[Cosmid]

I read Welly Wu's review about Blue Jeans Cable HDMI cable at http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=222113. He compared the BJC HDMI cable to a generic one and saw no difference. This review gave me impression that all HDMI cables are the same, but I found myself wrong in a review on Nordost HDMI cable ( http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volum...05-part-1.html ). The reviewer saw a clear improvement in video quality with Nordost cable. Would any head-fier gave more input on this issue? Had anyone compared different HDMI cables and what was your conclusion? Could anyone suggest a good HDMI cable? I will appreciate any of your input. Thanks.

 

[milkpowder]

I didn't see much difference either between generic HDMI vs $150 Van de Hul HDMI cable plugged into my Samsung 50" plasma. As a side note, I actually prefer the picture quality of component connection and sound quality through separate RCA cables.

 

[warpdriver]

All the reviewer seems to be saying is that the Nordost cable didn't have signal dropouts (sparklies). He never made the claim that the picture was otherwise better.

Some cables *WILL* do better than others due to shielding and gauge to allow longer runs to be made BEFORE problems are noticed. Sparkles are the main indicator. Of course, the quality of the connectors will affect how well the cable does in maintaining the signal too.

If ones does notice better quality through analog, that is more a function of the conversions and processing your TV does. Ideally, you want to take advantage of the tranmission method which takes best advantage of the processing pathway of your equipment. This can be verified wth test and calibration discs

 

[nelamvr6]

I like my Blue Jeans HDMI cable specifically because they have several lengths available, and the price is right. I like to keep my cable mess as clean as possible, having the cable the right length really helped me do this.

You can tell right off the bat they're well made cables, and they certainly don't work any worse than generics.

 

[ex0du5]

I have a 40 foot BlueJeans cable being output of my Denon 3930CI to a projector...no sparkles to speak of (at 720p though).

 

[Cosmid]

Thanks a lot for your comment. These made me feel comfortable to order some Monoprice cables for my HT.

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Originally Posted by milkpowder /img/forum/go_quote.gif As a side note, I actually prefer the picture quality of component connection and sound quality through separate RCA cables.

Would you please address more about the difference? I am an idot about HT set up. I asked Oppo technical support for their opinion and the guy told me HDMI gives me the best picture quality, and I can turn off HDMI audio so I can use RCA to output the audio to amp. I am still looking for the best option for both audio and video reproduction.

Actually I am a believer of cables. I clearly hear difference between audio cables, and this made me think video cables may do the same. I mean, premium video cables may produce better video. Now I know I am naive.

 

[ex0du5]

Well I think HDMI has it's drawbacks.

It does deliver the best quality, but only if your device is set to the proper output. For the PS3 for example, you have the choice in between RGB, and Y/Pb/Pr, along with being able to turn RGB Full on and SuperWhite on. Only Y/Pb/Pr will let you pass blacker than black tests (though component fails either way...blame that on poor analog outs).

HDMI has this advantage: you can send an upconverted 1080p signal through it, therefore completely avoiding the TV scaler. TV scalers can add over 100ms of lag on the video. If you're sending a 480p signal over component, to your 720p or 1080p TV, you will get some video lag. You can probably fix this problem by also delaying the audio signal, though that might be tricky to get right.

If you're going to watch high definition content, you need HDMI. You cannot output copy-protected 1080p signal over component.

If you have an HDMI device, and a TV that has an HDMI input, go ahead and get an HDMI cable. Be sure to ask around to make sure your DVD/HDDVD/Blu-Ray player is set up correctly. Also, make sure that you are matching the source's output resolution to the TV's maximum resolution. If you have a 1080p TV, have your DVD player output an upconverted 1080p signal, to avoid any video lag.

Hope that helps.

 

[Cosmid]

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Originally Posted by ex0du5 /img/forum/go_quote.gif ......

Thanks so much ex0du5. Your opinion is very clear and helpful. I am ordering a HDMI cable and a HDMI->DVI cable from MonoPrice. I will connect my Oppo DV-970H and Vizio VX37L together via HDMI, and add my computer to this system via HDMI->DVI. I watch a lot of DVD and DivX videos. I think this setup would be a perfect fit.

 

[ex0du5]

Awesome....let us know how it turns out

And yep that's prefect too, since the Oppo has a pretty darn good scaler in it. Just set it to upconvert your DVDs to 720p and you should be set!

 

[Chu]

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