Cheap HDMI cables just as good?? Rubbish

Zefan · 26 Nov 2011 at 21:46

Strife212 said:
There is noise when I'm really close to the 50" Viera downstairs, and I'm certain it's from the bargain basement 10m HDMI cable it's got going to the AV amp.

A plasma screen?

Strife212 · 26 Nov 2011 at 21:50

It is indeed, I guess it could be some anti-burn in thing, I'll have to investigate it more tbh.

Zefan · 26 Nov 2011 at 21:56

Strife212 said:
It is indeed, I guess it could be some anti-burn in thing, I'll have to investigate it more tbh.

I doubt it, that's just plasma screens for you. Get up close to any plasma and you'll see that grain.

Bes · 26 Nov 2011 at 22:08

tres said:
I bought this one in Poundland today (for £1 should you be wondering), and it doesn't even work. Premium HDMI cables from now on..

OF COURSE IT DOES NOT WORK- THE BAG IS CLEARLY STILL SEALED!!

Some people :rolleyes:

DampCat · 26 Nov 2011 at 22:23

I like turtles.

NathanE · 26 Nov 2011 at 22:32

ianh said:
Not strictly true but a valid point none the less. Digital sends it's 1/0's as +5v for a 1 and 0v for a 0 and both voltages have small tolerances.

That sounds like an incredibly crude and several decades old way of transmitting a digital signal.

HDMI uses nothing like that. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transition_Minimized_Differential_Signaling

Nitefly · 26 Nov 2011 at 22:35

No idea what everyone is talking about :confused:

It's clearly Vince Cable in the OP.

Daze · 26 Nov 2011 at 22:40

Haha, well done Poundland!

joeyjojo · 26 Nov 2011 at 22:44

NathanE said:
That sounds like an incredibly crude and several decades old way of transmitting a digital signal.

HDMI uses nothing like that. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transition_Minimized_Differential_Signaling

Interesting, enjoyed that.

RomanNose · 26 Nov 2011 at 22:47

NathanE said:
That sounds like an incredibly crude and several decades old way of transmitting a digital signal.

HDMI uses nothing like that. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transition_Minimized_Differential_Signaling

So basically a form of grey code?

dowie · 26 Nov 2011 at 22:55

Interesting article on the topic of the thread title:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/10056547

Mainly interesting because the John Lewis person tells the under cover reporter that there is no difference whereas one of the purple shirt crew tells the under cover reporter to buy an expensive cable for a better picture...

Who'd have thought it, purple shirt crew giving bad advice??? Lol

rickh · 26 Nov 2011 at 22:58

This HDMI cable has extra wide pins to reduce the amount of jitter and signal skew, did the shop have any more in stock at this price?

cheets64 · 26 Nov 2011 at 23:00

tres said:
I bought this one in Poundland today (for £1 should you be wondering), and it doesn't even work. Premium HDMI cables from now on..

Did you even pay for it, gloves?

Its not like its bleeding cold.

neoglow · 26 Nov 2011 at 23:03

lmao.

dowie · 26 Nov 2011 at 23:05

rickh said:
This HDMI cable has extra wide pins to reduce the amount of jitter and signal skew, did the shop have any more in stock at this price?

Ah didn't think they were out yet - this is the new format HDMI 2 cable for use with ultraHD 3D TV. Can't believe poundland have it in stock my AV supplier was going to charge me £400 for one of these - think I'll go to poundland instead now.

phil-k · 26 Nov 2011 at 23:26

looks like a scart cable to me, didnt you ask one of the technical experts in the pound shop for help

Deleted member 77746 · 26 Nov 2011 at 23:31

phil-k said:
looks like a scart cable to me, didnt you ask one of the technical experts in the pound shop for help

It says HDMI cable duuuuuuuur so it must be a HDMI cable.

PermaBanned · 26 Nov 2011 at 23:33

Zefan said:
I doubt it, that's just plasma screens for you. Get up close to any plasma and you'll see that grain.

Woa, woa, woa. Grain? Lets not go throwing that word around lightly. A fully digital system which has grain? Please expand

Strife212 · 26 Nov 2011 at 23:40

I don't think he means it in the technical sense...

Plasmas have digital noise all over the screen if you look close.

Cybermyk · 26 Nov 2011 at 23:42

Will that work with an A3 printer?