what hdmi for a inwall 25' run?

[Sounds Good]

ill probably end up getting Tartan Cable 24 AWG HDMI Cable from BJC (19.50 ea)

will i notice any differance if i go with Belden Series-1 Bonded-Pair... ? (72.75 ea)

 

[MidnightSensi]

I haven't used either, so I can't tell you for sure, but BJC seems to only sell decent stuff.

Only thing I will add is that you should run two HDMIs, because they fail all the time (or the pins get bent) and it is a pain to run another wire through the wall.

 

[highfigh]

ill probably end up getting Tartan Cable 24 AWG HDMI Cable from BJC (19.50 ea)

will i notice any differance if i go with Belden Series-1 Bonded-Pair... ? (72.75 ea)

As long as it's rated for in-wall use, it should be OK.

 

[Sounds Good]

As long as it's rated for in-wall use, it should be OK.

i was more concerned about the run length... it appears that at 25" i am in a grey area of almost being considered a "long run"

 

[highfigh]

i was more concerned about the run length... it appears that at 25" i am in a grey area of almost being considered a "long run"

25' isn't a long run. Some are going over 60' with no problems and even if you needed to go a lot longer, you could always use a repeater (assuming you wanted to stay in HDMI cabling the whole way. You could also run it with Cat5e and use baluns at each end. That would have the added benefit of allowing you to change to any new type of interface in the future, if HDMI were to somehow be replaced.

 

[skers_54]

The OP in this thread used a BJC cable for an 80 foot run, so you should be ok with one of their Tartan cables. Just be sure to test whichever you buy before put it in the wall.
http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59799

 

[cravenkay]

Only thing I will add is that you should run two HDMIs, because they fail all the time (or the pins get bent) and it is a pain to run another wire through the wall.

25' doesn't seem to long IMO. say your wire does fail down the road couldn't you just tie the new line to the bad one and pull it through?

 

[MidnightSensi]

25' doesn't seem to long IMO. say your wire does fail down the road couldn't you just tie the new line to the bad one and pull it through?

Depends on the run how easy that is. Generally its nice insurance to have a second cable as well.

 

[highfigh]

25' doesn't seem to long IMO. say your wire does fail down the road couldn't you just tie the new line to the bad one and pull it through?

Unless a cable is run after the wall is covered (drywall, etc), cabling should be fastened to the framing so the drywallers don't damage it. The easy way to make it possible to run a replacement cable is by using some kind of tubing that allows cables to be pulled after the fact. The rule of thumb is to avoid more than two 90 degree bends in the run and not to pull any cable so tight that it kinks, The minimum bend radius is 4x the diameter of the cable.

 

[highfigh]

Only thing I will add is that you should run two HDMIs, because they fail all the time (or the pins get bent) and it is a pain to run another wire through the wall.

Just another case for running Cat5e or coax and using baluns at each end.

 

[Dave M]

The OP in this thread used a BJC cable for an 80 foot run, so you should be ok with one of their Tartan cables. Just be sure to test whichever you buy before put it in the wall.
http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59799

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