Would you care to elaborate on this, Kyle?

HDMI carries digital signals.  As such, you should not be able to notice any difference at all in "clarity" between the two (both 
very expensive in my opinion) cables.  If one of them were not working properly, you should either get no signal at all or tiling.

As you might guess, I usually go for the $10 cable if I can find it, and I have found them to work well vs. the over-priced 
monsters.

Dean Kukral


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kyle Elmblade" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 9:08 AM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] USB extension cable & signal splitter


I can't speak much for the USB cable as I've never used it for video,
but if it's anything like HDMI at all, you want high-quality shielded
cable to ensure good signal. Back when HDMI cables were still very
spendy, I bought two six foot cables from Best Buy so I could return
the more expensive one if the cheaper one was sufficient. The cheaper
one was $70 and the expensive one was $160. I kept the expensive one.
The difference was night and day. The better cable had more shielding,
thicker wires, and used gold plating where the wires terminated in the
connector. You could actually see the clarity change in the video
between the two cables.

Much of the same difference will be seen in the splitter. I've had to
replace every one that the cable company has provided me because they
were cheap. I got horrible signal out of them (realitively speaking).
Good shielding and high quality connections make a world of
difference.

Regards,
Kyle Elmblade
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On 12/7/08, Tom Waddell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Looking for USB extension cable & signal splitter. Bought PC laptop camera
> w/ mic to use on desktop PC with Skype. Camera only has 2 ft USB cable. Need
> extension cable to reach PC under desk. Finding extension cables from $4-5
> on-line to $20-30 at local stores. Know a really cheap cable will degrade
> the video signal. What is needed for clear video at a reasonable price?
>
> Same for signal splitter. Have PCTV card. Need to split signal to cable
> modem & PCTV card. Found 2GHz splitter at local store for $20 and much
> cheaper ones on-line. May be able to get free splitter from cable company
> but thought I'd ask here first.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom
>
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