hey guys..

I finally got a HDMI cable, got it for free after buying a Panasonic Viera 32' TV..

but when I surf around to get info from the cable, I can see that the cable's cost is quite high, but the range is also big.

By range, I mean there are HDMI cables that worth a whopping RM700 @ RM 800++ and there a HDMI cables that's worth a mere RM100 and below...

so, is there a difference in the quality, comparing the low-price cable to the high ones?

Currently I'm using my console with the Component cable (the green, blue, red ones), for me the picture is ok (of course, previously I used only the composite cable ).. so is it advisable to use the FREE HDMI cable? (I think maybe they give me the cheap one... ) or should I just stick to my component cable?

anyone has experience comparing the low-price HDMI vs high-price HDMI vs Xbox 360's hybrid Component cable?

thanks guys....

it is actually the same
i read some where , that the digital signal do not make different when come to quality

some source i manage to google

source - http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology...de/4235717.html

please correct me if i am wrong

Unless the component cable is ultra high-end, it does make some difference. But high end HDMI VS low end HDMI doesn't make any difference, unless the cable is broken or it's long

oh, so those high-price HD cables delivers the same quality as those of the lower price.... thank God...

what about the differences between the HDMI cable and the composite cable? Most of the site that I've stumbled upon told me that there are differences, but not as big as the difference between component and composite..

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Added on February 25, 2009, 5:00 pmthe length also plays a significant part?

i thought only CAT.5 cable's length plays a part in it's data transfer


anyway, the component cable that I'm using right now is the ones that comes with the consoles

This post has been edited by gunblade: Feb 25 2009, 05:00 PM

That's right man, because HDMI delivers digital signal, it's either 1 or 0.

what model is your viera?

your console have a hdmi port? why don't you try running on hdmi and compare when running on component, and see which one gives better PQ and colour. different tv manufacturer have different settings for their tv, so in some tv the component might look better or vice-versa.

This post has been edited by xxboxx: Feb 26 2009, 12:08 AM

it's TX-32LE8M....

orait guys, I've tried both the component and the HDMI cable for my xbox 360... i don't see any HUGE significant differences...

something wrong with my setting, or something wrong with my eye?


oh, one more thing, there's an option under the Console Setting - Display - Reference Level and Console Setting - Display - Colour Space...

what does these two options do?

is your 32" HD ready or Full HD? only Full HD will realize the difference of component cable & HDMI.

You may change to high reference level. The reference level is to regulate the color contrast on some HDTV if i'm not mistaken.

I do not have any idea on color space but my guess is to regulate color palette on display.

nahh, it's HD ready.. i've been searching for a 32" Full HD TV but I don't think there's any. Full HD starts @ 40" , or so they say...

only Full HD? dangg...

orait, I'll try and re-set the reference level and colour space. Been through some other forums and they explained something about 0 being black and 255 being white and the miscalculation on certain TV (some TV sees 7 as black)..

anyone has tweaked their displays using the options given?

I've tried on my LG, no difference....

I don't think we can broadly describe what's "low-price" or "high-price" cables. Price is relative. But I do want to say that there are poor quality HDMI cables. I have my PS3 hooked up to a 1080pSamsung 40A650 TV. Connection-wise, the PS3 is hooked up to my Yamaha RX-863 amplifier, and output to my TV. The cheap cable is used for HDMI out. For the first few days, everything seems fine. But then I started noticing snow, flicker, and much later, total darkness. The odd thing is that sound is still output via the HDMI cable; I'm just not seeing any display.

Thinking it was a PS3 related problem, I looked online and found some interesting theories:

1. 1080p output on PS3, with the Samsung 40A650 is no go. Must be 720p or lower
2. 1080p/24 must be disabled on both TV and PS3
3. Amplifier must not do upscaling. Set only to passthrough
4. Bad HDMI connection on amplifier. Send for repair
5. Bad HDMI cable. Change cable.

After some (very long) experiment period, I can conclude that my problem is with the HDMI cable. I can confirm this is the case because I can't output anything using the cable anymore, on any of my TV or monitor, using either the PS3, XBox360 or upscaling DVD player. It seems that the cable has deteriorated after only a couple of days' use. Just for knowledge, the cable is a 2 meter, gold-plated HDMI cable by Promax.

danng bro.....

but then again, the quality of the picture is no different from other cables, ya?

you're experiencing the low-quality of the cable itself, right?

how much does it cost, dude?

yeah... that's right.. it's digital signal.. only ppl who learn bout it knows.... other than that, say so much thing..
i'm using RM16 HDMI cable from carefour ! and it works perfectly

To make a simple point, when a working cheap cable is compared against a working expensive cable, there's no noticeable difference. I guess that particular cable was simply faulty. Anyhow, I bought that cable for only RM38. Very cheap indeed. However, the replacement cable I bought is still working fine. Got it for only RM50.

ahh i see...

thanks for the vast knowledge guys...

i knew i can count on you all..

nothing wrong with your eye. no difference means the tv are properly calibrated for component and hdmi.

component cable are capable to even streams 1080p signal. so to say component will gives inferior PQ are misleading.

bravia engine 2 s series 32" full hd its the cheapest full hd tv in market i thought.
i bought it last merdeka rm2500 at harvey norman..
btw nice new tv u got there

1080p for dat tv,even hd ready u can get 1080i.
cheers man..
btw u go to harvey norman n bring u console n try all of the tv display there.
i try n bought at jusco bkt tinggi.
u never know until u get hand on each tv..
the salesperson ask me to bring my console n test in each tv..
yummy...then i discover sony be2 s series is a full hd.
rm2300 rite now.

This post has been edited by nafi: Feb 27 2009, 12:55 AM

see how analogue signal and digital signal transmit..



digital transfer bit by bit.. any cable transfer the same..bit by bit.. if it has failure, u can see it straight away (flicker/sound not coming out/no signal at all) while analogue signal do have differences with different cable since it can be interrupted. good cable do give more protection from outside inteference.

This post has been edited by msn83235502: Feb 27 2009, 01:08 AM

i m using viera HDMI cable also

dude, seriously?

u brought your console and test on each TV?

I wish I can do that..

anyway, I'm quite happy with the TV and the PQ I get rite now.. it was just awesome!!

bought my TV for a mere RM1699...

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Added on February 27, 2009, 9:44 amyeah, thank God I did some research first before I go and buy that RM800 worth of a HDMI cable..

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Added on February 27, 2009, 9:45 amthanks bro!

although I dunno how to exactly read the graph, but I get the message..

This post has been edited by gunblade: Feb 27 2009, 09:45 AM