Is there a website with the benchmarks to see if there is packet loss (or whatever equivalent) on the cheap vs. expensive cables? Is consumer reports on top of this one?
@JS it can happen, but only at really, really long lengths of cable (i'm not sure, but it must be like 20 feet or so). at 1 meter there is zero chance of that happening. buy the cheapest cable you can find:
There is no packet loss equivalent with digital cables. Interference is theoretically possible, but rarely (if ever) a real issue. The primary issue is signal strength. The longer the cable, the lower the signal strength at the receiving device (TV). If the strength is too low it can not be properly utilized. This means no picture or an intermittent picture but never a degraded picture.
On a short (2 meter) run it usually doesn't matter. On longer lengths it can. Here is an article from Gizmodo a few years back that actually tested cables.
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Is there a website with the benchmarks to see if there is packet loss (or whatever equivalent) on the cheap vs. expensive cables? Is consumer reports on top of this one?
@JS it can happen, but only at really, really long lengths of cable (i'm not sure, but it must be like 20 feet or so). at 1 meter there is zero chance of that happening. buy the cheapest cable you can find:
www.monoprice.com
@maveric101
There is no packet loss equivalent with digital cables. Interference is theoretically possible, but rarely (if ever) a real issue. The primary issue is signal strength. The longer the cable, the lower the signal strength at the receiving device (TV). If the strength is too low it can not be properly utilized. This means no picture or an intermittent picture but never a degraded picture.
@JS
On a short (2 meter) run it usually doesn't matter. On longer lengths it can. Here is an article from Gizmodo a few years back that actually tested cables.
http://gizmodo.com/268788/the-truth-about-monster-cable-part-2-verdict-cheap-cables-keep-upusually
@maveric101 I bought a 50' hdmi cable for $6 that works like a champ so....
My 10 HDMI 1.3 $0.01 cables with $0.99 shipping, all also work fine.