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HDMI 6FT / 2M Super High Resolution Male to Male Cable by Eforcity | 
 enlarge | Brand: HDMI
Category: CE
List Price: $39.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  119 reviews
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 72 x 1.1 x 1.1
Legal Disclaimer: Beware of thin cheaper aftermarket cables. Generally cables under $8.00 can NOT be made up to current standards due to the current cost of copper increases! These "knock-off" cables will NOT provide full signal strenght from your PC/Projector and rarely support a clear 1080p picture. We suggest purchasing from a seller that distinguishes this difference in their notes field.
MPN: 243430
Model: POTHHDMIH2M1
UPC: 877083016491
EAN: 0877083016491
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | A premium quality HDMI-HDMI cable suitable for use in HDTV, Home Theater, and business class projector based applications. | | • | Features gold-plated connectors, molded strain-relief, and mylar-foil shielding. Cable constructed using the high quality material for best contact connection between HDMI equipment. | | • | Fully HDCP compliant to provide highest level of signal quality. Compatible with: multiple audio formats from stereo to multi-channel sound. | | • | Transfer Digital Audio and Video signals at warp speed of 5 Gigabits per second approximately! A superb cable with excellent audio-visual transfer properties that deliver signal without compromising purity and balance. | | • | Digital video doesn't get any better than this! |
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Product Description
Features: Gold-plated connectors for highest signal transfer rate and resistance in corrosion. Large gauge PVC jacket provides maximum shielding against wear and tear and extreme temperatures. Reinforced quad-layer braided shielding and Mylar-foil shielding provides utmost protection against RF and EM interference. Molded strain-relief design lessens plug/socket pressure. Designed to meet all HDMI standards. Supports 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p resolution. Color: Black. Cable Length: 2 meters (6.5 ft).
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| Customer Reviews: Read 114 more reviews...
 Uncertain HDMI version/category support. August 26, 2007
157 out of 164 found this review helpful
Sigh. YET ANOTHER CHANGE! (2nd change, just a day after the 1st change)
Once again, the product description has changed. It has reverted to claiming only 5 Gigabits per second which is NOT HDMI 1.3 (category 2). I really think you should look elsewhere on Amazon for a cable with a more certain specification. Note that Eforcity has a similar cable that is HDMI 1.3/category 2 certified: HDMI Cable 6FT: 1.3a Category 2(Full 1080P Capable)(Compatible with Xbox 360 & PS3).
Well, A CHANGE! (1st change)
Amazon now advertises this at 10.2 Gigabits per second. I believe this makes it 1.3-compliant. They don't actually state "HDMI 1.3" nor "HDMI category 2" but do claim 10.2 GB/sec. I don't know if the manufacturer/importers have actually re-certified the cable, if they made their own determination that it supports 10.2 GB/sec or if they are now fulfilling orders for this with a different part. It appears this part number is no longer available at the Eforcity web page, nor a couple of other places I looked.
Amazon also has a GOOFY LEGAL DISCLAIMER above and I am not sure what that is all about.
FOR NOW I WON'T REWRITE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING, but keep the above in mind.
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SEE UPDATES AT BOTTOM (Basically, this is an HDMI 1.0 - 1.2 cable. Look elsewhere for HDMI 1.3. If Amazon would let me I'd take away a star as 1.3-certified cables are now pretty common and reasonably priced. I wouldn't be surprised if this cable was just as good as the 1.3-certified cables and that the manufacturer/importers just didn't find it cost effective to re-certify at the newer standard. But it costs almost nothing for you to get a cable that is so certified so you might as well get something with a better pedigree.)
ORIGINAL REVIEW:
These same cables can be found all over the internet under various brand names at prices ranging from nearly free (plus shipping) to at least $25. List prices are quoted anywhere from $25 to $70. Simply google for either POTHHDMIH2M1 or 410000100189. You will even find that you can buy them from Amazon for a variety of prices under different brand names.
They are reviewed as being great cables pretty much everywhere, although most reviews are simply quoting Amazon. In my opinion the cables look well built and quite sturdy. They work just fine with my Samsung Blu-ray BD-P1200 paired with my Samsung 1080p 46-inch LCD. Also work great with my DirecTV HD.
Seems to be no reason not to buy these cables! The question is from whom and for how much.
So how to choose?
I like dealing with Amazon and I like dealing with Eforcity. Eforcity shipping has always been prompt and, once, when I decided to return something that I simply changed my mind about Eforcity took the return without any hassle. I did find that for these cables it was cheaper to buy via Amazon than directly from Eforcity!
Another point:
I hear a lot of talk about "HDMI is digital so either it works or it doesn't -- therefore buy any HDMI cable you can find". I'm no expert but I don't buy that. There are other considerations, for example durability of the cable.
