HDMI cable question

[BobSD]

I have an above entry level DVD Blue Ray player, and feel I should buy a good quality HDMI cable, any suggestions? Thanks!

 

[highfigh]

I have an above entry level DVD Blue Ray player, and feel I should buy a good quality HDMI cable, any suggestions? Thanks!

How long do you need it to be? If it's not more than 1-2 meters, don't bother spending a lot. Make sure it's HDMI 1.4 compliant but other than that, don't worry about it. The expensive ones screw up just like the cheap ones.

 

[tcarcio]

www.monoprice.com will have what you need.

 

[BMXTRIX]

There are any number of discussions on cables on these forums, but it boils down to the same thing: A quality cable is a quality cable no matter how much or how little it costs.

I'm a big supporter of quality cables - and I recommend Monoprice.com just as the prior poster did.

Their 'premium' HDMI cables are especially nice with their 'net jacket' on it.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10250&cs_id=1025004&p_id=6075&seq=1&format=2

At under 10 bucks, it's the way to go for a very well built cable.

 

[Pyrrho]

I have an above entry level DVD Blue Ray player, and feel I should buy a good quality HDMI cable, any suggestions? Thanks!

You should read the article that starts at:

http://www.audioholics.com/education/cables/long-hdmi-cable-bench-tests

With a short HDMI cable, you can go cheap and it will not make any difference. It is only if the cable is long (greater than about 4-5 meters [that's meters, not feet]) that it will start to matter.

Expensive wires are, for the most part, just a scam in audio and video.

 

[zumbo]

For HDMI, I use and recommend BJC.

http://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/hdmi-cables/hdmi-cable.htm

 

[j_garcia]

For HDMI, I use and recommend BJC.

http://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/hdmi-cables/hdmi-cable.htm

I second that.

 

[PHANofPHUNK]

I recommend monoprice as well, with blue jeans coming in a very close second, only due to price.

I use mono's premium hdmi, or what ever they call there top o the line cable. I have 2 16 foot runs, one for cable, the other for blu-ray. I think the picture is fantastic. I have done some comparisons with othere cables, which were shorter and could not see a difference.

There premium cables are VERY stiff, so keep that in mind.

 

[roleydre]

hdmi

yea ....i bought three 6ft hdmi cables off of ebay for 9 bucks shipped ...im not complaining at all ...everything looks fine

 

[tjf120]

I would have gone with the BJC myself, but if you have a good picture, then you'll be fine.

 

[PearlcorderS701]

From suggestions of people on this forum, I used Monoprice to buy the last pair of audio stereo RCA interconnects I bought for running from my CD changer to receiver; they were a great price and have a very nice heft and build to them, as well made as any Monster interconnect I've used or seen. They're gold plated as well, and I have had no issues with them thus far. As for audio quality differences? I just don't hear it, really, between the Monoprice RCA interconnects and the Monster interconnects I had in place before them...