Thread: HD HDMI cables: Free? & price v quality.
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Old 30-03-2014, 18:51   #31
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Re: HDMI cables: Free? & price v quality.
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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter View Post
Thats exactly what the programme and the Consumers Association (Which) said. They also did tests with people who either didn't know the differences or got it wrong eg saying that the £1 HDMI picture looked "less fuzzy round the edges" than the gold plated one!

Why do HD pictures need a special cable anyway?

How does my V+ know that I'm not using one (and thus refuses to play HD VOD)?

Thanks.
As a condition of their support for Hdmi, the content providers stipulated that it support encryption at all stages. If that encryption is not present, they stipulated that the device revert to an SD signal.
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