Why all HDMI cables are the same
After 4 years and helping 100s of people with their PS3's loosing signal[1], I cannot agree with the article.<p>I understand the <i>message</i> of the article (that the $90 Monster cables are a scam) but the $1 skinny HDMI cable you got with your DVD player is not the same quality as the $10 one you picked up from MonoPrice, Amazon or Blue Jeans Cables (all 3 of my favorites for buying cables).<p>I don't know why, I am not an EE guy, I'm just saying after telling someone for the 200th time "Try this $10 cable from Amazon instead..." and having them come back with "It worked! The PS3 is fixed!", I'll just say all my personal experience suggests otherwise.<p>I am talking about fixing everything from "my colors look wrong" to "I have no picture!" with this recommendation.<p>I'd also point out that even at the ridiculously high end of cables where you are talking about gold-this and gold-that, to an average viewer there is no perceptible difference but there does seem to be a measurable difference in cable quality for really demanding runs[2], meaning YES there is a difference, but most people will never need/see/experience it unless you are doing a very long run.<p>[1] <a href="http://www.thebuzzmedia.com/ps3-hdmi-black-screen/" rel="nofollow">http://www.thebuzzmedia.com/ps3-hdmi-black-screen/</a><p>[2] <a href="http://www.thebuzzmedia.com/hdmi-cable-showdown-monster-monoprice-xtreme-hd/" rel="nofollow">http://www.thebuzzmedia.com/hdmi-cable-showdown-monster-mono...</a>