DVI / HDMI lead quality.

[bdav]

Hi all...
Haven't posted for a while, so here goes

I've been looking for a DVI -> HDMI lead for my plasma tv - they all seem to be around £40, for the named brand ones.
As I understand it, both HDMI and DVI are fully digital, so for short-run cables, inteference should not be a problem - is it really necessary to shell out for the gold plated, oxygen free etc... cables, or are the no-brand a viable option?

Ben

[scoobydoo[uk]]

Ive read lots of reviews on AV Forums etc, it all depends really on the quality of the kit your connecting it to, but from what ive read people have spent very little from 'ebay' and got just the same quality cable as spending £40.
Id give the cheap cable a go myself first and see what you think.

[bdav]

The way I understand it, HDMI is fully digital, so inteference shouldn't be an issue, as it is with component and other analog links, so i assume that any cable, as long as the bits get from one end to the other, should give the same quality.

[Neil]

Originally Posted by bdav

The way I understand it, HDMI is fully digital, so inteference shouldn't be an issue, as it is with component and other analog links, so i assume that any cable, as long as the bits get from one end to the other, should give the same quality.

Pretty much.

Anything up top about 10m should be ok & should not suffer degredation.

http://www.markgrantcables.co.uk/ind...products_id=39

[bdav]

Thanks for the link!

The reason I ask is because we may be moving to a house which has an HDMI lead set in the wall, leading to the understairs cupboard - I was planning to put the FEB in the cupboard, and the tv/feb link is DVI at the moment. The only other issue is the control lead - which looks to me like serial. Is there anyway to convert serial to wireless or something allong those lines? The IR repeaters are in allready, but the pannel itself isnt controled directly - so needs the serial link.