Def:
HDMI = HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed DIGITAL data.

Digital = The word digital comes from the same source as the word digit. A digital system uses discrete (discontinuous) values, usually symbolized numerically (your "1 & 0"s) to represent information.

A cable is meant to carry information from once source to another. In the case of a HDMI cable, think of the information as a whole bunch of "1 & 0"s

A plain ol "1 & 0"... from one source to another, regardless of physical materials, be it basic cable or gold/diamond plated cable...if successful will still reach its destination as a "1 & 0". There simply is no better representation of "1 & 0"s...there is no gold-plated "1 & 0"s no matter how you think of it...

A good cable to me is one that can withstand physical stress (bending, pulling, sharp objects) without breaking. I don't understand any other scientific theory on how it can actually enhance data that is "1 & 0"s...

Analogue cables where fluctuations actually can affect the integrity of information....now thats a different story

This post has been edited by yonggoh: Mar 3 2009, 07:18 PM