Are all HDMI cables really the same? Specially for 3D TV's.

I have always understood that an HDMI cable is an HDMI cable. So when buying one for your home use, get the cheapest one you can get. As the picture will look the same either way. Is that the same for 3D TV's? I was looking at Monster cables and Sony cables and noticed they had little notifications on them for their own particular features. How one is fast and so on. One gives better color and things of that nature. Is this true and HDMI cables got better and different with me not looking? If not that, do you need a better or different type of HDMI cable for 3D TV?

oh, just make sure the cable you're getting is HDMI 1.3 though.

monsters cables are gas injected and have gold plated connectors, but I really doubt it makes any difference, grab whatevers cheapest IMO.

IZoMBiEI

This. The only reason they use gold is because it's a better conductor than most metals.

no theyre more or less the same. However i believe only the newer version of hdmi cables (1.4) allow for 3d and has built in ethernet. So make sure u dont get a 1.2 version cable or something if u want 3d

I imagine the mid-priced ones would probably last longer than the cheapest ones if you bent them back and forth 10,000 times, but other than that they're about the same. It's a digital signal - it either gets from point A to point B unaltered, or else you get a black screen.

Just wondeirng because looking at the Monster cables for instance, they have different version that are more expensive and have different grades of speed.

I imagine the mid-priced ones would probably last longer than the cheapest ones if you bent them back and forth 10,000 times, but other than that they're about the same. It's a digital signal - it either gets from point A to point B unaltered, or else you get a black screen.

Jackc8

Just wondeirng because looking at the Monster cables for instance, they have different version that are more expensive and have different grades of speed.

OmegaWeapon9

I hear if you spend less than ~$85 on a premium brand name cable, the signal will probably be inferior.

I hear if you spend less than ~$85 on a premium brand name cable, the signal will probably be inferior.

coolbeans90

monsters cables are gas injected and have gold plated connectors, but I really doubt it makes any difference, grab whatevers cheapest IMO.IZoMBiEI

[QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

I hear if you spend less than ~$85 on a premium brand name cable, the signal will probably be inferior.

MushroomWig

A guy who works at Best Buy told me, so yeah.

A guy who works at Best Buy told me, so yeah.

coolbeans90

When isa Best Buy employee ever wrong?

NEVER, THAT'S WHEN.

[QUOTE="MushroomWig"][QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

I hear if you spend less than ~$85 on a premium brand name cable, the signal will probably be inferior.

coolbeans90

A guy who works at Best Buy told me, so yeah.

[QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

[QUOTE="MushroomWig"] Lol, I hope you don't believe this.IZoMBiEI

A guy who works at Best Buy told me, so yeah.

In fact thats the only cables they sell, expensive ones... These Best Buy guys are there to make you buy as much crap as possible, not to try to look for the best deal if they can help it.

And for the record, I was joking about the cable thing.

And for the record, I was joking about the cable thing.

coolbeans90

Duh, really?

[QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

And for the record, I was joking about the cable thing.

Necrifer

Duh, really?

People will take seriously anything said on this site.

[QUOTE="Necrifer"]

[QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

And for the record, I was joking about the cable thing.

coolbeans90

Duh, really?

People will take seriously anything said on this site.

If you buy cables like that from a retail store, you're more than likely to get ripped off (as they mark up the cables in the hundreds of percent). But them online. you can get a great cable for under $10 in most circumstances (unless you need a 100 foot cable, lol). Just make sure that the specs are what you need.Engrish_Major

[QUOTE="Engrish_Major"]If you buy cables like that from a retail store, you're more than likely to get ripped off (as they mark up the cables in the hundreds of percent). But them online. you can get a great cable for under $10 in most circumstances (unless you need a 100 foot cable, lol). Just make sure that the specs are what you need.cybrcatter

Digital signals are the same regardless of cable.

Digital output is binary. It's either off or on. There's no in-between signal.

Monster cable is good for analogue signals like surround sound speakers, but even then they're only good for durablity and lifespan. They hardly output better than cheaper brands.

I recommend Monoprice.comfor cables. They sell them cheap at wholesale.

If you spend more than $5-$30 (depending on length)on an HDMI you're doing it wrong.

If you spend more than $5-$30 (depending on length)on an HDMI you're doing it wrong.

NVIDIATI

It's hard to find one for under $20.

[QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

A guy who works at Best Buy told me, so yeah.

Necrifer

When isa Best Buy employee ever wrong?

NEVER, THAT'S WHEN.

[QUOTE="NVIDIATI"]

If you spend more than $5-$30 (depending on length)on an HDMI you're doing it wrong.

Necrifer

It's hard to find one for under $20.

In stores maybe, but online? Its easy as hell.

[QUOTE="NVIDIATI"]

If you spend more than $5-$30 (depending on length)on an HDMI you're doing it wrong.

