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HDMI cables carry a digital signal, so the signal does not degrade in the way it would for an analog cable.  This is the argument against buying $30 HDMI cables; the image should be just as good as with a $5 monoprice.com cable.  HEre's one take on it:

http://www.cnet.com/news/why-all-hdmi-ca...-the-same/

More important to our discussion, it means that when something goes wrong, it goes really wrong. It's often said that with an HDMI signal, you either get everything and it's perfect, or it isn't perfect and you get nothing. In fact, I've said this. If you're getting an image that looks correct, and there are no dropouts in the audio or video, then you're getting everything that's being sent. If the cable is faulty, or it's a really long run with an under-built cable, most of the time you'll just get nothing. No picture at all.

BC

P.S.  Kickoff is in TWO DAYS!

[BostonCard]

HDMI cables carry a digital signal, so the signal does not degrade in the way it would for an analog cable.  This is the argument against buying $30 HDMI cables; the image should be just as good as with a $5 monoprice.com cable.  HEre's one take on it:

http://www.cnet.com/news/why-all-hdmi-ca...-the-same/

More important to our discussion, it means that when something goes wrong, it goes really wrong. It's often said that with an HDMI signal, you either get everything and it's perfect, or it isn't perfect and you get nothing. In fact, I've said this. If you're getting an image that looks correct, and there are no dropouts in the audio or video, then you're getting everything that's being sent. If the cable is faulty, or it's a really long run with an under-built cable, most of the time you'll just get nothing. No picture at all.

BC

P.S.  Kickoff is in TWO DAYS!