On Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:19:21 -0500, Jeremy \"UncleHoot\" Praay wrote:

> There it is.  Let me know if I'm wrong.  I can't believe that I could be
> right about all of this stuff, as there seem to be so many people out
> there who seem to think I'm wrong.

One thing that I learned quickly was that if you start looking based on a 
specification (1.2 vs 1.3 vs 1.3b), you're only looking at the connector 
quality, not the actual cable quality.

I picked up a 50-foot cable from Firefold (whom I've been quite happy 
with) for about $15, and it's generally worked well for me - though I did 
have issues with losing HDMI sync (that I seem to have resolved) when the 
system was cold (but after it warmed up for about 20 minutes, it was 
usually fine).  The thing to look at is apparently the cable gage and 
shielding (which would be important as well).

Another thing to consider, though, is if the equipment being used has a 
signal booster in it.  Our Harmon/Kardon AVR-254 does signal boosting, 
and that's probably why I can use a lower grade cable with greater 
success.

Jim

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