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Author:  jonbwfc [ Thu Mar 22, 2012 3:27 pm ]
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Ahem...

Author:  belchingmatt [ Fri Mar 23, 2012 6:43 am ]
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A coat hanger worked better for me as a portable TV aerial than the supplied version.

Author:  jonlumb [ Fri Mar 23, 2012 7:34 am ]
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Maybe there's some magical properties instilled in the coat hanger from their method of manufacture. We must investigate! :lol:

Author:  JJW009 [ Fri Mar 23, 2012 12:19 pm ]
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Not sure about magical, but they're also good for divining.

And of course car aerials.

And those buzzer games with the bent wire.

And fishing things out of drains.

Author:  ProfessorF [ Thu Apr 19, 2012 7:14 pm ]
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Seems like a good thread to add this to - http://coolmaterial.com/roundup/crazy-expensive-stuff-from-the-new-york-high-end-audio-show/ in particular these which are $12,000.

Author:  saspro [ Mon Apr 23, 2012 3:18 pm ]
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Based on the fact that monster cables are a pile of 5hite anyway I'm not surprised.

Author:  jonlumb [ Fri May 25, 2012 11:21 am ]
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Nice article here demonstrating emphatically that HDMI cables do not make a difference:

http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/home-ent ... lute-proof

Author:  ProfessorF [ Sat May 26, 2012 9:57 am ]
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As I'm sure I've mentioned in the past, a friend of the family was involved with the HDMI standard drafting.
If a cable or TV has the word HDMI on it, then it's met a certain threshold for signal performance.
If it doesn't meet that, then they can't use 'HDMI' on it.
Expecting a device to go beyond that threshold will have a negligible affect.
Nice article!

Author:  finlay666 [ Sun May 27, 2012 5:34 pm ]
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http://www.audioholics.com/education/ca ... ng-results


It only matters on a long distance, we ran 2 x 10m cable (I think, may be slightly less) through the ceiling at work, different branded cables, one with a flex connection (so it could pivot to connect into the tv) one with just a standard cable

The flex connection one is buggered at full 1080p 60hz, cant handle more than 720p 60hz/1920x1080@30hz

The quality does matter... but I wouldn't put get a premium branded cable, I'd probably buy a few cheap ones ;)

This is also more than likely an edge case for most users

Author:  ProfessorF [ Sun May 27, 2012 5:41 pm ]
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I suspect that's nothing to do with quality, more to do with the design of the flex component.
Wouldn't a cable with a 90° connector have done the job?

Author:  finlay666 [ Mon May 28, 2012 8:52 am ]
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ProfessorF wrote:
I suspect that's nothing to do with quality, more to do with the design of the flex component.
Wouldn't a cable with a 90° connector have done the job?

Yep, a flat cable would have sufficed given the knuckle on the joint

Typically I had no say in the buying of the cable though

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