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Wait, gold-plated cables aren't bullshit?
by calimariae 3y ago
Wait, gold-plated cables aren't bullshit?
- ilyt 3y agoI think what he meant was that the only higher-speed rated cables they had also happened to be gold plated, which triggered the know-it-all consumers
- horsawlarway 3y agoAnd frankly - the know-it-all customers are still right... In the large majority of use-cases, the cheap cable is going to do fine. In the small minority of cases it won't... choosing to buy the newer spec cable from a company that's promoting obvious bullshit (like gold contacts) just screams "I'm getting scammed". If the only version of the new spec HDMI cable you carry is a needlessly upmarket and expensive version of the cable... assume they're slinking off to amazon for good reason... to go buy the cheap version of the right spec cable online.
- LeifCarrotson 3y agoHDMI has several versions with compatible connectors. Later versions of the spec use some previously-unused pins, if you buy a cable without those wires connected (pre-1.4) you won't get Ethernet over HDMI or the audio return channel. Also, just like Cat 3 phone cable, Cat 5/5e/6 optionally-shielded Ethernet cables, the data lines can be designed for different clock rates. An ancient cable wired into the walls of your early-2000s home theater may legitimately not support your new 4k HDR gear.