Do I Need 120 Hertz HDMI Cables?

[admin]

One of the most common sorts of questions from our customers these days is some variant on this: "Do I really need a 120Hz HDMI Cable?" In consumer electronics stores across the country, consumers are being told that their new 120 Hertz displays will not work properly, or will not work optimally, without a cable designed for 120 Hertz. We'll address this question two different ways, beginning with the short answer and following with the long answer/explanation.


Discuss "Do I Need 120 Hertz HDMI Cables?" here. Read the article.

[jamie2112]

Good read Kurt thank you. I hope this will answer most of the 120hz questions.

[duffy0401]

I bought a Samsung series 650 last night from a well known retailer...they tried to sell me one of these cables I'm so happy I declined after reading this. I just figured I could find one cheaper little did I know it didn't even exist.

[smurphy522]

Kurt,
An excellent article. Very well axplained, that last sentence is...well - just monstrously perfect!

[B3Nut]

It would seem to me that this "120MHz Cable" garbage is an egregious example of consumer fraud. It would be delicious to see the heads of these companies in prison orange over this sort of balderdash.

TP

[jliedeka]

What, I bought 120Hz cables. I also had my mechanic fill up my blinker fluid and tighten my piston return springs.

Jim

[westcott]

Thanks Kurt for the article and the fast delivery of the cables the other day. I bought them for a friend who thought he was getting HD. I got him up and running today and I think his jaw is still dragging the ground.

Happy New Year from a very satified customer!!!!!!

[Adam]

I also had my mechanic fill up my blinker fluid...

Hee, hee! Blinker fluid. Classic. Thanks for the laugh, Jim!

[KurtBJC]

This "120 Hertz" thing really caught us by surprise at BJC. At first, we had just the occasional question about it, but lately it has been one of the most frequent questions we get on the phone and in e-mail. What's frustrating is the form it so often takes: usually something like "I need a 120 Hz compatible cable. Do you have any that are 120 Hz compatible? Your website doesn't say they are." The B.S. vendors are laying this one on thick and heavy, and a lot of customers have already been convinced of the need before we see them.

For a time I considered putting something like "120 Hz compatible" into our descriptions, but frankly, that seemed wrong--it's like labeling your peanut butter "cholesterol-free" when all peanut butter, of course, is cholesterol-free. So the answer, of course, is to meet the question with an explanation. Unfortunately, sometimes that just leads to customers thinking we're being evasive. One can't always win the war against B.S., but one can try...

Kurt
Blue Jeans Cable

[westcott]

One can't always win the war against B.S., but one can try...

Kurt
Blue Jeans Cable

Well, as my father always said, "Half the people in this world are below average!" And no amount of explaining is going to change that!