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Are all HDMI cables the same?

Updated: 10/3/2023
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13y ago

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No there is not

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Only in build quality. I have a cheap HMDI cable, and one of the terminals came apart. As far as signal quality is concerned, though, there is no difference.

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HDMI is a standard set out for the construction and use of the video interface. To obtain a licence to mark a cable as an "HDMI" cable, it must be tested to the standards set out by the HDMI organization. Whatever the price of an HDMI connector, if it is licensed, it will perform as well as any other HDMI cable, regardless of length, conductor layup or diameter.

Because HDMI is a digital interface, the cable needs to carry a signal in sufficient quality for the receiver to gather and interpret the data correctly. Above that quality threshold, there is no change to the data being received. All licensed cables will exceed that quality threshold. Therefore, the image displayed will be identical regardless of the cable used. One HDMI cable cannot ever produce a "better image" than any other.

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Technically YES! It's a digital cable so will either work, or it won't. The only difference between a $200 cable from a big box store or a cheap cable from Amazon is the build quality. I just dont see paying hundreds of dollars for a cable that looks nice.

I have used LOTS of cheap (<$10) HDMI cables and 9/10 they work great. Every so often one just will not work, but I put that down to build quality and nothing else.

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Some of the differences in HDMI cable quality are: higher quality materials used, the length of the HDMI cable, and cables rated for a desired resolution.

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