MAMEWorld Forums - The Loony Bin - Re: Tech question: HDMI cables

> > I've bought 3 (v1.3) HDMI cables off Amazon, each under $2. They work perfectly. I
> > use one with a (Gen 2) "WD TV" and get up to 1080p on our 40" Toshiba Regza LCV TV
> > (the TRON: Legacy trailers look awesome). Can't understand why they're so expensive
> > at Best Buy and Wal-Mart. I've heard similar arguments on "Monster" cable speaker
> > wire and using "lamp cord" - people swear lamp cord's just as good and a fraction
> of
> > the cost. I personally haven't had any problems with "shielding" or signal noise,
> > etc...
>
> Yes! The "expensive cables are better" line was nonsense for speaker cable and analog
> signal, and it's pretty much an outright lie for digital signals like HDMI. Best Buy
> (and I guess Wal Mart now, too?) have jumped on the Monster bandwagon, exploiting the
> placebo effect and people's lack of technical knowledge to rip them off.

In all fairness, longer runs of cable on decent powered analog systems do benefit from a larger or stranded cable. That said, your right, pretty much BS.