DVI to HDMI

**HeavyG** · 09-11-10, 03:12 AM

Originally Posted by flame

http://reviews.cnet.com/hdmi-cable/
http://superuser.com/questions/75046...t-transmission

monoprice sells great certified cables for $10, every where I read article after article said the same thing, buy the cheapest cable with quality construction. The only people saying $100 cables are the best are the ones making money off them.

Nice articles. These basically state exactly what I was saying. Digital data is... DIGITAL! It isn't electronic pulses that can degrade over long distance and pickup interference... Don't waste your money on expensive digital cables... they are all the same.

Outdoor use might be different... you might want a cable with gold connectors. I have seen how crusty those cables can get after being outdoors for a year. The TV didn't last so well either, even though it was covered when not in use.

**flame** · 09-11-10, 01:02 PM

I read lots of articles when I bought my HDTV. I couldnt see spending $100 on a cable, I had friends that did and have given them monoprice cables. Their jaws drop when they tell me the cable worked great and I tell them what I payed. There are some cheap cables that have cheap connectors and depending on how often you plug and unplug you might want to make sure you have good ends.

I had interference on my sub cable and got a better one to get rid of the interference, but thats an analog signal.

**Veovis** · 09-16-10, 05:04 PM

Originally Posted by HeavyG

Then you are wasting your money. Digital data is just 1s and 0s that is passed through a cable and reassembled by your DAC (digital-to-analog converter). One cable won't do it better than any other cable. Like all digital information... it either works or it doesn't work. If it doesn't work, then you have a bad cable (or transmitter).

But his 1's and 0's are crisper than yours.

**Bane** · 09-18-10, 02:23 AM

lol
I picked up a 15 dollar HDMI --> DVI cable for my PS3 and monitor and it works perfectly fine.

Like everyone else said, don't buy the hype about Superior HDMI cables, it just sends 1's and 0's.
Now when it comes to 3DTV they say that high speed HDMI is necessary... i'm not sure, but i'm tending to think that the 1's and 0's still apply.