tv/virgin/hdmi cables

[dombanks]

anyone know where to buy small virgin cables? i can find plenty of long ones but my tv is only a 1/2 m from the point and i dont need 10m of unflexible white cable behind it and have no idea how to shorten it.

 

also need a 50cm hdmi cable of decent quality and agian only seem to find longer ones.

[johngill]

Try eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HDMI-Right-Angle-V1-4-HDTV-90-Degree-Video-Cable-0-5M-1M-1-5M-2M-3M-4M-5M-8M-10M-/280846662884?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&var=580079797179&hash=item4163c3fce4

[SootySport]

The modem cable is just a co ax type I believe, just buy a screw on plug and cut back the cable.  HDMI cable can be tie wrapped neatly behind the TV.

[Wile E. Coyote]

Try eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HDMI-Right-Angle-V1-4-HDTV-90-Degree-Video-Cable-0-5M-1M-1-5M-2M-3M-4M-5M-8M-10M-/280846662884?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&var=580079797179&hash=item4163c3fce4

 

Second that.  Assuming the cheap ones meet the required speed requirements, which they usually do, expensive HDMI cables are a con.

[FILFAN]

The modem cable is just a co ax type I believe, just buy a screw on plug and cut back the cable.  HDMI cable can be tie wrapped neatly behind the TV.

Yeah most VM stuff uses " f connectors "

[Wile E. Coyote]

Yeah most VM stuff uses " f connectors "

 

If that's the case, then eBay is again your friend.  I bought a handful of those on there for virtually nothing a couple of months back.

[dombanks]

yeah its a screwy type connector on the virgin cables but i never knew it was a coax. thanks.

 

i was always dubious of cheap cheap cables on ebay but likewise i never understood the £100 1m HDMI leads either... how do you know if its the right speed? ive seen a few that say 1.4V and some 1.3V

[Hammy]

most electrical supply merchats sell the calbe and connectors

[WestyNottm]

I can personally vouch for the efficacy of these 0.5m HDMI cables (and they are only £3.62!): http://cpc.farnell.com/pro-signal/psg01092/hdmi-plug-to-plug-leads-lead-hdmi/dp/AV14779?in_merch=Featured Products

 

The coax cable is fitted with crimped-on F connectors which can be replaced with screw type if you don't have a crimp tool. Just make sure you purchase the correct ones for the diameter of coax used.

[Andy Banks]

I still dont understand it fully, but I can only get top quality full HD and 3D with V1.4 HDMI cable so the expensive(ish) V1.3 cable I chanelled into the wall is now useless

 

As in all things, buy the best you can afford but as said, beware stupidly priced cables. HDMI is after all digital so there should be no real-world gains with the expensive stuff that you used to get with Analogue.

[Wile E. Coyote]

yeah its a screwy type connector on the virgin cables but i never knew it was a coax. thanks.

 

i was always dubious of cheap cheap cables on ebay but likewise i never understood the £100 1m HDMI leads either... how do you know if its the right speed? ive seen a few that say 1.4V and some 1.3V

 

They're not voltages, they're versions.  Anything rated for either V 1.3 or 1.4 will be sufficient.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI

 

 

Understanding the £100 HDMI leads is simple.  It's a way to replace the revenue they no longer get from extended warranties and (the £40 ones at least) are an easy sell to people who've just bought kit and want to play with it as soon as they get home.

[Wile E. Coyote]

HDMI is after all digital so there should be no real-world gains with the expensive stuff that you used to get with Analogue.

 

You might see benefits over longer runs (e.g. if cable losses are lower on the more expensive ones and suffer fewer data drop outs as a result), but for short cables I'd be surprised if there was a problem.

[WestyNottm]

We use HDMI cables on a daily basis and as Wile E Coyote says, for anything up to 5/7m there is little if any difference between a 'reasonably' priced cable (£20-£30) compared to the very expensive cables out there. We never put runs in over 10m, beyond that we used HDMI over CAT6 adaptors.