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Deciding on The Type of HDMI Cable You Need, How to Go About It?

With the advent of every new cable in the market, the cable confusion seems to grow. This stands true especially for HDMI cables. Take a journey of different HDMI cables, their working and decide what will suit your needs. Read blog here https://www.sooperarticles.com/shopping-articles/electronics-articles/deciding-type-hdmi-cable-you-need-how-go-about-1693817.html

With the advent of every new cable in the market, the cable confusion seems to grow. This stands true especially for HDMI cables. Take a journey of different HDMI cables, their working and decide what will suit your needs. Read blog here https://www.sooperarticles.com/shopping-articles/electronics-articles/deciding-type-hdmi-cable-you-need-how-go-about-1693817.html

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<str<strong>on</strong>g>Deciding</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Type</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>HDMI</strong><br />

<strong>Cable</strong> <strong>You</strong> <strong>Need</strong>, <strong>How</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Go</strong><br />

<strong>About</strong> <strong>It</strong>?<br />

What is the best part about <strong>HDMI</strong> cables? “<strong>The</strong>y make the c<strong>on</strong>necti<strong>on</strong>s <strong>of</strong> HD<br />

comp<strong>on</strong>ents in my Home theatre easy. And I can enjoy movies in a stress-free<br />

way.” <strong>You</strong> may say. Well, that is overwhelmingly true. <strong>How</strong>ever, there are a<br />

number <strong>of</strong> ​<strong>HDMI</strong> Adapters and cables available <strong>on</strong>line and each <strong>of</strong> them come<br />

with certain capabilities and specificati<strong>on</strong>s. <strong>The</strong> type <strong>of</strong> cable you choose depends<br />

<strong>on</strong> the features you want and the kind <strong>of</strong> requirements you have.<br />

Through this article, we will acquaint you with different specificati<strong>on</strong>s <strong>of</strong> <strong>HDMI</strong><br />

cables so that you can get the cable <strong>of</strong> your choice without going for high price<br />

alternatives that might not benefit you. But, before we do that, we have a fact <strong>to</strong><br />

share. And that is - All <strong>HDMI</strong> <strong>Cable</strong>s that you come across are backward<br />

compatible. Which means, your current <strong>HDMI</strong> cable is capable <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>fering all the<br />

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functi<strong>on</strong>alities that its predecessors did. <strong>You</strong> must know this in case you are<br />

upgrading your device.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Evoluti<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>HDMI</strong> <strong>Cable</strong>s<br />

<strong>The</strong> year 2002 spectacled the birth <strong>of</strong> <strong>HDMI</strong> cables. <strong>How</strong>ever, it gained<br />

popularity <strong>on</strong>ly recently. As most <strong>of</strong> the electr<strong>on</strong>ic products available <strong>to</strong>day come<br />

with added capabilities, they do ask for new cables or cables with higher<br />

bandwidths. Currently, <strong>HDMI</strong> versi<strong>on</strong> 1.3 is in use and it is compatible with all<br />

current <strong>HDMI</strong> equipment. <strong>You</strong> will find other specificati<strong>on</strong>s known as 1.3a and<br />

1.3b but those designati<strong>on</strong>s aren’t applicable <strong>to</strong> c<strong>on</strong>sumers.<br />

So, What Are the <strong>Type</strong>s <strong>of</strong> <strong>HDMI</strong> <strong>Cable</strong>s <strong>You</strong> Can<br />

Find?<br />

<strong>You</strong> will find two types <strong>of</strong> cable in the <strong>HDMI</strong> 1.3 specificati<strong>on</strong>. Namely, Standard<br />

Speed and High Speed. When it comes <strong>to</strong> Standard ​<strong>HDMI</strong> cable​, you will <strong>of</strong>ten<br />

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ead that it <strong>of</strong>fers up <strong>to</strong> 2.25 Gbps <strong>of</strong> bandwidth. But what does it mean<br />

practically speaking? Well, it means that the standard cable will <strong>of</strong>fer HD video<br />

up <strong>to</strong> 720p/1080i picture resoluti<strong>on</strong>.<br />

Hence, it is okay for standard TVs or DVDs that d<strong>on</strong>’t display more than<br />

