What kind of HDMI cables do I need

[The Italian]

Buying a new AV Receiver to connect to 60" Panasonic GT50Plasma, 3D wifi blue ray, direct TV, apple TV. What type of HDMI cables are recommended ? Been on monoprice and don't know the difference in some of the sub categories and benefits or limitations of them. THanks

 

[jinjuku]

Just get a quality cable. They won't be expensive. If your runs are under 30' you just need a standard cable.

 

[The Italian]

what about high speed HDMI or HDMI with "red mere", etc. And what about different diameter or shaped cables ? Does length affect signal transmission. Need either 6' cable or 9' at max.

 

[jinjuku]

Just get the 28 AWG or 24AWG (if you want to be picky). You will be fine. Now if you want to spend money Audioquest has some nice HDMI cables that start about $1300

Apparently This Matters: $1,300 HDMI cables - CNN.com

 

[mtrycrafts]

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Apparently This Matters: $1,300 HDMI cables - CNN.com

Of course it matters

to the corporate big shots.

 

[its phillip]

The redemere cables are great simply because of how thin and flexible they are. The normal cables work fine though.

Here's an old picture I took to compare two 6' cables:

 

[Adam]

The redemere cables are great simply because of how thin and flexible they are. The normal cables work fine though.

I was thinking the same thing. It took me a while to cough up the ~$20 for a Monoprice RedMere cable for myself (I bought my parents one without blinking...but gifts are different ), but I'm glad that I got it. Wow, it's so much thinner and easier to work with.

 

[fmw]

Italian, these are digital cables. They transmit data, not waveforms. As long as the data gets from end to the other, that's all you need. Go to Monoprice and choose one in the length you need. That's all there is to it.