Ah was gonna post. Marked as RTC which means technically store specific but sometimes they are in a lot of stores. Was in Canterbury branch today as was 3m for £2.50 & 5m for £5... But 2m for £1 was the best deal. It doesn't state any detailed properties of the cable on the packaging.
Nujol
6 Aug 16#3
Whoops forgot to say thanks OP you beat me to it!
srp111
6 Aug 16#4
no worries pal :wink:
breslau
6 Aug 162#5
Nice that they aren't charging £10 for it, but there is NO REASON for a HDMI cable to be gold plated. It's a digital signal, not analogue, so it works or it doesn't.
Even the crappest HDMI on eBay should be fine. You are basically paying for testing of cable in the factory if you pay more than £1.
Bugz to breslau
6 Aug 16#7
Gold plated is rust resistant and has better conductivity,
I would've voted hot if this were a HDMI 2.0,
Standard HDMI cables should be no more than a few quid anyway
cynikill to breslau
6 Aug 162#8
Would you care to explain how a digital signal works then?
srw985 to breslau
7 Aug 16#16
This is true, but, if you ever have problems, try swapping out your cheap £1 HDMI for something higher quality but not extortionate, like this. You can always get them around a fiver on say, Amazon.
We've got a Sony surround system hooked up to the TV via HDMI. I noticed the sound would cut out for a few seconds every few minutes, googled it, and replacing the £1 HDMI with a £5 HDMI has solved the problem.
Like has been said, if everything is working there's no reason to get an expensive cable. You can't get better quality, it either works properly or it doesn't. If it doesn't work properly, try a better cable.
aaronlovesfood
6 Aug 161#6
They are all the same £1 should be standard no matter what hdmi cable it is
Spies
7 Aug 161#9
A poor HDMI cable can cause sparkles, it's a common misconception that a digital signal isn't susceptible to interference.
breslau to Spies
7 Aug 16#11
Because the cable is defective - solution, buy another cable.
I'm using a cheap-sht cable right now. Picture is amazing.
rubberyduck to Spies
7 Aug 161#17
Nope. A defective HDMI cable can cause sparkles, in extremely rare cases. 99% of the time either the signal is perfect, or non existent. It's ones and zeros folks. Boolean. However you spin it, gold plating on digital connectors is ENTIRELY pointless. I saw a major retailer selling a gold plated optical cable. I'm not going to waste time explaining why that's hilarious. It's a con, pure and simple. If you don't believe me, believe CNET, or any one of 100s of other reputable organisations that have tested and weighed in on this issue.
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found in Whitby store.
from 4.99 to 1.00
they also had folding hdmi cables for a pound
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Even the crappest HDMI on eBay should be fine. You are basically paying for testing of cable in the factory if you pay more than £1.
I would've voted hot if this were a HDMI 2.0,
Standard HDMI cables should be no more than a few quid anyway
We've got a Sony surround system hooked up to the TV via HDMI. I noticed the sound would cut out for a few seconds every few minutes, googled it, and replacing the £1 HDMI with a £5 HDMI has solved the problem.
Like has been said, if everything is working there's no reason to get an expensive cable. You can't get better quality, it either works properly or it doesn't. If it doesn't work properly, try a better cable.
I'm using a cheap-sht cable right now. Picture is amazing.
http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/why-all-hdmi-cables-are-the-same/