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HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) is a specification that combines video and audio into a single digital interface for use with digital versatile disc (DVD) players, digital television (DTV) players, set-top boxes, and other audiovisual devices.
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HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) is a specification that combines video and audio into a single digital interface for use with digital versatile disc (DVD) players, digital television (DTV) players, set-top boxes, and other audiovisual devices.
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197 of 208 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Works just as good as the expensive cables because it's digital.
September 18, 2009
Amazon Verified Purchase
You don't need to plunk down 80 or 90 dollars for one of those expensive cables with the fearsome name and equally fearsome price. DVI and HDMI are digital standards with error correction. What does that mean?
In the analog days(Composite, Svideo, etc), other signals could creep in and cause noise or quality loss in the picture. Better shielded (and sometimes more pricey) cables prevented this noise from creeping in to eliminate this noise. However, with HDTV's and digital signals that move over cables like HDMI and DVI, even the cheapest cable can work as well as the expensive brand.
Digital signals are composed of 1's and 0's, or more simply, an on signal or an off signal. Millions of these 1's and 0's can be sent per second and form your image. Since the signal is either on or off, it is easy to figure out at the other end what the data for the image is, and the receiver at the other end (your television or monitor) reconstructs this signal into a pixel perfect image of what was sent.
Because of this method of using 1's and 0's these lines are not as susceptible to noise, and thanks to error correction that is built in, any noise that does creep in is corrected. Even if noise did somehow creep in, it wouldn't affect the image at the other end.
Digital only fails in levels of high noise, where the error correcting code can't compensate, and when it fails, it fails completely. What does this mean? It means that if you have a picture on your screen and it is working, you have a pretty much perfect image. If there is too much noise, you'll notice that it doesn't work at all or very noticeable blocks appear, and the image jerks and stops before it quits working. This gives you peace of mind about your signal, because if you are seeing it and it's working, you know you have the best quality image signal available. This is why when viewing over the air signals in digital format with the new digital transition, there is no more snow in the image, every channel that you can get is clearer than analog cable TV.
The only time the image should get enough noise to fail is not with cables, but with over the air transmissions from broadcast air stations. When transmitting such short distances over a cable in your home, this cheap cable is as good as the most expensive and most fearsomely named brand cable. I am currently using this cable for my monitor and I can see perfect detail down to the tiniest pixel (The individual dots that make up the image).
In the analog days(Composite, Svideo, etc), other signals could creep in and cause noise or quality loss in the picture. Better shielded (and sometimes more pricey) cables prevented this noise from creeping in to eliminate this noise. However, with HDTV's and digital signals that move over cables like HDMI and DVI, even the cheapest cable can work as well as the expensive brand.
Digital signals are composed of 1's and 0's, or more simply, an on signal or an off signal. Millions of these 1's and 0's can be sent per second and form your image. Since the signal is either on or off, it is easy to figure out at the other end what the data for the image is, and the receiver at the other end (your television or monitor) reconstructs this signal into a pixel perfect image of what was sent.
Because of this method of using 1's and 0's these lines are not as susceptible to noise, and thanks to error correction that is built in, any noise that does creep in is corrected. Even if noise did somehow creep in, it wouldn't affect the image at the other end.
Digital only fails in levels of high noise, where the error correcting code can't compensate, and when it fails, it fails completely. What does this mean? It means that if you have a picture on your screen and it is working, you have a pretty much perfect image. If there is too much noise, you'll notice that it doesn't work at all or very noticeable blocks appear, and the image jerks and stops before it quits working. This gives you peace of mind about your signal, because if you are seeing it and it's working, you know you have the best quality image signal available. This is why when viewing over the air signals in digital format with the new digital transition, there is no more snow in the image, every channel that you can get is clearer than analog cable TV.
The only time the image should get enough noise to fail is not with cables, but with over the air transmissions from broadcast air stations. When transmitting such short distances over a cable in your home, this cheap cable is as good as the most expensive and most fearsomely named brand cable. I am currently using this cable for my monitor and I can see perfect detail down to the tiniest pixel (The individual dots that make up the image).
45 of 47 people found the following review helpful
By techguy
Amazon Verified Purchase
Works great and the price is fantastic. I use this to hook an Apple laptop with DVI-out up to my HDTV and picture looks great. No issues.
46 of 54 people found the following review helpful
By John Treble
Amazon Verified Purchase
I got my new HDMI-to-DVI cable and immediately connected it between my Toshiba up-converting DVD player and a Samsung 56" DLP TV. The picture is wonderful.
I don't see any point in spending more for a Monster cable when this one is available for a lower cost.
I have more than 20 years of experience as an electronics designer and manufactuing engineer. This cable would easily meet my quality standards.
I don't see any point in spending more for a Monster cable when this one is available for a lower cost.
I have more than 20 years of experience as an electronics designer and manufactuing engineer. This cable would easily meet my quality standards.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Product
This product was shipped quickly and I had no issues with it. I had it plugged in and working for my Dad's monitor quickly and easily.
Published 9 hours ago by Dewain
2.0 out of 5 stars
If you're looking for cheap, this is it.
Let me just start off by saying that I hate spending a lot of money on cables that are overpriced. I just needed something inexpensive to connect my older laptop to a new monitor. Read more
Published 2 days ago by acdesigner
1.0 out of 5 stars
Doesn't Work
I connected the HDMI output on my computer to the DVI input on my monitor using this cable, and the monitor began flickering on and off after a few minutes. Read more
Published 4 days ago by Robert Chapin
3.0 out of 5 stars
DVI to HDMI
I guess I ordered the wrong cable because I can't make this on work on my lap top because it doesn't have a DVI female connection. Read more
Published 5 days ago by William Schink
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Product.
Yes got it quick and was of good quality. Have had no problem with it. I thought it took a few sec to fully adjust the image to be clear but after that its been problem free.
Published 5 days ago by victor
5.0 out of 5 stars
It works
It was perfect, did everything it was supposed to do. I used mine to hook my computer up to a second monitor and it's perfect.
Published 7 days ago by Isaiah Smalley
5.0 out of 5 stars
It works well
I got this to connect my laptop to an external monitor. It works great and it was cheap. I have had no problems.
Published 8 days ago by Aaron T. Pulver
3.0 out of 5 stars
Only Video
This cable is only for video and no audio. Even if you connect audio stereo cable.
Because it has HDMI and when you connect HDMI the TV looks for audio through HDMI and... Read more
Because it has HDMI and when you connect HDMI the TV looks for audio through HDMI and... Read more
Published 13 days ago by Gaurav
5.0 out of 5 stars
Works as expected
Got this cheap, shipped fast, and works perfectly as hoped.
Needed it, as I upgraded a video card lacking a 2nd HDMI port, and had to use this to convert to the HDMI that my... Read more
Needed it, as I upgraded a video card lacking a 2nd HDMI port, and had to use this to convert to the HDMI that my... Read more
Published 13 days ago by WOLead
4.0 out of 5 stars
DVI 2 HDMI cable
Arrived on time Cost was nominal. Appearance is decent. Function is as described, Length is adequate for attaching player to TV or computer to HDMI monitor. et al..... Read more
Published 14 days ago by J. Mathis
