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Sovos Gold Plated 1.5M Professional 1.3b HDMI Cable 1.5m for PS3 / Xbox 360 - FREE Del @ Play (**PREORDER - released on 09/11/2009 **)


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HDMI v1.3b Cat 2 standard for ultimate performance. High quality 28AWG cable
Supports Full HD 1080p definition, as well as all other standards including 480p/720p/1080i/1080p
HDCP-compliant
24K gold-plated connectors for optimum signal clarity
99.99% oxygen-free cable for minimal signal degradation
Fully (triple) shielded cord to prevent signal interference
Silver soldering to ensure perfect connection
Length 1.5m
Perfect for XBOX 360, SONY PLAY STATION 3 (PS3), DVD, BLU-RAY and HDTV

To enjoy Full HD quality you need an HDMI cable that can support 1080p resolution; is made to the Category 1.3 standard and has the high quality cable and connectors to ensure there is no data loss.

This cable has it all, providing you the opportunity to enjoy the Full HD experience.

The connectors are 24K Carat Gold Plated the cable itself is coated, triple shielded, silver soldered and 99.99% oxygen free to ensure you get maximum performance from your TV.

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02-11-2009, 15:00
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To enjoy Full HD quality you need an HDMI cable that can support 1080p resolution; is made to the Category 1.3 standard and has the high quality cable and connectors to ensure there is no data loss.
Except that's marketing rubbish. any HDMI cable at 1.5m will display 1080p.
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How is this a Professional cable? Most 'profesional' cables used in broadcasting are custom made for the job they are doing at the point of instalation. I used to have a shower that had a lable on it 'the profesionals choice', the choice of the profesional showerer? It was a rubbish shower.

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well, voted hot and ordered hubby cant have too many hdmi cable 5 quid for a goldplated one thats fab i got charged 8 quid in asda 3 wks ago for a standard plated hdmi cable, nice find cheers thats part of his xmas sorted
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I got one of these for £2.99 delivered - no idea if it's better or worse as I have nothing to compare it to but it works

http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/prod...ucts_id=105192

oh - it's £3.49 now unless you order 2 - twas £2.99 for one when I ordered.
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Except that's marketing rubbish. any HDMI cable at 1.5m will display 1080p.
I'm not sure if that's 100% accurate.

I know we're dealing with a digital signal here. However, there's going to be a difference in data rate between 1080p and 720p, etc. Using ethernet cable as an example, not all cables can handle Gigabit connections which is why we have different categories of cables. My understanding is that the same concept applies to HDMI cables.

The wiki entry is quite helpful.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hdmi
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I'm not sure if that's 100% accurate.

I know we're dealing with a digital signal here. However, there's going to be a difference in data rate between 1080p and 720p, etc. Using ethernet cable as an example, not all cables can handle Gigabit connections which is why we have different categories of cables. My understanding is that the same concept applies to HDMI cables.

The wiki entry is quite helpful.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hdmi
100% accurate.

Read the wiki, nowhere does it say you need a CAT 2 cable for 1080p, why? because its not true.

If you want 2160p, then granted a CAT 2 cable is needed, but only up to lengths of 7.5m, you won't find a CAT 2 cable over 7.5m.

Also, theres no such thing as a CAT 1.3 cable, that's referring to the HDMI port nothing to do with the actual cable.
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I bought gold plated cables from ebay for much less than this (from the UK too) - I paid £3.90 for a 5m cable....
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100% accurate.

Read the wiki, nowhere does it say you need a CAT 2 cable for 1080p, why? because its not true.

If you want 2160p, then granted a CAT 2 cable is needed, but only up to lengths of 7.5m, you won't find a CAT 2 cable over 7.5m.

Also, theres no such thing as a CAT 1.3 cable, that's referring to the HDMI port nothing to do with the actual cable.
I've done a bit more research and looks like you're right. Even the HDMI website says that most (probably all) cables will work at 1080p if the length is less than 5 metres.

Not sure what the CAT 1.3 part is about. Can't see that in the OP at all... It says "HDMI v1.3b Cat 2". It's probably more suited to a 30" PC monitor.
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Dunno how this is a preorder as i ordered this about 2 months back and have it already
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Not sure what the CAT 1.3 part is about. Can't see that in the OP at all... It says "HDMI v1.3b Cat 2". It's probably more suited to a 30" PC monitor.
Sorry, no such thing as a v1.3b HDMI cable is what I mean. Its either CAT 1 or CAT 2. v1.1, v1.2 or v1.3 doesn't come into it when talking about cables. As soon as you see v1.3 mentioned in a advert for HDMI cables you can assume its all marketing guff.

The only reason any HDMI cable will not work with 1080p is either that the length is too long or the cable is defective. It has nothing to do with which version it is.
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I got a cheap one from ebay and one of the ends keeps coming off. Worth spending a little bit more if the build quality is going to be better especially if you are plugging this into a £1000 + tv.
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Or... you could get 3 x HDMI cables for less than 1 of these...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/MicroVillage...7186247&sr=8-1

I bought 3 of these a couple of weeks ago for my new Home cinema upscaling dvd player and they work just fine.
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the only problem i ever had with cheap hdmi cables was HDCP compliancy with my PC.
i had one 5m cable and it just wouldnt output to the TV without using ANYDVD HD.
changed the cable, worked OK
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Cold, much cheaper for other HDMI leads that are longer, cheaper and do the same job.
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