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what's in a cable? PS3 and Sharp xv-z21000 solved

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chris e.

Below I had posted a problem getting 1080p to work with my PS3 going to the Sharp DLP projector. Just for anyone who might be having this type of problem watch out for your HDMI cable.

I went to the HT store where I bought my Sharp and they suggested that the problem might be my HDMI cable. I had a 5M length Van den Hul which I figured must be good...NOPE. I ended up going with a shorter length (3M) but a cable that they said was HDMI 1.3 standard (I guess, meaning that it'll transmit the 1080p signal) and it is working just fine.

And yes, I finally see what the big fuss is all about with 1080p. Pretty amazing really.

According to a store I trust (who sells Cardas and Wireworld among others) manufacturers are now "rating" their HDMI cables with a "p" ending in the designation across various lengths. I just didn't realize that not all HDMI cables are created equally...

Follow Ups:

that's just nuts - Joe Murphy Jr 20:20:49 07/19/07 (2)
Any of the brands that you mention will cost far more per foot than even the over-priced Monster Cables at Best Buy/Circuit City. What's worse, there are people using "el cheapo" cables from Monoprice ($6.52 for a 15 foot run) and getting sync at 1080p60.

If I had to guess, I'd say the Van den Hul was either defective or the manufacturer needs to shut down for incompetence.
- 15' HDMI (Open in New Window)
- RE: that's just nuts - chris e. 07:41:48 07/20/07 (1)
  Maybe the Van den Hul has a bad connection on it? VDH usually makes good cables (audio, at least). As for my new cable, it is a no name from the local audio company but I hate to say I paid more than $6-7 for it (about $22 here in Singapore)...but the picture is gorgeous.
  
  This does make me wonder about these other manufacturers because they had Cardas listed for around $100-150 for a 20ft run (and this is a legitimate audio dealer here in Singapore so it isn't a price gouging issue).
  - You have to be careful - unclestu52 12:22:18 07/20/07 (0)
    HDMI connections have evolved very quickly in just three years. Many cables designed initially will not work for the latest players. I do recall even Monster had made a preliminary announcement that their early HDMI cables would not have all the pins connected since there were no machines to transmit audio via HDMI....
    
    There are a lot of early versions of cables from all manufacturers floating around out there! Since there ware only a few companies (although I have no doubt that the number has increased)initially that terminated the HDMI cables, there is the possibility that many cables that are not 1.2 or 1.3 compliant are out there.
    
    Stu

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