What does a HDMI cable offer?

OisCol

Does a HDMI cable make much of a diffrence, and do you use it instead of a scart lead or summit?

Zonda999

IN a word YYYEEESSS.If your tv is able to display full high definition then a hdmi lead will carry 4 times the data of the scart cable making games and blu ray disks look breathtaking.It'll be the best 15euro you'll ever spend

OisCol

Holy crap! What the hell have i been doing for the past few weeks them? Where do you buy them, apart from on the interweb?

Captain Chaos

OisCol wrote: »

Holy crap! What the hell have i been doing for the past few weeks them? Where do you buy them, apart from on the interweb?

Basically anywhere that sells PS3s, XtraVision, GAME, Gamestop, etc

get one NOW if have a HDTV.

Mine cost €40 because I got one with gold plated connections.

OisCol

Ya i have a HD tv. Can you get cheaper ones i.e. 10-20 euros?

swalsh

Yes you can, depending on the length you require. 1m should cost around €20

Zonda999

A lot of people will tell you that it does'nt matter if it costs 50euro or 10euro because a digital signal is a digital signal at the end of the day.And also you dont have to spend 40euro for a gold plated one. A friend of mine got a gold plated one in l:dl for 8euro a couple of months ago and thats gold plated, that was only one of their on day specials though.I'd say the best place to get a hdmi lead is in tesco or game.DONT pay more than 20 euro unless you want a very long cable

penguinpoppers

guys..EBAY!! I got mine for 5 euros from the U.S and yes it is gold plated and its perfect.and holy **** yes it makes a difference(as long as ur tv is HDready)
And it was a metre long........like my penis:rolleyes:

Varik

get the cheapest one you can will make no difference , gold plating is a plus as the connection will never rust

astrofool

because all the non gold connections on every other device has rusted :rolleyes:

It may actually increase the chances of rusting (if anything) as the connector on the TV/PS3 isn't gold plated.

Zonda999

Got a 1.5 metre gold plated one in tesco for 10euro earlier if you lot dont fancy going on ebay

r0nn13

OisCol wrote: »

Does a HDMI cable make much of a diffrence, and do you use it instead of a scart lead or summit?

If you use a HDMI with a DVI converter on it do you lose any picture quality?

Just thinking about a LCD TV that doesn't have any HDMI port:-

http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/3513063/LG-M208WA-20-Widescreen-HD-Ready-LCD-TV-Monitor/Product.html?cur=258

mathias

If you use a HDMI with a DVI converter on it do you lose any picture quality?

No , its pin for pin compatible , but DVI carries no sound , so you'll have to use the optical or the analog for that.

corkproducers

Lidl was selling a HDMI Cable for about 3/4 euro this thursday (passed) i think.

The special doesnt appear to be on their site, but im sure i saw it in the leaflet.

Zonda999

r0nn13 wrote: »

If you use a HDMI with a DVI converter on it do you lose any picture quality?

Just thinking about a LCD TV that doesn't have any HDMI port:-

http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/3513063/LG-M208WA-20-Widescreen-HD-Ready-LCD-TV-Monitor/Product.html?cur=258

I dont think play.com deliver electronics to ireland

r0nn13

yeah, i get my eletronics delivered to my UK address usually, Play defo deliver DVD's and games to Ireland though...