Hiya!
This is probably more simple than what I’m making into, but I want to be sure, so here we go:
Currently in the market for a good HDMI cable, however, I am curious as to what I need to know (as I know nothing about these cables) before buying one. So my use case for this scenario is a 3M long HDMI cable that will connect my desktop(Nobara or Bazzite) to my TV (that has Nvidia Shield). This is for easy access to couch gaming. My desktop has a RX 6700 XT card, but unsure about the specifications of the TV other than it being a 70inch one (can try to find this if its relevant), but I am not looking to stream 4k. So let me know what kinda specs/details i need to look for in a HDMI cable for this :)))
PS. I tried setting up Sunlight + Moonlight, but honestly seemed like a bit too much configuration for my liking, but might give it a go again later on. I’ve also only got access to medium-speed Wifi atm, so this isn’t optional.
Does your display have display port? HDMI is made and controlled by total shithead fuckers
If in doubt, there is this tool specifically made for testing HDMI cables: https://caberqu.com/home/32-50-hdmi-caberqu-746052578820.html
Cheapest will do just fine in 99% of cases. Only time I’ve needed something more expensive was when I needed to do a cable run that was too long for “normal” hdmi standard (and bundled with a lot of electric cables as part of a permanent install), so i used one of the extra shielded and wider wirengauge cables from Kramer.
Just get a real one. Not a crappy knockoff or something.
My wife bought a cheap one once that created one of the weirdest bugs I’ve ever experienced.
We didn’t realize at the time, but it was actually interfering with the wifi signals whenever we plugged it in. It was a floater cable so we only used it if we had a monitor in random place. But you would plug it in and the wifi would go out (it took quite a bit of trouble shooting to figure out it was the cable not some weird driver/ or monitor issue.
Oh damn, yeah I’ll get the real deal 😅
Pick the cheapest with most stars on Amazon. They are for a digital signal. Either they work or they don’t. There isn’t much quality to look out for. Maybe if you move it around a lot you’d want something robust.
But it won’t deliver a worse image if you buy cheap.
I generally agree except I try not to shop Amazon. For stuff like this, monoprice is my jam.
If you are in the US. I see they do shipping outside of the US but that will supposedly make you pay extra taxes for the import.
Good point.
Well, if you ARE in the US, here’s a sample 2.1 cable for $5
Just because it’s a digital signal doesn’t mean “it works or it doesn’t”. If the cable you chose can’t handle the bandwidth necessary for the audio and video signals you’re trying to push through your equipment will automatically start degrading the signal slightly to maintain sync and connection. This will start with white clipping and black crush and will get worse from there.
Truly shitty cables will often have DHCP and AV sync problems.
DHCP problems, huh?
Most large broadcasters buy the cheapest HDMI cables going, because they do the same job and are cheap to replace
There is absolutely no benefit to gold plated nonsense
Sorry this isn’t very helpful, but from a television (as in the devices) nerd on a nerd podcast (not me; they talked about this), HDMI spec is just as stupid as USB. The person recommending Display Port might be right.
If you don’t get them gold plated at your local jeweler, you’ll never enjoy Avatar at full resolution.
Just ask them they’ll be happy to do this for you.
