Will Any HDMI wire work for the 360? Serious Question

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#1 dopeboy206
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I know it's a dumb question so sorry for being an idiot for asking but I saw an HDMI wire at gamestop for $45 and I saw one online at amazon for less than $8. Will the cheap $8 HDMI wire work for my 360? If so does it make any difference in quality? $45 seems an awful lot for just a wire. I rather buy something else with it.

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#2 protoking
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I know it's a dumb question so sorry for being an idiot for asking but I saw an HDMI wire at gamestop for $45 and I saw one online at amazon for less than $8. Will the cheap $8 HDMI wire work for my 360? If so does it make any difference in quality? $45 seems an awful lot for just a wire. I rather buy something else with it.

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I don't know alot about HDMI wires, but I know the only thing that matters with them is what "version" they are, newer versions will work with more equiptment hassle free. (I think)

Assuming you buy the right version the quality is all the same being as HDMI is a digital signal.

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#4 dopeboy206
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What do you mean by version? The HDMI or the 360? If you are talking about the 360 I bought a new one it is only 3 months old.

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#5 protoking
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What do you mean by version? The HDMI or the 360? If you are talking about the 360 I bought a new one it is only 3 months old.

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I was talking about the cable.

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#7 Slidermann
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hdmi is all digital so the cheap cable will work just as good as any other

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#8 xsalvioutlawx
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ANY HDMI cable will work for the XBOX 360. Whether it's a cheap 4 dollar cable, or a 100 dollar cable, they all work exactly the same.

I recommend getting the 1.3 Version HDMI cables, which is what most are nowadays anyways.

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#9 mike7677
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ANY HDMI cable will work for the XBOX 360. Whether it's a cheap 4 dollar cable, or a 100 dollar cable, they all work exactly the same.

I recommend getting the 1.3 Version HDMI cables, which is what most are nowadays anyways.

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1. My TV will only take Version 1.3 or better. So you should look out for the version. Your TV's owner manual will tell you which. 2. I also looked out for cable "thickness". I went for 24AWG. I picked it up at Monoprice for $10. 3. I played KOTOR2, which I really couldn't believe the picture on it. It was a thing of beauty. Oblivion looked great. Conclusion: Don't spend a heck of a lot of money on this cable
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#10 lilan
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hdmi is all digital so the cheap cable will work just as good as any other

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#12 dopeboy206
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thanks alot for the advice.