Are all HDMI cables the same?

[mrapoc]

I know some offer oxygen free etc. and these are quite affordable now...apart from the tack currys will try to sell you (£80 for a cable!!!)

Which do you use if any? Im looking at around the £10 range, mainly after a good build quality and 1.3 compatability

[kinmel]

For the lengths in common use they are indistinguishable.

Some time ago we had a topic about cables costing £100's

[Baz]

i remember seeing an item on the gadget show about this and it turned out that a cheap one was just as good as a top of the range one, may have even been better.Also one of my sons friends has a cheapish one for his PS3 and he says its been no bother and the quality is spot on

[rgt247]

I got mine from https://ukhdmi.com/index.php

Good value no problems...

[Simon]

I've had no problems with these from Play.com.

[Lance]

Yesterday i ordered a cheap 2.5 meter one from 7dayshop. It doesn't say if it is 1.3 or not, but if it says anything on the packet or cable i'll let you know. They did have a belkin 0.9 meter one which certainly is 1.3 compatible.

[Sebby]

I wouldn't buy a 99p cable, but I also wouldn't spend silly money. I think it matters less with digital cables, but you still don't want something too cheap.

[Inactive]

Spending anything over a fiver on a digital cable ( HDMI ) is money down the drain IMO.

It either works, or it doesn't.

Nor does " gold plating " make any difference, unless it is fitting in to a gold plated socket, most TV's etc. are nickel plated.

[Sebby]

Do you apply that "spending over a fiver" rule to all purchases?

[Simon]

[Rik]

Sometimes, you most definitely get what you pay for.

[Inactive]

Do you apply that "spending over a fiver" rule to all purchases?

If you want to spend a fortune on some hyped up piece of gold plated cr*p, that will do nothing more than my £5 cable..feel free.

[mrapoc]

Is there a difference between hdmi 1.3a and 1.3b?

[Rik]

One letter?

[Lance]

Have a look here, Sam: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-Definition_Multimedia_Interface#HDMI_1.3b

The answer is, in terms of functionality, no.

[Sebby]

If you want to spend a fortune on some hyped up piece of gold plated cr*p, that will do nothing more than my £5 cable..feel free.

In fairness, I've got to agree with you about gold plated scarts. But I think - more so with analogue cables - that there is a difference, but I don't think it's worth spending a fortune. I wouldn't buy a 99p cable, but I'd buy a £10-15 one, for example.

[Inactive]

But I think - more so with analogue cables - that there is a difference, but I don't think it's worth spending a fortune. I wouldn't buy a 99p cable, but I'd buy a £10-15 one, for example.

Feel free, it still will not have any benefit over my £5 one from Lidl or Aldi.

[Colin Burns]

lol im with inactive on price but id be off to asda

[Inactive]

lol im with inactive on price but id be off to asda

My Asda is just over the road from my Lidl's, Colin.

[Simon]

Quality shopping in your area then, In! 

[Inactive]

Only the best will do Simon.. 

[Rik]

And we all need a little help...

[Inactive]

I went in to Lidl's yesterday Rik, it was heaving with customers.

Similar at Aldi's.

I bet Mr. Tesco is getting worried.

[Rik]

Round here, they have an aisle dedicated to products which they sell cheaper than Aldi. Of course, the implication for the rest of the store seems to have escaped them.

[Inactive]

Really, I never use Tesco, I cannot stomach the place.. I bet their quality doesn't match that of Aldi.