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Recommend me HDMI cable for my PS3!
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When it comes to digital cables as long as the signal gets to point A to point B, that's all that matters.
Analog cables....Get em thick and get em gold. lol.
I got my first HDMI cable at pricegrabber.com and it worked great, then I found out about monoprice.com and so far the prices seem cheaper and the cables are better than the expensive ass retail ones.
As most retail HDMI cables don't have Ferrite Cores on the cable: http://www.monoprice.com/produ...id=4155&seq=1&format=2
Analog cables....Get em thick and get em gold. lol.
I got my first HDMI cable at pricegrabber.com and it worked great, then I found out about monoprice.com and so far the prices seem cheaper and the cables are better than the expensive ass retail ones.
As most retail HDMI cables don't have Ferrite Cores on the cable: http://www.monoprice.com/produ...id=4155&seq=1&format=2
sourceninja
Diamond Member
I almost forgot, but this thread reminded me. The ATT uverse tech that came out for my install told me NOT to use HDMI because it was lower quality and instead to use.....component.
I almost laughed at him.
I almost laughed at him.
Well that is true in some cases. Especially with set top boxes, many of them crush dynamic range when they use HDMI and there isn't a way to fix it, except to use component. There isn't much difference between the two anyway. I don't use HDMI from my cable box for this very reason, component looks MUCH better.
chronodekar
Senior member
A very practical suggestion. I'll keep a lookout for the next time I go cable hunting!
sourceninja
Diamond Member
I havn't tried using component on it (because I don't have any component cables), but the HDMI from uverse looks a lot better then the component output I had with my dish network.
Plus, it's much easier on the cable management. My tv stand has 3 HDMI cables (xbox, ps3, uverse) plus all the uverse crap (ups, phone lines, coax to run it to upstairs, cat5 from the router, etc). Then there is the another cat5 running to the airport extreme, then there is more from that running to the xbox and ps3, plus all the power cables. Any simplicity is worth it imho.
JackBurton
Lifer
I actually prefer BlueJeanCable over Monoprice. They feel like they're better quality and more flexible. Last time I bought a Monoprice cable I felt like it was putting too much pressure on one of my HDMI ports because it was so stiff. I'd rather pay a little extra on a cable than damage an HDMI port on my TV. Now I was running my cables through a cable manager, so if you want to just plug your cable in and leave it loose, you should be fine with Monoprice cables. But whatever HDMI cable you decide on, make sure it is HDMI 1.3.
JackBurton
Lifer
What a moron.
I never understood why people say, since the transmission is digital, the cable doesn't matter. Of course it matters. That's why, even at monoprice, you see different guages. IMHO, get the best quality at monoprice and call it a day.
There is always a difference in quality between cables, irrespective of it being digital.
There is always a difference in quality between cables, irrespective of it being digital.
hans030390
Diamond Member
I read a long while back that Monoprice cables work just as well up until long distances (I don't remember the footage). After that, they're ever so slightly worse than the expensive cables.
Golgatha
Lifer
Due to DRM issues (mainly the HDCP handshake with your TV), sub-par digital output, and the fact that a U-Verse STB can only output up to 1080i anyway; a component cable will give you the same picture without any digital DRM headaches. The only reason to use HDMI on U-Verse is if you really must use one cable for audio and video.
Oh yes, monoprice.com is my one stop shop for cables. I whole-heartedly and highly recommend their site to anyone.
Word.
Working retail for four years definitely opens your eyes to just how stupid the average consumer is. Yes, I mean stupid, not ignorant. The failure of the human brain to comprehend basic logic will always puzzle me.
When a guest asks me where something is in my store, that I know better than the back of my hand from running the instock team and has the BALLS to tell me that I'm wrong... Guess what, that sponge you were looking for? Yeah we just moved it upstairs next to the patio furniture, have a nice day.
Schfifty Five
Lifer
This is always good
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zinfamous
No Lifer
I might have to try that out. I have a lot of speaker cables form bluejeans, but I believe all of my HDMI are from monoprice. they've completely wrecked one of the HDMI ports on my A/V Receiver and one on my TV. I currently have the cable in the wrecked Receiver port held in place *only* by wedging the stiff cable between receiver and wall. It would simply fall out, otherwise.
🙁
Schfifty Five
Lifer
bah, why is it a banned site?
anyway, go to merit line.com (no space between merit/line) to get some really good inexepsnvie cables.
DivideBYZero
Lifer
So, Monster or Monoprice.com? This thread has not come to a decent conclusion between these two yet.
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