720p/1080i picture resoluti<strong>on</strong>. If you want <strong>to</strong> make the most out <strong>of</strong> Blu ray discs<br />

and the potential <strong>of</strong> HDTV al<strong>on</strong>g with 1080p resoluti<strong>on</strong>, you might have <strong>to</strong><br />

upgrade <strong>to</strong> a high-speed <strong>HDMI</strong> cable. That is because <strong>on</strong>ly a cable <strong>of</strong> that nature<br />

would be able <strong>to</strong> provide 1080p/60 reproducti<strong>on</strong>.<br />

<strong>It</strong> is advisable <strong>to</strong> buy High Speed cables for two reas<strong>on</strong>s. One, the lesser<br />

capabilities <strong>of</strong> standard cables have become obsolete. And sec<strong>on</strong>d, high speed<br />

cables provide with a future pro<strong>of</strong>ing measure so that the cables remain relevant<br />

for many more years <strong>to</strong> come.<br />

Take a look at 4 types <strong>of</strong> <strong>HDMI</strong> cables within the specificati<strong>on</strong> 1.4 for Home<br />

<strong>The</strong>atre usage:<br />

❏ Standard <strong>HDMI</strong> <strong>Cable</strong><br />

❏ High Speed <strong>HDMI</strong> <strong>Cable</strong><br />

❏ Standard <strong>HDMI</strong> <strong>Cable</strong> with Ethernet<br />

❏ High Speed <strong>HDMI</strong> <strong>Cable</strong> with Ethernet<br />

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Understanding <strong>HDMI</strong> 1.4<br />

<strong>The</strong> best part about <strong>HDMI</strong> specificati<strong>on</strong> 1.4 is the additi<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> Ethernet capability.<br />

<strong>It</strong> is possible for other high speed and standard cables <strong>to</strong> have that functi<strong>on</strong>ality.<br />

With these cables it is possible for you <strong>to</strong> access video <strong>on</strong> demand through<br />

services like Amaz<strong>on</strong> and Netflix. <strong>You</strong> will also find BD live features which<br />

include trivia games/chats, movie trailers/clips etc. Also, when you c<strong>on</strong>nect <strong>on</strong>e<br />

comp<strong>on</strong>ent <strong>of</strong> a Home <strong>The</strong>atre <strong>to</strong> Ethernet, it enables <strong>to</strong> share internet<br />

c<strong>on</strong>nectivity with other compatible comp<strong>on</strong>ents.<br />

What is New with <strong>HDMI</strong> <strong>Cable</strong>s?<br />

Apart from the potential <strong>of</strong> adding an integrated Ethernet Channel, Specificati<strong>on</strong><br />

1.4 comes with new capabilities for now and future. With <strong>HDMI</strong>s two-way<br />

communicati<strong>on</strong>, you can send signals up and down the stream. This is known as<br />

Audio Return Channel. This means that you can send a signal from HDTV <strong>to</strong> the<br />

video/audio receiver. Let’s take a comm<strong>on</strong> scenario. A tuner having HDTV can<br />

send the surround sound audio <strong>to</strong> receiver and further distribute it <strong>to</strong> speakers.<br />

<strong>HDMI</strong> 1.4 also covers the future <strong>of</strong> high definiti<strong>on</strong> as it has the bandwidth that<br />

carries 3D imagery which is so<strong>on</strong> <strong>to</strong> come. <strong>It</strong> is also capable <strong>of</strong> handling the newly<br />

emerging 4K video resoluti<strong>on</strong>. In the future, you will find au<strong>to</strong>motive <strong>HDMI</strong><br />

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cables with standard 1.4. <strong>The</strong>y are <strong>to</strong>ugh enough <strong>to</strong> support extreme noise,<br />

temperature and vibrati<strong>on</strong> that au<strong>to</strong>motive applicati<strong>on</strong>s may have.<br />

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