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Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq
All HDMI cables including those made to the original 1.0 spec support 1080p and above. Hell, all HDMI cables support 1080p at 60hz or dual-1080p/3D.
There are no HDMI cables whatsoever that are only able to "handle" 720p and 1080i, except faulty ones.
Ignore all the marketing buzz and propaganda purely designed to make you waste money...
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Standard cables may well be support 1080p etc., but they have not been tested and certified to do so.
But you don't need to waste money to buy High Speed cables - you can buy High Speed cables, with or without Ethernet, for just a few quid on Amazon. Buying High Speed cables does not require unnecessarily spending stupid amounts of money on Monster or Sandstrom cables.
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Originally Posted by Qtx
For the price difference it is worth paying the extra quid or two for a 1.4a/b or 2.0 HDMI cable as it gives you scope to upgrade your equipment in the future without upgrading your cables.
1.4a has ARC/Audio Return Channel which allows digital sound to be sent through the HDMI cable rather than a separate optical cable, which is handy if you add an AV receiver to your setup. 1.4a is also good enough to handle the new UltraHD/4k tv's that are just coming out, although only at up to 30 frames per second which is ok for films but not broadcast tv or 4k gaming consoles but they are some way off still. You would need HDMI 2 cables to support those.
Some of the older HDMI also don't support CEC which many products now support under various names. It's what allows your tv remote to also control your dvd/blueray player and other devices that support it. For LG it's called Simplink, Sony call it Bravia Link Control, Samsung call it AnyNet+ etc. I can use my tv remote to control my Onkyo and XBMC on the Pi and it was handy until I got the Harmony remote.
I recently got these 2.0 cables in a few lengths (seems i'm always adding more HDMI devices around the house!) and not only do they look good they also have a decent build quality. Future proof too. |
The version is the interface version, not the cable version.
Cables are Standard, with or without Ethernet, and High Speed, with or without Ethernet.
Any co-called "1.3" cable would quite happily work with 3D and 4K just as well as a so-called "1.4" cable as they would both actually just be High Speed cables.