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Word.]]>Jun 28th 2008 10:56AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/27/black-rhodium-hdmi-cables-hit-every-price-point-except-ours/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/27/black-rhodium-hdmi-cables-hit-every-price-point-except-ours/Jun 28th 2008 12:49AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/27/black-rhodium-hdmi-cables-hit-every-price-point-except-ours/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/27/black-rhodium-hdmi-cables-hit-every-price-point-except-ours/Jun 28th 2008 1:43AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/27/black-rhodium-hdmi-cables-hit-every-price-point-except-ours/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/27/black-rhodium-hdmi-cables-hit-every-price-point-except-ours/Jun 28th 2008 4:12AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/27/black-rhodium-hdmi-cables-hit-every-price-point-except-ours/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/27/black-rhodium-hdmi-cables-hit-every-price-point-except-ours/Jun 28th 2008 5:37AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/27/black-rhodium-hdmi-cables-hit-every-price-point-except-ours/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/27/black-rhodium-hdmi-cables-hit-every-price-point-except-ours/
Which is understandable if we remember which empire spawned the US... :p]]>Jun 28th 2008 8:34AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/27/black-rhodium-hdmi-cables-hit-every-price-point-except-ours/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/27/black-rhodium-hdmi-cables-hit-every-price-point-except-ours/Jun 28th 2008 9:12AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/27/black-rhodium-hdmi-cables-hit-every-price-point-except-ours/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/27/black-rhodium-hdmi-cables-hit-every-price-point-except-ours/Jun 28th 2008 9:44AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/27/black-rhodium-hdmi-cables-hit-every-price-point-except-ours/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/27/black-rhodium-hdmi-cables-hit-every-price-point-except-ours/
Ireland is slightly further along than the UK - all road signs and speeds were switched from miles to kilometres a few years back.]]>Jun 28th 2008 12:30PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/27/black-rhodium-hdmi-cables-hit-every-price-point-except-ours/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/27/black-rhodium-hdmi-cables-hit-every-price-point-except-ours/Jun 30th 2008 12:46PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/27/black-rhodium-hdmi-cables-hit-every-price-point-except-ours/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/27/black-rhodium-hdmi-cables-hit-every-price-point-except-ours/http://www.usa.denon.com/ProductDetails/3429.asp

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We're expected to believe that these cables are magically better just because the company says they are.

Consumers should demand that companies like Monster and Black Rhodium prove that their "premium" cables are actually worth the price by showing third-party test results.

My stance is that if you can't hear/see a difference, there isn't one.]]>Jun 29th 2008 10:03PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/27/black-rhodium-hdmi-cables-hit-every-price-point-except-ours/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/27/black-rhodium-hdmi-cables-hit-every-price-point-except-ours/Jun 30th 2008 12:44PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/27/black-rhodium-hdmi-cables-hit-every-price-point-except-ours/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/27/black-rhodium-hdmi-cables-hit-every-price-point-except-ours/Pioneer HDD recorder with 1080p upscaling through which I also output my cable TV decoder
( notorious for its low resolution that produces fuzzy, watery pictures on high resolution displays.)

When I first bought the LCD TV I used the HDMI cable that came with the Pioneer recorder.
Depending on the source the results ranged from clean, natural near plasma colour vibrancy (from
the recorder ) to 30 % better than S-video pictures save for one particular channel that was just
greenish and blurry beyond redemption from the cable TV decoder. Last weekend I replaced the free
cable with Black Rhodium Pearl expecting to see a major difference. Well, on the 'Dragon Wars'
movie, the only discernable difference was on the skin tone of the heroine ( more natural and detailed )
when she was lying on the couch under hypnotism while throughout the rest of the movie I wondered whether I had wasted
my money on very subtle improvements that I could have lived without. I played Live Free Die Hard
and detected improved colour saturation and clarity, ok , more noticeable differences, same goes for
the action dark comedy caper ' Shoot 'Em Up ' but on the British bank heist ' The Bank Job' and the
mindless thriller ' Boarding Gate', I swore I could have used my free cable and still got the same
results.

However, it was what I got out of the cable TV that impressed me more. While previously with the free
HDMI cable I was merely happy to see improved picture quality from S video, with the Black Rhodium
it was like watching DVD instead of the low resolution cable TV. Last night I watched Casino Royale
and was very impressed especially when they had close ups of Craig and Green smooching, the skin
tone, the lines on his face, the imperfections were so vivid and lifelike. Outdoor scenes also had more
depth and colour was more realistic. Add to that sound that was fuller and more detailed so much so
that I either though my mobile phone was ringing or there was something falling object in the living
room depending on the scene.

In conclusion, had I paid the retail price of about £200 for a 2m lengthI would have cursed myself but
I got it relatively cheap at about £65, so I'll console myself with 1) more viewing to look out for more
improvements on a few samples ( which I would not bother doing had I stuck to my free
'comes-in-the-box' Pioneer HDMI cable and 2) now, watching cable movies is more satisfying.

I guess Jason has some points, if your cable is short and you are not using Blu-ray, may be you
ought to seriously consider unless you have lots of spare money.
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