But I am thinking of electronic considerations. How about bandwidth (aka bitrate) -- how much data can be transferred at what rate? The newer high-definition sound and video formats demand fairly high bandwidth. How about the differences between HDMI versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.2 1.3? Some of the new versions specify higher data transfer rates. Can every HDMI cable handle the higher rates? I don't think so, especially since the newer HDMI specs are *very* new. To what version was a particular HDMI cable designed? How about error rates? Note that there are sophisticated tests used to verify that HDMI cables meet various specs.
Just because a cable works to your satisfaction with the DVDs (or Blu-rays or HD-DVDs or HDTV) available to you today doesn't mean they will work well with media available to you in the future. Few (if any?) current Blu-ray disks use the full capability of the Blu-ray format, for example color depth (24-bit, 48(?)-bit).
All hard questions to answer.
I give this product 5 stars based on my experience, on apparent high-quality construction, on the source (Eforcity) and on almost universal approval everywhere I look. I do wish that the info Amazon gives for HDMI cables would answer some of the above questions. We might have a more objective way to evaluate these things!
UPDATE1:
Since I wrote this review I have seen advertisements for 1.3-certified HDMI cables (the ones reviewed here do not make that claim). I have also found some companies selling HDMI cables that go into great detail on the differences between their high-end cables and their more moderately priced cables (examples: search for "blue jeans cable", "monoprice cables", "lenexpo cables" -- there are others).
I think one can learn a lot reading the (admittedly self-serving) write-ups on those web pages. You can then make a somewhat more informed decision on just what it is you are buying.
UPDATE2:
I see now that Amazon gives the bitrate spec for this cable as 5 gigabit/second. This is about one half of the HDMI 1.3 spec. Here is a chart:
Spec => ...... These Cables ... HDMI 1.3
Bandwidth
MHz............ 165 ............ 340
Equivalent
Bit Rate....... 4.95 ........... 10.2
Gigabit/sec
So these cables are good for most HDMI applications but may fall behind where any of the following are true
-- Your image is greater than 1920x1080p
-- Your refresh rate is greater than 60hz
-- You use the newer uncompressed, lossless audio
Now a 6ft/2m cable is likely to do better than its spec and it is likely this cable will perform OK in the above circumstances but there is no guarantee.
NOTE ON TERMINOLOGY:
CATEGORY: The HDMI spec defines two "categories" of cable: category 1 and category 2. The categories determine the speed at which defined amounts of data can be passed. It's a capacity thing and is measured in "bandwidth". HDMI versions (e.g. 1.2, 1.3) incorporate these different categories. HDMI 1.2 specifies category 1 (lower bandwidth/speed) and HDMI 1.3 specifies category 2 (higher bandwidth/speed).
BANDWIDTH: Category 1 requires a bandwidth of 75MHz. Category 2 requires a bandwidth of 340MHz. We can see from the above table that these cables support a bandwidth greater than that of category 1. This is good because category 1 is only good enough for 1080i. 1080p requires the bandwidth advertised for this cable. Some HDMI applications require category 2. Higher bandwidths may be required for future HDMI applications/features.
OFFICIAL INFO:
See the official HDMI web page for more details. Google for "HDMI org" and read the FAQ.
Great hdmi cable, eforcity brand February 26, 2007
19 out of 21 found this review helpful
I just got digital cable with hd and the hdmi cable that I got from Radio Shak was over forty. That cable was great but then when I saw the design of the Eforcity 2M HDMI cable it look exactly the same. What a great deal from this seller. The cable does not come with packaging so I guess thats how they keep the cost down, I suspect its the same manufactuer as all the store branded versions(ie, Staple, OficMax, etc..) When it comes down to it you can beat the price.
Great Deal, Great Product, Great Resolution March 2, 2007
18 out of 19 found this review helpful
I bought this cable for my girlfriend's parents. At first I was just surfing around and thinking, oh well, HDMI cable is just something either it works or it doesn't, so I just chose the one by Eforcity (because they have the best deal). It turns out hey ... surprisingly, it's resolution is even better than what my other friends got else where.
Thank you Eforcity. Great experience, and will definitely do business with you again.
Buffalo Pi guy March 20, 2007
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
Bought these cables for the ps3 and the tv. Didn't want to spend an arm and leg for cables and this by far was a bargain relative to the other products out there. The resolution is better than my old overpriced wires and $4 is just a bargain. Save yourself the time and money and buy these.
delta love
Excellent product from an excellent retailer! March 20, 2007
16 out of 18 found this review helpful
Just got this cable in to hook up my upconverting dvd player to my 50" Plasma and the picture quality is awsome. I am extreamly happy with the quality and price of this cable. It can't be beat. I almost spent alot more money at Bestbye. Also, like my past orders from this vendor, my order was shipped out within 24 hrs after order was place!
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