All HDMI Cables Are NOT The Same!

Here's what to look for when buying an HDMI cable - and what NOT to worry about!

Buy a GOOD HDMI Cable

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[illzzu]

3:48 "Shorter and thicker is better." Thank god.

[seblat]

We all know the 1000$ dollar HDMI cable gives you the biggest competitive advantage when gaming.

[oniruddhoalam]

"Shorter and thicker is better"


-Colton 2020

"... or Colton"
I laughed hard at that

[morgan]

Colton: "Girth is all that matters!"

[srpenguinbr]

But can you watercool an HDMI cable to overclock it? maybe to achieve 12 bit color HDR 8k 144hz

[aromp]

"shorter and thicker is better"

*looks down at pp*
"50% better is good enough, little boy"

[IanHsieh]

0:42 Not everyday I can see my last name pop up on a Techquickie video.

[busybeingterrible]

In 2010 I bought a pack of 10 HDMI cables, 2 meters each for $11. None of them have ever let me down. One of my best purchases ever.

[soapa]

It’s been proven that the more expensive the HDMI cable is, the more the opposite sex is attracted to you.

[TheKeule]

Also: Use DisplayPort wherever you can.

[TetraSky]

Unfortunately, it's rare for hdmi listings online to include things like "copper wiring" or the gauge size of the wires.

[moltenbullet]

"you should add in some hand motions to engage your audience"
"yes, all the hand motions"

[LemonRush]

For really long HDMI cables, you wanna go with optic fiber ones. Got a 30 meter one and it works wonders for 4k, HDR etc. No perceptible latency for gaming, either.

[GXXDPD]

TL;DW - 3 HDMI standards:
Standard Speed - up to 1.2
High Speed - v1.3 - 2.0b
Ultra Speed - v2.1 (really only needed for displaying 8K60/4K120 with non DSC signals)

[GrumpyWolfTech]

"The good news is that copper cables aren't super expensive."
Shows cable with 21.91 shipping cost.

[alansaxton]

thanks for this video.
I used to work in hi end AV and Hi-Fi sales and when digital signals like HDMI with linear PCM and beyond came about, I had to basically have this conversation with every customer I dealt with. Alot of them would refuse to believe it was at all possible to interfere with a binary signal and make even one of its "1's" or "0's" anything other then a carbon copy from transmitter to receiver . We actually had to set up a visual experiment with longer and longer HDMI cables (which at the time cost more then some peoples cars) showing signal lost as the transmission was taken further away from for a common source (through an understandably "EMI" noisy AV show room). the further the signal was taken the more data was lost resulting in complete loss of pixel data that "most" television picture processing units replaced with a generic solid green pixel.
It got worse, as new and higher bandwidth signals came about like the fist "uncompressed" Dolby and DTS signals from "new" Full HD Blu-Ray players Along with "Deep-Colour" (the un-spoken and seldom remembered precursor to HDR, which disappeared with the slow death of Plasma TV which until the very recent introduction of OLED, was the only screen technology with the ability the produce the sadly missed but unforgettable colour tone known as BLACK), so much signal was forced through the HDMI pipes that entire blocks of colour data would be (in some cases) be replaced with this solid green replacement, and complete audio channels would violently pop in and out of existence.
Just like everything with diminishing returns, it took us using over $40000NZD worth or AV gear to sell $1000 to $50000 AV systems to customers with deep pockets, that in all reality would use it to watch analog broadcast's of "Coronation Street", knowing it was better then their neighbors.
Thank's again.

[abletothink]

If you want 4K60, make sure it's listed as an HDMI 2.0 or above. If you want 4K60 with HDR, make sure it's HDMI 2.0b or above (you're usually safe if they mention it has HDR support). If you want 4K120 or 8K60, make sure it's HDMI 2.1. If you need 1080p then buy whatever up to and including an HDMI 2.1 cable because they're all backwards comparable and they don't sell HDMI cables that lack the 1080p features you need. The premium vs standard thing is nonsense. I've seen cables advertised as premium that weren't 2.0 and it doesn't guarantee HDR support.

I usually go with Amazon Basics cables for 1080p because they're cheap and they do the job. If I need something higher I buy the cheapest thing with the correct specs and good reviews. For example I needed a 1' HDMI cable to hook my PSVR box up to the PS4 Pro. So I got a 1' HDMI 2.0b cable with good reviews because it needed to be 4K60 with HDR.

[ats]

For cables that see wear build quality is also very important. Frustratingly many cables (not just HDMI) don't offer any real strain relief. The repeated kinks just above the plugs kills so many cables.

[FuzzleHC]

I would have liked to see the difference between HDMI versions/standards as well but great video!