Ah... that makes much more sense. 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.
Well, Absent One, the two people that replied to you are just plain wrong. There is no real certification for the testing on these cables, it's simply up to the manufacturer. If they test to a certain quality, most manufacturers can be trusted to meet that minimum quality.
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.
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Ah... that makes much more sense.
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.
Well, Absent One, the two people that replied to you are just plain wrong. There is no real certification for the testing on these cables, it's simply up to the manufacturer. If they test to a certain quality, most manufacturers can be trusted to meet that minimum quality.
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.