Is there a major difference between the cheaper HDMI cables vs. the $$$ ones?

good question, but to be clearer... Is there a major visual difference or difference in sound? This is kind of hard to know because people usually dont own both cables. RJ2000_24

I don't have HDMI cables, but HISTORICALLY, I've found that the cheaper cables tend to have more audio interference than the more expensive cables. Don't know if that's the case with these, but it's been that way historically for me.
-=Mike
MikeinSC2

Its true that the more expensive cables are thicker, they are thick because they have more wires inside for more colors and better sound. They do make a difference but i cant tell the diff. I have monster cable HDMI 600 series i bought on ebay for 40babenjorge

actually not all HDMI cabels support 1080p if thats what you are looking for. i asked the people at circuit city and they helped me out. but you can read the package to let you know to but i just bought the monster cable that was made for the ps3 and does 1080pdalscowboys22

[QUOTE="dalscowboys22"]actually not all HDMI cabels support 1080p if thats what you are looking for. i asked the people at circuit city and they helped me out. but you can read the package to let you know to but i just bought the monster cable that was made for the ps3 and does 1080psnyper1982

[QUOTE="MikeinSC2"]I don't have HDMI cables, but HISTORICALLY, I've found that the cheaper cables tend to have more audio interference than the more expensive cables. Don't know if that's the case with these, but it's been that way historically for me.
-=Mike
svenskamerikan

[QUOTE="svenskamerikan"][QUOTE="MikeinSC2"]I don't have HDMI cables, but HISTORICALLY, I've found that the cheaper cables tend to have more audio interference than the more expensive cables. Don't know if that's the case with these, but it's been that way historically for me.
-=Mike
snyper1982

I've seen prices ranging from 40-110. This is obviously for the PS3 if that makes a difference.nayoop

[QUOTE="nayoop"]I've seen prices ranging from 40-110. This is obviously for the PS3 if that makes a difference.vip_kass

If you have the money go for a monster cable, they have a life time warranty, they NEVER wear out and if they do its replaced for free. Like a previous post said their sturdy, its near impossible to sever the cable. and they use the most conductive materials in the cable for the best signal and the image you see is only as good as the signal between whats sending the image and whats displaying the image, if you have a PS3 because its a graphics beast and you want to see that in your HDTV go for the best cable.GrayHalo

[QUOTE="snyper1982"][QUOTE="svenskamerikan"][QUOTE="MikeinSC2"]I don't have HDMI cables, but HISTORICALLY, I've found that the cheaper cables tend to have more audio interference than the more expensive cables. Don't know if that's the case with these, but it's been that way historically for me.
-=Mike
svenskamerikan

[QUOTE="svenskamerikan"][QUOTE="snyper1982"][QUOTE="svenskamerikan"][QUOTE="MikeinSC2"]I don't have HDMI cables, but HISTORICALLY, I've found that the cheaper cables tend to have more audio interference than the more expensive cables. Don't know if that's the case with these, but it's been that way historically for me.
-=Mike
snyper1982

Its true that the more expensive cables are thicker, they are thick because they have more wires inside for more colors and better sound. They do make a difference but i cant tell the diff. I have monster cable HDMI 600 series i bought on ebay for 40babenjorge

[QUOTE="snyper1982"][QUOTE="dalscowboys22"]actually not all HDMI cabels support 1080p if thats what you are looking for. i asked the people at circuit city and they helped me out. but you can read the package to let you know to but i just bought the monster cable that was made for the ps3 and does 1080pGzus666

[QUOTE="snyper1982"][QUOTE="dalscowboys22"]actually not all HDMI cabels support 1080p if thats what you are looking for. i asked the people at circuit city and they helped me out. but you can read the package to let you know to but i just bought the monster cable that was made for the ps3 and does 1080pGzus666

[QUOTE="Gzus666"][QUOTE="snyper1982"][QUOTE="dalscowboys22"]actually not all HDMI cabels support 1080p if thats what you are looking for. i asked the people at circuit city and they helped me out. but you can read the package to let you know to but i just bought the monster cable that was made for the ps3 and does 1080pdalscowboys22

[QUOTE="dalscowboys22"]

[QUOTE="Gzus666"][QUOTE="snyper1982"][QUOTE="dalscowboys22"]actually not all HDMI cabels support 1080p if thats what you are looking for. i asked the people at circuit city and they helped me out. but you can read the package to let you know to but i just bought the monster cable that was made for the ps3 and does 1080pGzus666

well tell that to the people at the circuit city where i am becaues im pretty sure they no if a hdmi cabel does not support it. so why dont you acutally use them all and we will see.dalscowboys22

I've seen prices ranging from 40-110. This is obviously for the PS3 if that makes a difference.nayoop

"It's Digital, it either works or it doesn't."
"It's all 1s and 0s"

I hear this a lot and it's not that simple.  It is all digital, and it is all 1's and 0's.  But how come nobody ever stops to think that some of those 1's and 0's can be lost? And there is no error correction on HDMI, so if it's lost it's lost for good.

That being said I use monoprice, long before I came onto this site (AVS Forum member for years).  Their cables are good.  But the "it either works or it doesn't" phrase is wrong.  Anyone with DirecTV can tell you that at times especially during storms, occasionally the picture and signal go away, but also sometimes you receive a signal/picture but it's all messed up, or there is interference.  It's digital so it should either work perfectly or not at all right?  Wrong.  Again to reiterate the 1's and 0's can be lost.  The result varies, and it is unlikely, but it can and does happen.  Analogize to packets being lost when sent over a network or the internet.