Slimy38
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posted on 30/8/14 at 01:19 PM |
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Branded HDMI cable
I need a good quality HDMI cable, but unfortunately all I can find on the internet is that branded HDMI cables are a waste of money. Of course, that
is true for most applications, but I need to run a cable from my PC in one corner of the room, to my projector which is mounted in the ceiling near
the centre, I estimate around 10 metres away. I doubt I'll get a connection if I use a far eastern bargain.
Any brand recommendations? I only know Belkin, but they don't go above 5 metres.
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K13JOB
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posted on 30/8/14 at 01:33 PM |
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I bought a 10m one from Maplin, wasn't cheap but works grand.
Sorry can't remember which brand it was.
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sdh2903
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posted on 30/8/14 at 01:56 PM |
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Have a look on amazon at the Ibra basics leads the 10m one is about a tenner I think. I've just used a load of these in 5m guise to mount my
telly on the wall and they have performed flawlessly.
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Ben_Copeland
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posted on 30/8/14 at 02:15 PM |
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Usually 10m+ is done in cat 5e cable with converters either end. That way you don't problems and it's pretty cheap
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Slimy38
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posted on 30/8/14 at 02:15 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by sdh2903
Have a look on amazon at the Ibra basics leads the 10m one is about a tenner I think. I've just used a load of these in 5m guise to mount my
telly on the wall and they have performed flawlessly.
Excellent thanks, just the sort of thing I was looking for. And pretty much the same price as the unbranded ones.
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Slimy38
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posted on 30/8/14 at 02:17 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by Ben_Copeland
Usually 10m+ is done in cat 5e cable with converters either end. That way you don't problems and it's pretty cheap
I was tempted to do that, my last projector used VGA so I've already got a cat5 cable run in with VGA connectors either end. I could just
reterminate and reuse. But two convertors and two leads would exceed the price of a full lead.
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GreigM
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posted on 30/8/14 at 06:46 PM |
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I got one of these:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/KabelDirekt-white-Series-Ethernet-supports/dp/B00FK0YU06
coupled with an HDMI splitter I can watch sky in another room at the other end of the house - works perfectly.
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jossey
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posted on 31/8/14 at 09:25 AM |
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The connextions are better quality but there is no difference in picture quality from a £1 cable to the £200 ones.
I buy good cables but then use a cheap extension or bend adaptor so if I catch it I don't damage the cables going in the wall.
Thanks
David Johnson
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Slimy38
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posted on 31/8/14 at 01:17 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by jossey
The connextions are better quality but there is no difference in picture quality from a £1 cable to the £200 ones.
I buy good cables but then use a cheap extension or bend adaptor so if I catch it I don't damage the cables going in the wall.
I agree, no difference in picture quality, but a huge difference on whether the connection is established in the first place. Any wet piece of string
will get a signal from the bottom to the top of a tv cabinet, it needs something a bit better to get it running 10 metres.
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stevebubs
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posted on 31/8/14 at 03:18 PM |
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http://www.keene.co.uk
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gttztt
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posted on 31/8/14 at 06:08 PM |
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I agree with Ben. Most cheap unbranded cables are ok over short distances but as you go beyond 5m you may start to see problems (sparkles on screen
etc) and image quality suffers a lot. Most recognised brands build cables to a specification and you can pretty much rely on them for good performance
up to 10m. Beyond 10m and it's all down to chance.
We only use HDMI cables up to 10m commercially (including all plug breaks/joints) as they are pretty much bullet proof. If you go 10.5m and and beyond
you may not get a signal at all. Thats when we go cat5/6 converters/transmitters with commercial brands like Atlona, Kramer, SY and Gefen. They are
not cheap but they work.
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Slimy38
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posted on 2/9/14 at 04:47 PM |
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The Ibra cable arrived today, reassuringly thick and high quality. Even through a cheap switch at the input end it worked perfectly first time. Now I
just need to get it into the loft!
Thank you all for the advice.
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