Long HDMI Cable Run Advice

squeeb

Now that I will be going to 1080p, I noticed the cable I bought a while back only supports 1080i. I can't remember if it is 40 or 50 feet - will measure tonight. Any suggestions on a quality cable that I won't need a 2nd mortgage to purchase? I would like to stay below $100 unless I feel the extra money would be well worth it? Thanks.

dkg999

Check out the cables and information at Blue Jeans Cables.

nguyendot

You can always buy an active cable. It's a tad more on monoprice, and it makes the cable a LOT thinner.

squeeb

I always look at monoprice and that thin, active cable definately caught my eye. Has anyone had any experience, good or bad, with Sewell Direct? http://sewelldirect.com/Sewell-Premium-HDMI-Cable-50-ft.asp

squeeb

It is interesting my current cable description online says the following:

This cable supports the following HDMI® features:

• 720p/1080i Resolution - The Standard HDMI® Cable has sufficient bandwidth to transfer 720p/1080i video signals between 720p/1080i rated source and sink (display) devices.

However, when I run Blu-ray, the projector picks up the signal as 1080p/24. I am not sure I will need the "better" cable since 1080i will probably be the most I will send to the projector since cable is 1080i (max) and blu-ray is 1080/24. I can't think of anything I will run that will be bandwidth of 1080p/60 or higher.

billbillw

One word: Redmere! That is the name of the active technology that was mentioned above. I have a Monoprice 40' Redmere Slim Series High Speed cables in my theater. I've had it installed for about 18 months or so with no problems. I highly recommend them over getting a non-active, large gauge wire cable. Even with Redmere, the cable is pretty substantial. I can't imagine anything larger fitting inside my mounting tube along with the power cable. It was a tight fit as is. The cable is well made.

This is the one (other sizes available up to 60').

http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=102&cp_id=10255&cs_id=1025507&p_id=9171&seq=1&format=2

jon s

Before you buy a new cable, try the old one first. If it works, great. If not, then look at a new cable... A Blu-ray player native movie output is 1080P/24... Concert video blu-rays are usually 1080i/60... Check that as well.

kuntasensei

What jon s said, exactly. Even if the cable wasn't necessarily spec'd for it, it may well pass the 1080p signal with no issues. Only way to find out is to hook it up before you go running it in-wall or anything. HDMI signals either get there intact or show obvious signs that they're not (green speckles or picture dropouts), so if you hook it up and don't see a problem, that cable should be just fine. Just make sure you try it with multiple resolutions to ensure it's up to the task.

If you're concerned about a long run, the Redmere cables are a way to go. The only down side to them is that, in my experience, they can slow down a display locking onto the signal with changes in resolution/inputs... but that's a very minor niggle.

tetrarexful

billbillw wrote: »

One word: Redmere! That is the name of the active technology that was mentioned above. I have a Monoprice 40' Redmere Slim Series High Speed cables in my theater. I've had it installed for about 18 months or so with no problems. I highly recommend them over getting a non-active, large gauge wire cable. Even with Redmere, the cable is pretty substantial. I can't imagine anything larger fitting inside my mounting tube along with the power cable. It was a tight fit as is. The cable is well made.

This is the one (other sizes available up to 60').

http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=102&cp_id=10255&cs_id=1025507&p_id=9171&seq=1&format=2

I second billbillw's rec. I picked up a 50' Monoprice redmere cable for $60 on Amazon 3 months ago. It's been carrying a 1080p/60 signal no problem.