jamesmark Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Recently bought a new HD 1080p Plasma. It came with a upscalling DVD player to full HD. I need to purchase an HDMI cable and was wondering is there much difference between cables that mention that they are 1080HD compatible to other cables that don't. Anyone have any recommendations if there is a difference which are best and what ones to avoid. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheekymonkey Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 With a digital signal, a cable is a cable - so don't get conned into spending too much money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsween Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 25quid max! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epic Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 amazon do some for 99p!!! same with optical cable, either theres a connection or there aint! end of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missile Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 http://www.play.com/Search.aspx?searchtype=allproducts&searchstring=hdmi&page=search&pa=search I got one on play for about £10. It works fine. I've seen them alot cheeper, Few quid. They even sell them in Sainsburys. I'd doub't you could tell or even notice much difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supragold Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Has anybody actually seen the difference between a cheap one and an expensive one on the same tv? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 as above, cable is a cable... http://www.hdmi.co.uk/hdmi-hdmi_cables.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted January 22, 2009 Author Share Posted January 22, 2009 Cheers for the advice guys. Has anybody actually seen the difference between a cheap one and an expensive one on the same tv? This is the angle I am coming from the most, I used to think that way re speaker cable. I have heard how much good decent cable and connectors makes to a sound system. However is it the same or is it a case of as above a cable is a cable when dealing with DVD/TV signals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheekymonkey Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 This is the angle I am coming from the most, I used to think that way re speaker cable. I have heard how much good decent cable and connectors makes to a sound system. However is it the same or is it a case of as above a cable is a cable when dealing with DVD/TV signals. A cable is a cable when dealing with *digital* signals, like HDMI. DVD/TV/Speaker are generally Analogue so a good cable would help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aido Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Problem I saw on my projector was that with a cheap cable you get sparklies on the picture at high resolutions - basically white dots randomly popping up all over the place. A good cable or repeater prevents these - but you normally only see this on a long run of cable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheekymonkey Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Problem I saw on my projector was that with a cheap cable you get sparklies on the picture at high resolutions - basically white dots randomly popping up all over the place. A good cable or repeated prevents these - but you normally only see this on a long run of cable? What sort of cable / signal was this? HDMI? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aido Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Yeah it was a 10 meter one I'd gotten from Keene Electronics a few years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnos Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 i dont really think a cable is just cable when it comes to hdmi ,it's all about the conectors they have, gold 24k i'd recomend and the data speed that travels thrugh the cable,with a 25£ maplin cable i'd get 576 p when i play games and with a 60£ sony cable i'd get full hd on games ,on movies i'll get full all cables i've tried Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Not all cables are equal, JM. I don't mean to be funny or owt but if you ask this over at AVforums you'll get a quick, concise answer and it won't degenerate into a fight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 What did you call me!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 tesco do them for about 5 quid. Ive also heard the same thing that theyre all the same, but i dont think i'd buy a really cheap one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiceRocket Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Has anybody actually seen the difference between a cheap one and an expensive one on the same tv? Been done on the Gadget Show and there was no discernible difference. Obviously wanna spend more than a few quid to avoid general cheap crap from China etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 i hope you lot are joking as i paid 124 for mine:rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beefyblx Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 The one for the ps3 is a good one £25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted January 23, 2009 Author Share Posted January 23, 2009 Found this on AVforums (cheers M), interesting read. http://www.audioholics.com/education/cables/long-hdmi-cable-bench-tests Still searching AVforums for what to go for. So far found this one http://www.hdcable.co.uk/products/hd-cables/H1007NT/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imi Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 The one for the ps3 is a good one £25 I have that one, no complaints at all, also got it free from amazon when I got the PS3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Found this on AVforums (cheers M), interesting read. http://www.audioholics.com/education/cables/long-hdmi-cable-bench-tests Only really important bit from that article... Your take-away from all this should be the following: * At lengths less than 4 meters you can just about use silly string (OK, not really) and get HDMI to pass at any current resolution. At less than 3 meters you'll even extend that to 12-bit color and possibly the next crazy idea HDMI Licensing decides to throw at consumers. Don't spend a lot on these cables and if you want to save money you won't let anyone at a big box store talk you into buying from them. * At long lengths (over 10 meters) you really need to pay attention to the manufacturer if you don't want to risk running into potential problems with 1080p and future formats such as Deep Color. With that said, just about any cable at or under 10 meters will pass 720p/1080i and nearly everyone will pass 1080p at 8-bit color as well. So I guess as long as your TV and HDMI device aren't in different rooms you don't really need to worry about it too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imi Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 good post thorin. (most of it like always is marketing bollocks) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tDR Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 I went for a few of these from http://www.dixons.co.uk for my setup (Panasonic Viera 1080p 50" Plasma, Onkyo 606 amp, Xbox 360, PS3 etc. etc.): Logik 1.8 metre HDMI Cable Product code: 559222 http://www.dixons.co.uk/product/500/OW/559222.jpg In Stock Price £9.77 Standard Delivery £4.95 Value 1.8M HDMI Cable for High Definition Audio and Image connectivity. The standard HDMI to HDMI Connecting Lead connects your HD TV to Games Consoles, Recorders, Home Theatre Systems and Hard Drives HDMI - HDMI Connectivity Gold plated connectors Supports High definition --- Copes fine with Xbox 360 games at 1080p and Blu Rays at 1080p. Image quality is outstanding - don't see why you need to spend more if all your kit is roughly in the same place. Cheers, Brian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomssupra Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 http://www.hdcable.co.uk check the frames per second support is sufficient for your requirements with the cheaper cables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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