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HDMI Brands Don't Matter

Posted by timothy on from the but-the-monster-won't-die dept.

adeelarshad82 writes "I'm sure most of us looking for an HDMI cable have been in a situation where a store clerk sidles up, offers to help and points to some of the most expensive HDMI cables — because apparently these are 'superior cables' which we all absolutely need for the best possible home theater experience. Well, as it turns out the claims are, for the vast majority of home theater users, utter rubbish. According to tests ran on five different HDMI cables, ranging in price from less than $5 up to more than $100, HDMI brands really don't matter."

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  1. Denon Gets It by Petersko · · Score: 5, Informative

    This is my favorite cable ever. Denon gets it - idiots want to give their money away, why not make it easy for them?

    1. Re:Denon Gets It by Dahamma · · Score: 5, Informative

      How can you even refer to that cable without the Amazon page?? ;)

      http://www.amazon.com/Denon-AKDL1-Dedicated-Link-Cable/dp/B000I1X6PM

      If you haven't read the user comments, you need to...

  2. Re:True, but $5 are still worse... by gweihir · · Score: 5, Informative

    Actually, gold plating decreases signal quality (by a tiny bit). The thing is that when current flows over changes in conductor material, noise is added. With gold, you usually have other material below, as copper diffuses though gold layered directly on it. So copper-nickel-gold---gold-nickel-copper is actually worse than copper-nickel---nickel-copper. One of the dirty secrets of audio contacts. Not that you could hear the difference.

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