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What annoys me more is people who say they can tell the difference between co-ax and optical digital interconnects.... If you are having miss transmition on a audio cable you will soon know about it with the pops and squeaks. ]]>Sep 21st 2007 3:37PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/09/21/hdmi-licensing-exec-explains-cable-differences/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/09/21/hdmi-licensing-exec-explains-cable-differences/I ordered one of the cables from Monoprice.
During the Dish Network install I got the installer talking about cables.
He went on a sales pitch about monster cables. I told him I would not spend that much on a cable.
We got into talking about why they are so much better. He said it really did not matter about the brand, but what is important was the Mhz that the cable is rated for.
So we looked up the monoprice cables. Their site lists: Rated Bandwidth: tested to 165 Mhz

The installer said that there were very low end and I would see some noise/pixelation on anything rated under 500 Mhz.
Now that I have been looking, some of these cables don't even list what they are rated at.

So you guys think the installer is full of it or is there really something to Mhz rating?
]]>Sep 21st 2007 5:56PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/09/21/hdmi-licensing-exec-explains-cable-differences/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/09/21/hdmi-licensing-exec-explains-cable-differences/Sep 21st 2007 6:15PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/09/21/hdmi-licensing-exec-explains-cable-differences/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/09/21/hdmi-licensing-exec-explains-cable-differences/Sep 21st 2007 7:04PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/09/21/hdmi-licensing-exec-explains-cable-differences/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/09/21/hdmi-licensing-exec-explains-cable-differences/The installer didn't break it down like that, he just said a minimum of 500Mhz is what you want for a good picture. And pointed out how cheap my cables were.
Looks like ill need to find some good specs on my new ViP722's output.
So far I have not noticed any problems with the "low end cable". I do notice one heck of a difference in the HD quality compared to that of comcast. Dish Network looks much superior. Now how much of that is because of going to an HDMI capable box I dunno. Comcast was like pulling teeth to get a box with HDMI out, and never did deliver one.]]>Sep 21st 2007 6:36PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/09/21/hdmi-licensing-exec-explains-cable-differences/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/09/21/hdmi-licensing-exec-explains-cable-differences/
That's minimum quality, tho. Your cable will not stop working when it sees higher bandwidth. That's just not how things work. The cables are not smart, they are simply a link from one end to another. HDMI cables generally do not pixelate, either. That's usually a switcher, or some other bad interface connection.

For the most part, if you buy decent cables (check Monoprice for their mid-level offerings), they will probably suit all of your needs.]]>Sep 22nd 2007 1:41PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/09/21/hdmi-licensing-exec-explains-cable-differences/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/09/21/hdmi-licensing-exec-explains-cable-differences/
I am not about to buy into what I cannot see in terms of a difference. And I did compare this about a year ago to a $100 Monster HDMI cable, which I then returned.]]>Sep 21st 2007 7:03PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/09/21/hdmi-licensing-exec-explains-cable-differences/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/09/21/hdmi-licensing-exec-explains-cable-differences/
I really don't expect a lot of people to be clamoring for 1440p. Particularly when you have HD fans swearing that they can't tell the difference between 1080i & p.

Anyway, when in doubt, go with monoprice. For runs 2m or less, even cheaper cables should work well too.]]>Sep 22nd 2007 6:25PM