Necrifer

It's hard to find one for under $20.

So hard.

the computer ones suck they keep disconnecting my ps3 from the TV every once in a while.

There is no difference. HDMI is an all digital signal. It either works, 100%, exactly the same, or no image shows up. A 3 dollar cable off of Monoprice will provide the exact same image as a 100 dollar Monster cable. Don't waste money and get ripped off. Go to monoprice.com, and you can get a long cable for a low price.

[QUOTE="NVIDIATI"]

If you spend more than $5-$30 (depending on length)on an HDMI you're doing it wrong.

Necrifer

It's hard to find one for under $20.

Dude a couple of months ago I purchased a Samsung LED 3D HDTV 46", man the picture was awesome. but it had input lag... I tried using a regular HDMI cable (a sony and the one that comes with an xbox). Since I play fighters lag input is a big deal. so I returned it. That same day I purchased a Sony LED 3D HDTV 46", and also purchased a monster cable for like 1000 hertz wich is supposedly transmits display information like 4 times faster than a regular cable. Well... so far so good, no input lag what so ever.RJLateralus

that is a problem witht he TV not the cable. samsungs LED tv use a lot of video processing to interpolate frames when running at 120HZ. if you set the TV to game mode it removes most of that video processing and brings everything up to speed.

I spent 60$ on an HDMI cable for my PS3 and I noticed a difference between it and the cheap HDMI cable I was using.3D is alot better.Kcube

did they give you a bottle of KY lube with that? 60$ for an HDMI cable is kind of a lot to take

Everybody knows you need 12599€ Platinum HDMI cables for 3D. :P http://www.justhifi.de/Wire-World_Platinum-Starlight_a5355.html?r=ggshp5355&var=16488

But seriously any 1.4 HDMI cable will do, in fact please don't pay more than 10 bucks for it.

Everybody knows you need 12599€ Platinum HDMI cables for 3D. :P http://www.justhifi.de/Wire-World_Platinum-Starlight_a5355.html?r=ggshp5355&var=16488

But seriously any 1.4 HDMI cable will do, in fact please don't pay more than 10 bucks for it.

Ben-Buja

amazon is even selling 6ft cables for $0.15......sooooooo yeah even 10 bucks seems pricey at that point

Haha I bought 1 for €2 in a shop and it works better than the one I paid €20 for

monsters cables are gas injected and have gold plated connectors, but I really doubt it makes any difference, grab whatevers cheapest IMO.IZoMBiEI

A high school kid at Best Buy farts on every cable. And for that you'll pay 10 times as much.

There is no difference. HDMI is an all digital signal. It either works, 100%, exactly the same, or no image shows up. A 3 dollar cable off of Monoprice will provide the exact same image as a 100 dollar Monster cable. Don't waste money and get ripped off. Go to monoprice.com, and you can get a long cable for a low price.

WiiRocks66

Not true. Digital signals can still degrade (it may be a digital signal but it's still being transported as an electrical current, and contrary to popular belief you can actually lose picture quality with an inferior cable in specific circumstances), and a better cable will be less prone to degradation. For the most part this isn't an issue because most people only use ~6 foot HDMI cables, but at longer runs or in some high-interference settings a better cable can be the difference between getting an image or not.

Everybody knows you need 12599€ Platinum HDMI cables for 3D. :P http://www.justhifi.de/Wire-World_Platinum-Starlight_a5355.html?r=ggshp5355&var=16488

But seriously any 1.4 HDMI cable will do, in fact please don't pay more than 10 bucks for it.

Ben-Buja

See this is what tech nerds, they don't get platinum spinners on their cars, they get twelve thousand dollar cables.

[QUOTE="Ben-Buja"]

Everybody knows you need 12599€ Platinum HDMI cables for 3D. :P http://www.justhifi.de/Wire-World_Platinum-Starlight_a5355.html?r=ggshp5355&var=16488

But seriously any 1.4 HDMI cable will do, in fact please don't pay more than 10 bucks for it.

sSubZerOo

See this is what tech nerds, they don't get platinum spinners on their cars, they get twelve thousand dollar cables.

Thats in Euros, so thats roughly 17000 US Dollars. Cheap, eh?

Just the HDMI cables are way more expensive than my whole home cinema setup. Whoever wastes that much on digital cables should be slapped hard.

[QUOTE="Ben-Buja"]

Everybody knows you need 12599€ Platinum HDMI cables for 3D. :P http://www.justhifi.de/Wire-World_Platinum-Starlight_a5355.html?r=ggshp5355&var=16488

But seriously any 1.4 HDMI cable will do, in fact please don't pay more than 10 bucks for it.

sSubZerOo

See this is what tech nerds, they don't get platinum spinners on their cars, they get twelve thousand dollar cables.