sun....

i take the scientist. which is why i just bought a non-branded HDMI cable that only cost me RM35.

if FACT is proven merely by testimonials from the majority of common people or serious audiophile...people now will not dare to go around the world through the sea fearing their ship may just slip at the edge of the earth.

This post has been edited by karwaidotnet: Apr 9 2010, 09:08 AM

Well, it can play 1080p without any problem. It shouldn't be fall into 1, get it? Furthermore it certified with 1.3b.
If you want to waste your money, just buy the High-Speed one & RM10 from Tesco. You can compare it side by side, it won't be any different in PQ.
I bought it last time at Tesco when the price is RM28.90, now with the price just RM10 I grab another 1

Nice, i'll be getting one from the nearest Tesco today.

I will go grab 1 too later...

i'd rather risk my RM10 than 3-4 digits of my hard earned RM...try the Tesco ones first...at least if it really doesn't meet your expectations, you didn't lose so much...and you can still go get your fancy raksaksa cables

Sorry to barge in, but i think you're right. In fact i was using Monster cable all this while for my LCD , LCD PC Mon, but now i've switched to a RM15 1.3b cable which makes no difference with Monster.

Now the Monster are just hooked off, and don't know what to do with them, one cable just made my pocket dry!

A good test to see if ur cable will withstand the 1.3b bandwidth is by using a WDTV Live player, hooking ur HDMI cable direct to a display (hopefully one that supports 12bit), then on the WDTV Live setup select 1080p/23.976 (or 60Hz), YCbCr and 12 bit colour. If u get sparklies, or dropouts when using this method, then ur cable does not support 1.3b. If it works, then the cable is good enuf for current standards. This is a good test to check ur cables.

YCbCr 4:4:4 and 12 bit at full HD that is sent by the player more or less maximizes the bandwidth at the cable.

im using the supplied HDMI no brand cable, and it just works 101% perfectly, no point going for 3-4digit HDMI cables.. its all just a marketing gimmick.

Great tips. But does it work the same on the PC?
I set my refresh rate to 59hz , YCbCr 32bit color. You think i can try the setting you suggested?

36 bit is slightly higher bandwidth. Also u need to ensure that the source sends out a full hd signal. One good example is for the WDTV Live setup pages.