Please read this and learn about HDMI before you buy any cables. You may have heard that "digital is digital" and all cables do the same job. This is not true. The only way to make a cable as cheap as these is to cut corners. HDMI cables are supposed to have 19 wires. Cheap cables cheat and only have 14. They leave out four very important wires known as "drains" and also one that was unused in V1.3 cables but is now required for the ethernet channel on V1.4. (See our pictures for proof) They also try to appear better than they are by having a very thick plastic outer layer so that they look like more expensive cables. These cables and all the other cheapies available on ebay will all display a picture and sound but will battle to reproduce 1080p and Full HD 7.1 sound. They will rely on the fancy error correction and upscaling circuitry in your HDMI devices to correct their weaknesses. Ask the seller if they have all 19 wires connected?. For a few dollars more I can supply a fully certified HDMI cable with all 19 wires from either our 28AWG range or our Premium 26AWG range. My advice is don't buy this cable or any other extremely cheap cable!!!.. I will keep selling these rubbish cables below my cost to try to make it impossible for other sellers to sell rubbish. Click on this link to our store to see some decent cables at very fair prices....
http://stores.ebay.com.au/gabbiegooks You don't have to spend hundreds to get a good cable, but please don't spend pennys and waste your money and spoil your picture. Click here...
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These cables are PARK (KRAP). We advise you to click on our Ebay store and buy much better 28AWG cables for only a few dollars more.
http://stores.ebay.com.au/id=112896412 If you are going to buy the cheapest cables from Hongkong anyway, stop!!! You may as well buy these from our PARK range!!! You have spent a lot on your equipment.....don't spoil it with cheap cables. We are selling these cheap and nasty PARK HDMI cables below cost to prevent you making a mistake in the hope that you will check out our ebay shop, (
http://stores.ebay.com.au/id=112896412 ) for better quality cables. The minimum specification to get good quality picture and sound is 28AWG. The cheap cables from Hongkong are typically 32AWG and the separate wires (conductors) in them are so flimsy, your signal will deteriorate and you will be disappointed. They are also very weak at the connectors where the contacts are soldered or crimped. Over a short distance these PARK 30AWG cables will give reasonably OK results, so that is why we call this cable our PARK range.....( just spell PARK backwards!) Remember that 1m includes the plugs and this length won't give you much extra cable if you need to move things around. If your wallet is nearly empty these cables will give you an acceptable 1080p picture and 7.1 surround sound but the cheaper screening might allow static and electrical interference to spoil the picture at times. Cables don't s-t-r-e-t-c-h!!! They also should not be bent tightly. We do stock longer lengths. Click on our Ebayshop.
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All the latest devices are coming out in Version 1.4. This is a new standard for HDMI devices. Most of the changes relate to the devices and not to the cables. The main changes to cables are the addition of Ethernet using a previously unused pin on the plugs, and an Audio return channel which allows audio signal to flow in both directions. A Version 1.3 cable will carry 3D pictures. It won't carry Ethernet or the return audio channel. We do sell V1.4 cables in our Premium V1.4 range...click here...
http://stores.ebay.com.au/id=112896412 If you plan to use Internet or network all your devices together, then you must buy V1.4 cables. You will also be better future proofing your system if other new features become available. If you have no plans to buy a 3D TV and run internet on it, then older V1.3 cables will be cheaper.
High Defintion Multimedia Interface (HDMI) cables will maximise the performance of Blu-ray players, game consols, and home theatre systems, allowing the highest possible quality in picture and sound. Only HDMI can give you a full 1080p picture and 7.1 sound. Component video only gives 720i and RCA cables give maximum 576i. There is no point buying a Full HD screen and not using HDMI cables. One HDMI cable carries both video and audio, and creates an intelligent system whereby each device in a home theatre knows what to do based on what the others are doing.
HDMI ensures that the technophobes out there can wave goodbye to spaghetti junction wiring, and say hello to ONE cable and ONE remote control for everything.
If you think of the data in your home theatre system as road traffic, then HDMI cables are the superhighway! In rush-hour, it's most efficient to use a road that can handle high traffic volumes.
Similarly, HDMI is by far the best route to take for digital information. But be careful! Highway speeds increase the chance of crashing, hence the need for safety features. Our low AWG, triple-screened HDMI cables, rated up to 10.2 billion bits per second, are designed to handle the load. Cheap cables often have flimsy strands of wire more like a narrow country road than a superhighway. A lot of the digital traffic being carried to your screen will not get there resulting in poor quality picture and sound. Always ask what AWG (American Wire Gauge) the cables are. The minimum thickness to pass HDMI standards is 28AWG. The lower the AWG, the better the cables will handle digital traffic.
Don't settle for less! Our HDMI cables will guarantee the best possible performance from your home theatre system, and at a fair price.
We stock 1m and 2m in 30AWG (acceptable) 1m and 2m cables in 28AWG(good), and 1m, 2m 5m,10m and 15m in Premium 26AWG V1.4(the best).
Please check our Ebay shop for other sizes.
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