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Difference in HDMI cables: A Free Live Webinar
CePro is putting on a free live webinar to talk about the in's and out's of HDMI cables. The webinar will cover topics around 3D, True Color, and things about "will my cheap cable be good enough?"
For dealers, questions about HDMI still abound:
- Will HDMI cable handle new technology and specifications, like Audio Return Channel (ARC) and HDMI Ethernet Channel (HEC)? like 3D, even higher resolutions and deeper colors?
- What is the data capacity of cable and how does it affects resolution, color depth and refresh rate?
- How do you know your HDMI cable will perform at longer distances?
- How are cables tested for reliability? For performance above and beyond current sources and displays?
I for one an very interested in this topic of conversation. If you have time I'd highly recommend joining the webinar.
Via CePro
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I'm curious about it; I doubt I'll be able to watch it because of its time, but I hope you can write up a little something about it.
This post got me thinking about my setup and ARC. I tried setting up ARC over the weekend, but ended up just using optical audio from the TV to the receiver. The HDMI cable handles 3D video fine, so I had assumed that I was putting some setting wrong. Now I wonder if I need a more recent cable that can handle ARC (seems obvious now, but the time didn't cross my mind). Oh well, I guess I know what I'm doing this weekend.
ARC will probably depend on some settings within both the display and AVR. I recently set up a new Denon with my Samsung display. Denon requires that "HDMI Control" be enabled and Samsung requires "Anynet+" to be enabled. Did you have the CEC features of your display and AVR enabled?
I should also note that ARC is often limited to one HDMI port. For Samsung C8000, it is "HDMI 2".
Denon requires that "HDMI Control" be enabled and Samsung requires "Anynet+" to be enabled. Did you have the CEC features of your display and AVR enabled?
Apparently I never turned on the "Simplink" on the TV. It's working now. I'll be off in the corner pretending that I didn't forget a simple step... (Thanks for the help =) )
If anyone is interested in this topic, I can highly recommend reading http://www.bluejeanscable.com/articles/hdmi-cables.htm?hdmiinfo and http://www.bluejeanscable.com/articles/whats-the-matter-with-hdmi.htm?hdmiinfo.
They discuss various challenges, shortcomings and quality differences in HDMI cables in a very easy-to-follow manner.
I am very dissappointed with this article. It is pretty well known that most premium cables- especially in digital technology have a mark up as much as 80%, not to mention that most retailers make a tremendous profit by offering a "premium" cable compared to an HDMI cable with a modest cost.. In addition, most people can't tell the difference between a premium cable compared to a cable that is less than half the price... Lastly, it is my impression that the claims come from a company who makes, sells and profits from selling a more expensive or premium cable.. I would prefer the article-or webinar showing the results from a non biased company that doesn't have a financial interest in the results. Below is a link from a site ridiculing Monster Cable... I don't know how true it is, but it does reference PC world and Cnet... I for one use cheaper cables for HDMI.. I also am a musician and DJ on the side and know first hand and understand if you buy the wrong cable, how it could interfere by getting RF interference, causing low hums among a number of other audio issues... Key is, wrong cable, not always the more exensive cable, however usually with PRO AUDIO for entertainment at venues, you usually get what you pay for, however it doesn't mean that you can't get the same result from a cheaper cable, you just have to shop... I suggest we all do the same for HDMI and any other digital home entertainment cable.. Below is the link.. I had to add my two cents on this one...
http://www.addictivetips.com/hardware/how-not-to-get-duped-when-buying-hdmi-cable/
I can attest to that simply from my own experience. I purchased 3 cables for $1 once and the cables worked great until they had to put out 1080p/60 (which is a huge jump in bandwidth). I got sparkles galore or no sync at all.