HDMI cable question
 

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[Closed] HDMI cable question

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so are you supposed to use them in conjunction with a scart lead or do they replace the scart lead?


 
Posted : 25/01/2011 10:41 pm
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Replace. Plus, don't spend £30 on one, get the cheapest £1.70 one off ebay as the expensive ones don't make a difference.


 
Posted : 25/01/2011 10:43 pm
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Replace. Just make sure you get a directional one...


 
Posted : 25/01/2011 10:44 pm
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And it has to be the right colour. That makes a difference to the picture quality. ?


 
Posted : 25/01/2011 10:55 pm
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😆

The Length has to be an exact multiple of the the size of your screen too, otherwise you get voltage standing wave ratio issues and a bad impedance match.

Or some other complete rubbish.... 😛


 
Posted : 25/01/2011 11:06 pm
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The directional ones [i]are[/i] better but it's such a faff swapping them round between recording something and playback.


 
Posted : 25/01/2011 11:07 pm
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Just fit a diverter valve. Duh.


 
Posted : 25/01/2011 11:08 pm
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Posted : 25/01/2011 11:36 pm
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HDMI can carry video and sound so replaces SCART, and as others have said, you don't gain anything from expensive cables (other than, arguably, build quality). I'm running with Tesco Value ones at a fiver a pop.

The one caveat to that is, if you have Sky HD and a surround amp, it only put stereo out over HDMI (for reasons best known to itself). So you'll need an optical cable for 5.1. This is a quirk of the Sky box though, everything else should be fine.


 
Posted : 25/01/2011 11:49 pm
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Generally agree re posts on quality - only exception imo is on longer runs (eg to a projector) where a better quality one would be wise. Signal will degrade/go out of sync on longer runs with a nasty cable.


 
Posted : 26/01/2011 6:39 am
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Yep, agreed, good point.


 
Posted : 26/01/2011 8:50 am

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