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I went to the Monster cable website and its useless in helping me search for specific HDMI cables. I want the best picture possible but i dont know what to look for. I heard gold is good but dont even know what that means. I have a 60" LED TV.
Answer
- Short answer: You can find good cheap hdmi cables at monoprice or amazon (many brands).
= DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON EXPENSIVE MONSTER CABLES.
- Since you don't know much that's why the long answer is below.
- HDMI is digital (no analog to digital conversions) and uses TMDS which is Transition Minimized (shortens transitions using 8bit to 10 bit encoding) and Differential Signaling (shielded twisted wires and measuring systems to eliminate EMI/RFI or other noise in those small transitions).
- Depending on the manufacturers max build quality (materials): v1.4 hdmi cables can do 1920x1080p/24bpp/60hz up to 15 feet for 28 AWG, up to 25 feet for 26 AWG, up to 50 feet for 24 AWG, up to 100 feet for 22 AWG. v1.4 hdmi cables can do 4096x2160p/24bpp/24hz or 3840x2160p/24bpp/30hz up to 10 feet for 28 AWG, up to 12 feet for 26 AWG, up to 15 feet for 24 AWG, up to 25 feet for 22 AWG, up to 15 feet for 36 AWG RedMere, up to 50-60 feet for 28 AWG RedMere.
- With bad build quality, connectors and/or pins can break if you unplug and plug a lot and if it's a thick (lower AWG) cable and the cable weighs a lot when hanging when plugged in can also break connectors and/or pins. With bad build quality a cable will not take much bending and/or squashing abuse, and also it may not have protection against fire, water, and cuts.
= So what does any of this mean? If there is to much interference/noise even after TMDS, it will mute the video/audio (example: %95 of the video is fine quality while %5 of it is missing OR you get %100 no picture), if it did not mute it then you will get a regular artifact such as sparkles(color problems) or blur, or static/snowy .ect pixels. If the build quality (AWG) is not good enough the signal will not reach from one end to the other thus you get %100 no picture (especially if the cable is broken) or some artifacts. Also hdmi cables can have communication channel protocols such as DDC/HDCP or TMDS or CEC or ARC or HEC and the input+output devices talk to each other, if there is any communication error between one of the channels, then that's channel's feature will not work.
- MONOPRICE: http://www.monoprice.com/ = Popular (famous for their hdmi cables), Best Quality for the price (very high/good review ratings), Cheap (lowest prices and discounts for buying in bulks), Safe (no viruses and secure purchases.ect).
- Recommended cable from monoprice: 1 ft. to 15 ft. & $3.28 to $15.07: = 24AWG CL2 High Speed HDMI® Cable w/ Net Jacket = (Buy separate, I think 22AWG will fit, but not 24AWG will not: Ferrite Cores (1 PAIR) for 22AWG HDMI® Cable).
- Recommended cable from monoprice: 6 ft. to 15 ft. & $9.67 to $19.94: = 24AWG CL2 Silver Plated High Speed HDMI® Cable (buy separate: Ferrite Cores (1 PAIR) for 24AWG HDMI® Cable).
- Recommended cable from monoprice: 3 ft. to 50 ft. & $9.90 to $58.58: = RedMere - Ultra Slim Series High Performance HDMI® Cables.
- Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/ = Popular (many popular hdmi brands/sellers), Good Quality and Cheap (you can find good quality hdmi cables cheap), Safe (I recommend Prime: Free shipping and products sold by or fullfield by amazon).
- Some brands I looked at: AmazonBasics 2-Pack, Cable Matters Ultimate Series, Mediabridge Ultra series, BlueRigger, StarTech, C2G / Cables to Go Velocity = I plan on adding more to the list later but I like monoprice the best so far.
- HDMI cable (v1.4): Standard speed up to 1920x1080i/24bpp/60hz or 1280x720p/24bpp/60hz. High speed up to 4096x2160p/24bpp/24hz or 3840x2160p/24bpp/30hz or 2560x1600p/24bpp/60hz or 1920x1080p (48bpp/60hz or 24bpp/120hz or 24bpp/60hz for 3D). (HDMI v1.0 to v1.2, high speed is similar to DVI-SL, standard speed is similar to component).
