Just bought a new HDMI cable to replace my faulty PHILIPS cable.
Costs me RM 180 for 2 meters. Actually didn't feel any difference in terms of picture quality if compare to the more expensive PHILIPS cable.

HDMI cable is digital.

What is "0" and what is "1" already been fixed.
In Digital transmission, its either u get the number or you don't at all. There is no half half.
Unless the cable is broken, the signal should be the same for good cables and normal cables.

You just wasted a fortune on your previous expensive Philips and your current RM180/- purchase.

Just buy a 1.5m RM99/- cable at Lowyat and it will be 100% the same picture quality as whatever expensive HDMI cable because unlike analog signal, digital signal does not depend on signal strength. It's either you get a signal or you don't.

It's just like someone flash a S.O.S signal at you with a torchlight. As long as you can see the signal whether weak or strong you will still interprete the same message.

Yup, u're right. Click here to see what i've found out.
BTW, i just bought a 1.8 m hdmi for RM65 at Sg. Wang and it's flawless.

Wow you found even a cheaper one than me .

If u guys want, I sell to u all at RM30/pc. 1 metre long. Any taker?

Damn !! I didn't know the cable can be so cheap !!

Maybe the expensive one can send a higher bit rate without loss. Just speculate, never touch this hdmi thingy before.

Donno and you wanna give comment? Danger la.

The torch light theory is a nice way of putting it... Yeah!!

Well i said maybe. It is at least plausible. Heheh.

I feel like this now...

I guess those normal HDMI cables are not shielded and constructed with high quality materials but they do get the job done if you're not too fussy about the picture quality.

My 2 cts,

If short, try de cheap ones first and if tat is not too ur liking upgrade to de branded ones lo...

But if setting up for Front PJs then de long ones are a bit of a problem, as even cheap ones given de long lengths will not be so ; and if it is not too your liking and later, getting de better branded ones are going to hurt a hell of a lot more than just getting de better ones outrite...

But tats just me and my pocket talking
Dirtrun

This post has been edited by dirtrun: Apr 23 2007, 11:59 AM

i dont think there would be any difference for a 1m cable but i think there will b some difference when the cable is more than 10m.....i read this in some review saying that there is a correction algorithm in the video processor converting digital to analog where additional bits will be inserted to replace the missing bits during transmission through a series of calculation

previously i have a 12m supra HDMI cable ....the signal lost was so bad that my projector couldnt detect the signal but it works on another projector ...the cable stated that for a 15m supra cable, the maximum transmission capable is only 1080i but it doesnt support 1080p....i have tried several cables(all above 10m) and some of the cables will produce some sparkling pixel.....i was told that this was due to signal loses of the cable ......

in terms of picture quality, the difference between cable is minimal and most of the time u couldnt even tell the difference between each cable.....

R u now saying that cheap and expensive cables DO MAKE a difference in picture quality?

I want... I want... Can COD ah???

Aiya,

If scared to waste money go for de better branded ones straight .... pay for it - for piece of mind but in most instances if de cheaper one can work then you save sum money but if it doesn't then you have no choice to buy de branded anyway unless you wanna junk de player or go lower connectivity...unless you can borrow to test out first but who is gonna do tat - most buy tis type of cables for a purpose - to use so you wont be able to test ...

For instance I asked around before I bought any hardware on de type of Pj used with de source player and HDMI cable used and even though I ended up wif de diff Pj wif a diff source player too(was looking at panny pjs and denon 1920/30) my 10m hdmi cable works fine (but then again I paid a hell of a lot for it...)

Cheers
Dirtrun

I bought a cheap S Video cable... RM55 for 20m.

Hmmm... I am having problem with it as the wiring inside is not so good... picture come out sometime and sometime no.

So, getting a good cables might just reassure you that it won't spoil easily.

it can be repair if the failure is at the plug place.
but i found some nice quality S-video plug.
which the plug alone is enough for u to get another 20 m of it.
think think so no point repair also.
haha

Bestest brand for HDMI cables would be in my view simply, MOLEX, cheap, shielded and with good materials, you can't go wrong with them since they bloody wrote the standard for connections in HDMI. Around around 80 will get you a great interconnect from them.

Although finding them might be an issue since only electronics retailers carry them.