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    Hi All

    I was on this forum last night: http://www.avforums.com/forums/hdmi-...-switches.381/

    There are lots of thread where they seem to think spending more than £10 on a HDMI cables not worth it, as they are only transmitting 0's and 1's. Therefor they argue, they either work or they don't, and as long as they work, have no influence on they picture or sound quality.

    I can kind of see their logic, but what do you guys think? I have Mark Grant HDMI, mains and speaker cables and am more than happy with them even if they did cost a little more than £10!

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    What you pay for a cable has nothing to do with the quality of construction. No cable advert that I know of has ever claimed that their more expensive cable is far better and robust, and far more reliable, than the cheaper ones from the same manufacturer or supplier.

    With HDMI cables, the most important parts are the connectors. The individual contacts are partly embedded in individual plastic grooves. The durability and strength of that plastic will determine how many times you can plug and unplug that cable.

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    Mark's are excellent cables, no need to spend more IMHO.
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    By the way I designed a far more reliable HDMI connector many years ago. It was supposed to have been part of the THOR range, but my old employers sold it under the Labgear brand after I left them. You can see one of those cables at http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LABGEAR-19...item3f34d53c94

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    Quote Originally Posted by StanleyB View Post
    By the way I designed a far more reliable HDMI connector many years ago. It was supposed to have been part of the THOR range, but my old employers sold it under the Labgear brand after I left them. You can see one of those cables at http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LABGEAR-19...item3f34d53c94
    Hi Stan

    Do you know if they used your design for this cable? http://www.labgear.co.uk/category/hd.../1004/1027/64/

    I'm after a cheapish 10m HDMI to connect a laptop to my 5.1 amp.

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    The same is said for other interconnects and mains cables.

    I was an unbeliever until I tried one, cheap as I could on Ebay as I assumed it wouldn't work.

    I've traded up both mains and interconnects now and when I need HDMI I shall look around
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    Quote Originally Posted by Darren Cotter View Post
    Hi Stan

    Do you know if they used your design for this cable? http://www.labgear.co.uk/category/hd.../1004/1027/64/
    Yes they are. I did three cover designs, which they still use. The covers are made from an alloy for strength and are very heavy for their size because of it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by StanleyB View Post
    By the way I designed a far more reliable HDMI connector many years ago. It was supposed to have been part of the THOR range, but my old employers sold it under the Labgear brand after I left them. You can see one of those cables at http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LABGEAR-19...item3f34d53c94
    Thanks Stan, i asked that over on the scart lead thread, now sorted.
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    No way on earth would i buy a specialist HDMI or USB cable.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Barbarian View Post
    No way on earth would i buy a specialist HDMI or USB cable.
    Me neither.

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