- HDMI (v1.3 to v1.4) cable: Up to 7.1/24bit/96khz or 5.1/24bit/192khz (192khz for PCM). Up to 8 channels (7.1) uncompressed PCM and lossless compression surround sound formats DTS-HD-MA or Dolby TrueHD and lossy compression surround sound formats DTS-HD-HR, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS 96/24, DTS-ES Discrete, DTS, or Dolby Digital.
= You need a hdmi cable that has ethernet channel do be capable of doing the ethernet feature (a feauture that's built into the cable). You need a hdmi cable with enough bandwidth to support 3D or 4k x 2k resolutions (newer hdmi versions added more bandwidth to support those features, but it's up to input+output device to do/have those features). (Tip: If you have a receiver (input device) or output device that does not support DTS-HD-MA, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD-HR, or Dolby Digital Plus bitstreams, you can tell your output device to decode it into PCM and then send it over the hdmi cable to the reciever).
- 24K Gold connectors+internal+pins prevent corrosion that would otherwise impede signal transfer and could damage connections on equipment.
- Full metal zinc alloy connector heads protect against EMI/RFI or other noise. Ferrite cores have magnetic materials that asborb EMI/RFI or other noise, but they can be bulky for side by side connections.
- Screened shielded twisted pair (S/STP or S/FTP): Usually uses three layers of sheilding of 100% aluminized+Mylar foil and %100 copper/tin braid metal-to-metal shielding for protecting against EMI/RFI or other noise (conductors are usually copper and are covered in insulation, there may be drain wire too a few more other stuff).
- TPE, APE, or PVC.ect jacket is a cheap and felxible insulator for the whole cable. Net jacket or nylon mesh jacket is a additional layer of protection for the cable jacket to keep it safe from knicks and cuts that otherwise might penetrate the jacket and render the cable useless.
- AWG stands for "American Wire Gauge." It is the thickness of the wire inside the cable. The lower number AWG denotes thicker wiring and thicker overall cable. Thicker cables are recommended for longer cable runs because they offer less resistance along the signal path (more bandwidth). Thicker cables become less flexible and the weight can pull connecters out of connections.
- Short answer: You can find good cheap hdmi cables at monoprice or amazon (many brands).
= DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON EXPENSIVE MONSTER CABLES.
- Since you don't know much that's why the long answer is below.
- HDMI is digital (no analog to digital conversions) and uses TMDS which is Transition Minimized (shortens transitions using 8bit to 10 bit encoding) and Differential Signaling (shielded twisted wires and measuring systems to eliminate EMI/RFI or other noise in those small transitions).
- Depending on the manufacturers max build quality (materials): v1.4 hdmi cables can do 1920x1080p/24bpp/60hz up to 15 feet for 28 AWG, up to 25 feet for 26 AWG, up to 50 feet for 24 AWG, up to 100 feet for 22 AWG. v1.4 hdmi cables can do 4096x2160p/24bpp/24hz or 3840x2160p/24bpp/30hz up to 10 feet for 28 AWG, up to 12 feet for 26 AWG, up to 15 feet for 24 AWG, up to 25 feet for 22 AWG, up to 15 feet for 36 AWG RedMere, up to 50-60 feet for 28 AWG RedMere.
- With bad build quality, connectors and/or pins can break if you unplug and plug a lot and if it's a thick (lower AWG) cable and the cable weighs a lot when hanging when plugged in can also break connectors and/or pins. With bad build quality a cable will not take much bending and/or squashing abuse, and also it may not have protection against fire, water, and cuts.
= So what does any of this mean? If there is to much interference/noise even after TMDS, it will mute the video/audio (example: %95 of the video is fine quality while %5 of it is missing OR you get %100 no picture), if it did not mute it then you will get a regular artifact such as sparkles(color problems) or blur, or static/snowy .ect pixels. If the build quality (AWG) is not good enough the signal will not reach from one end to the other thus you get %100 no picture (especially if the cable is broken) or some artifacts. Also hdmi cables can have communication channel protocols such as DDC/HDCP or TMDS or CEC or ARC or HEC and the input+output devices talk to each other, if there is any communication error between one of the channels, then that's channel's feature will not work.
- MONOPRICE: http://www.monoprice.com/ = Popular (famous for their hdmi cables), Best Quality for the price (very high/good review ratings), Cheap (lowest prices and discounts for buying in bulks), Safe (no viruses and secure purchases.ect).
