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Posted by Andrew Rossmann on 09/15/05 21:16
[This followup was posted to rec.video.dvd.players and a copy was sent
to the cited author.]
In article <sUhWe.19355$e96.6307@trndny09>, peter.studt@realtor.com
says...
> If I buy a dvd with hdmi output, how much do I really need to spend on a
> cable. They range from $8 to over $100 for 6ft. I have heard that the
> cheaper cables drop info that shows visibly on the tv screen.
>
> Help will be apreciated.
I would probably avoid an $8 cable, but $100 is grossly overpriced.
Probably $30-40 will get you a decent cable. Avoid overpriced names like
Monster Cable. Also, remember that a digital signal isn't quite as picky
as analog. It's generally all or nothing.
You may also want to wait on an upconverting DVD player. With BluRay
and DVD-HD coming out next year, those players will probably upconvert
older DVD's. Also, DVD's (at least in the US and other NTSC areas), are
encoded for 480i video. Even a progressive player has to buffer and
assemble two fields to create 480p. Many do a poor job and can result in
LOWER vertical resolution than when sending 480i. Upconverting players
first convert to 480p, then upconvert that to 720p or 1080i. Depending
on your TV, an analog 480i signal may look better than one upconverted
to digital 1080i.
http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/article.asp?section_id=3&article_id=870
&page_number=1
(short version):http://tinyurl.com/bwdzs
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