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Posted at 10:40 PM on Sunday 11/13/11 by
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Buy.com has the 3 Pack of Super High Resolution 1.3b 6 foot HDMI M/M Cables (gold-plated) for $3 + $3 = $6 shipped. Supports all HDMI devices such as Digital Satellite, Blu-Ray. eBay with EverdaySource has it for a few cents more.

  • Amazon has the 25 ft. High Speed 1080p Gold Plated HDMI Cable for $5 with free shipping on $25+
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      MisterE - Posted 10:43 pm PST 11/13/11 (960 Posts)  Report Spam

      Are there any differences between HDMI 1.3b and HDMI 1.4 cables?

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      flylow - Posted 12:26 am PST 11/14/11 (160 Posts)  Report Spam

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_comparison
      HDMI 1.3 defines two cable categories: Category 1-certified cables, which have been tested at 74.5 MHz (which would include resolutions such as 720p60 and 1080i60), and Category 2-certified cables, which have been tested at 340 MHz (which would include resolutions such as 1080p60 and 2160p30).[57][61][62] Category 1 HDMI cables are marketed as Standard and Category 2 HDMI cables as High Speed.[1] This labeling guideline for HDMI cables went into effect on October 17, 2008.[63][64] Category 1 and 2 cables can either meet the required parameter specifications for interpair skew, far-end crosstalk, attenuation and differential impedance, or they can meet the required nonequalized/equalized eye diagram requirements.[61] A cable of about 5 meters (16 ft) can be manufactured to Category 1 specifications easily and inexpensively by using 28 AWG (0.081 mm²) conductors.[60] With better quality construction and materials, including 24 AWG (0.205 mm²) conductors, a HDMI cable can reach lengths of up to 15 meters (49 ft).[60] Many HDMI cables under 5 meters of length that were made before the HDMI 1.3 specification can work as Category 2 cables, but only Category 2-tested cables are guaranteed to work.[65]

      As of the HDMI 1.4 specification, these are the following cable types defined for HDMI in general:[66][67]

      Standard HDMI Cable – up to 1080i and 720p
      Standard HDMI Cable with Ethernet
      Automotive HDMI Cable
      High Speed HDMI Cable – 1080p, 4K, 3D and Deep Color
      High Speed HDMI Cable with Ethernet

      Cable manufacturers are officially prohibited from marketing the cables by HDMI standard version (for instance "HDMI 1.4 cable"); the cables are distinguished by bitrate support only.

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