- Recommended cable from monoprice: 1 ft. to 15 ft. & $3.28 to $15.07: = 24AWG CL2 High Speed HDMI® Cable w/ Net Jacket = (Buy separate, I think 22AWG will fit, but not 24AWG will not: Ferrite Cores (1 PAIR) for 22AWG HDMI® Cable).
- Recommended cable from monoprice: 6 ft. to 15 ft. & $9.67 to $19.94: = 24AWG CL2 Silver Plated High Speed HDMI® Cable (buy separate: Ferrite Cores (1 PAIR) for 24AWG HDMI® Cable).
- Recommended cable from monoprice: 3 ft. to 50 ft. & $9.90 to $58.58: = RedMere - Ultra Slim Series High Performance HDMI® Cables.
- Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/ = Popular (many popular hdmi brands/sellers), Good Quality and Cheap (you can find good quality hdmi cables cheap), Safe (I recommend Prime: Free shipping and products sold by or fullfield by amazon).
- Some brands I looked at: AmazonBasics 2-Pack, Cable Matters Ultimate Series, Mediabridge Ultra series, BlueRigger, StarTech, C2G / Cables to Go Velocity = I plan on adding more to the list later but I like monoprice the best so far.
- HDMI cable (v1.4): Standard speed up to 1920x1080i/24bpp/60hz or 1280x720p/24bpp/60hz. High speed up to 4096x2160p/24bpp/24hz or 3840x2160p/24bpp/30hz or 2560x1600p/24bpp/60hz or 1920x1080p (48bpp/60hz or 24bpp/120hz or 24bpp/60hz for 3D). (HDMI v1.0 to v1.2, high speed is similar to DVI-SL, standard speed is similar to component).
- HDMI (v1.3 to v1.4) cable: Up to 7.1/24bit/96khz or 5.1/24bit/192khz (192khz for PCM). Up to 8 channels (7.1) uncompressed PCM and lossless compression surround sound formats DTS-HD-MA or Dolby TrueHD and lossy compression surround sound formats DTS-HD-HR, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS 96/24, DTS-ES Discrete, DTS, or Dolby Digital.
= You need a hdmi cable that has ethernet channel do be capable of doing the ethernet feature (a feauture that's built into the cable). You need a hdmi cable with enough bandwidth to support 3D or 4k x 2k resolutions (newer hdmi versions added more bandwidth to support those features, but it's up to input+output device to do/have those features). (Tip: If you have a receiver (input device) or output device that does not support DTS-HD-MA, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD-HR, or Dolby Digital Plus bitstreams, you can tell your output device to decode it into PCM and then send it over the hdmi cable to the reciever).
- 24K Gold connectors+internal+pins prevent corrosion that would otherwise impede signal transfer and could damage connections on equipment.
- Full metal zinc alloy connector heads protect against EMI/RFI or other noise. Ferrite cores have magnetic materials that asborb EMI/RFI or other noise, but they can be bulky for side by side connections.
- Screened shielded twisted pair (S/STP or S/FTP): Usually uses three layers of sheilding of 100% aluminized+Mylar foil and %100 copper/tin braid metal-to-metal shielding for protecting against EMI/RFI or other noise (conductors are usually copper and are covered in insulation, there may be drain wire too a few more other stuff).
- TPE, APE, or PVC.ect jacket is a cheap and felxible insulator for the whole cable. Net jacket or nylon mesh jacket is a additional layer of protection for the cable jacket to keep it safe from knicks and cuts that otherwise might penetrate the jacket and render the cable useless.
- AWG stands for "American Wire Gauge." It is the thickness of the wire inside the cable. The lower number AWG denotes thicker wiring and thicker overall cable. Thicker cables are recommended for longer cable runs because they offer less resistance along the signal path (more bandwidth). Thicker cables become less flexible and the weight can pull connecters out of connections.
is there way to add more places for cords in back of tv so can add dvd and game system?
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Ok I have a led tv and in the back theres only one row of the colorful circles thing where you plug in the cables to hook up your dvd player or game system with. But Im getting tired of always having to unplug them and plug in new one everytime I want to watch dvd to playing a game.
So is there anything I can buy to get extra set of those video speaker the ones that are red yellow white blue green and so on.
Answer
use a composite switch box .
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=composite+switch+box&num=10&
use a composite switch box .
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=composite+switch+box&num=10&
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