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rickmar1905

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after reading numerous articles that claim a hdmi lead is just a hdmi lead and the most expensive are no better than the cheap ones, i went for a cheap 20 meter hdmi lead but the screen is constantly covered in green dots when i play the x-box 360 through it. i haven't tried viewing anything else through it but just assumed everything everything else will be the same, can anyone tell me if its a dodgy lead or is there really a difference in quality that reflects the prices of hdmi leads. cheers
 

Jim Mcc

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The cheaper cables are usually thinner gauge wire(because they're shorter). As cables get longer, they get more expensive and thicker gauge wire. You need a thicker gauge wire or you got hold of a bad cable.
 

ChristopherDAC

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20 meters is very long for a high-data-rate digital interconnect like HDMI. "An HDMI cable is an HDMI cable" is true for runs up to 3 m or so, but I'm not entirely sure the spec even requires an HDMI output to drive a cable longer than 15 m. If you can't use a shorter cable, you'll need a heavier one.
 

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