Are cheap HDMI cables the way to go??

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  1. PSeaGamer

    PSeaGamer Regular member

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    When I say cheap, im referring to the cables that are under 20 bucks...


    Looking at getting a small lcd tv, under 19", and hooking it up via hdmi to my 360.. I understand you can go with 480 res. or 1080 res screens.. . Does it matter what type of cable i get for either of these resolutions and if so, are our 360's even capable of taking advantage of the higher of the two resolutions or is this a moot point/waste of money to purchase the more expensive television?
     
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    bhetrick Active member

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    You'ld be wasting money by purchasing an HDMI cable to use on a small tv like that. When you benefit from a higher resolution is when you're using a large tv.

     
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    I would agree, with a 19" TV just use the stock component cables. You really can not really get the benefits of higher picture quality on a set that small.
    Plus when your buying high end cables like component or HDMI going with the cheapest set you find is usually not a real good idea. Lower quality cables will give you a lower quality picture.
     
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    Your best bet is monoprice.com. With digital cables, such as hdmi or dvi-d, you either get a signal or not, therefore, there is no such thing as better cables. This is not true for analog cables(such as VGA)however, where quality counts.
     
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    Vergil is right.. HDMI is digital, which means either signal or no... Component, composite, svideo and VGA are all analog.. but DVI and HDMI are digital, which means 3$ cables = 300$ cables basically...
     
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    Thanks for the link, it was a good read. I was looking at HDMI cables recently since I just got a new 32" lcd during black friday and some HDMI cables are way up there in price.
     

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