But Which HDMI Cable To Buy For My Console? [Tech]

Whenever you’re desirous about gaming in high definition on a console that’s attached to a TV set, then you definitely’ve probably heard you should have a HDMI connection. But just how big a difference does this fancy cable make?

Technical experts Digital Foundry sought to check, pitting four HDMI cables – an affordable one, the two official cables sold by Microsoft and Sony and a ludicrously expensive Monster brand – against each other to determine which ones gave the correct results.

The findings? That within the vast majority of circumstances (excepting very cheap and intensely long cables) a sub-$2 cable bought over the web gives nearly as good a signal as the $130 Monster cables. While in fact the value differences lead to varying degrees of cloth build – expensive cables will ” fit” better and feel sturdier – at the tip of the day you’re procuring picture signal, not looks or feel, so it’s clear the gulf in prices just isn’t worth it.

Some of possible obviously already know this, but just in the event you don’t (or are new to the high definition thing), you’re now informed. It’s especially handy to grasp since neither the PS3 or Xbox 360 features a HDMI cable as standard anymore, so when purchasing your personal, do the smart thing and go cheap.

Digital Foundry vs. HDMI video [DigitalFoundry]

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