10 meters - HDMI cable or HDMI Balon

[N10k]

What is the best option then troops?

10 Meter HDMI cable
2x HDMI Balon with 2 x 10 meter Cat5/6 cables

If i went with the HDMI balon should i use Cat6 or will cat5 do?

Thanks

[JustinP1]

HDMI

Keep it simple unless you physically cannot.

[N10k]

I have a buget for aroud 80-100£ for a 10 meter cable. Richer sounds told me i should be looking to spend £200 if i want to go 10 meter, of course they had the cable in stock and in his hand waiting

Is it possible to get a decent 10m cable for my budget or should i look at the hdmi balons?

It all comes down to my budge. Can i get a decent cable for that or should i go foe the balons?

[sonic_2k_uk]

The argument with a HDMI cable is it's digital, just 1's and 0's, so quality is a non-issue assuming its poorly put together.

I'd have thought £100 would be fine for a 10m cable, i certainly wouldn't be spending much more.

[JustinP1]

sonic_2k_uk said:

The argument with a HDMI cable is it's digital, just 1's and 0's, so quality is a non-issue assuming its poorly put together.

I'd have thought £100 would be fine for a 10m cable, i certainly wouldn't be spending much more.

Yes, and no.

That's the old nutshell of 'it's just 1s and 0s', therefore the laws of physics no longer apply and the signal can never get distorted and can travel in infinite distance without degradation.

The HDMI standard is such that a huge amount of data is transported, especially with 1080p and uncompressed 8 channel audio. You might be able to get that down a £5 cable over 1m if you are lucky, but as the length gets longer this multiplies the impurities in the cable, and the maximum bandwidth possible down the cable drops off.

So, you could get 'a signal' down a £10 10m HDMI cable, but the top cables will effectively be able to transport 5 or 10 times the bandwidth of data without signal loss, allowing your uncompressed audio and 1080p.

The OP should be able to get a 1080p rated 10m cable for under a ton or thereabouts.

For example:

http://www.cabling4less.co.uk/category.php?cat_id=...

[sonic_2k_uk]

Another argument for getting the better cable is compatability.

There are different versions of HDMI and some devices don't work properly on older/cheaper cables.

Edited by sonic_2k_uk on Monday 17th May 21:25

[N10k]

Justin
will this be ok?
Konig Professional HDMI (Ver. 1.3C) Cable

• Item 1 HDMI version 1.3c standard supports a higher resolution than previous versions. This cable and has a AWG value of 24 (0.511mm diameter per straw). This ensures an interference free signal over longer distances.
• Item 2 Wire gauge: AWG 24 (0.511mm diameter)
• Item 3 Wire gauge: AWG 24 (0.511mm diameter)
• Item 4 Maximum resolution: WQXGA 2560x1600
• Item 5 Maximum bandwidth: 340 MHz
• Item 6 Connectors: HDMI male - HDMI male
• Item 7 Standard: HDMI 1.3c
• Item 8 Wire gauge: AWG 24 (0.511mm diameter)
• Item 9 Gold plated
• Item 10 Supports: 480p, 720p, 1080p, 1440p, 1600p and 2160p

For 10M = £65.80 (inc VAT)
http://www.cabling4less.co.uk/category.php?cat_id=...

[JustinP1]

N10k said:

Justin
will this be ok?
Konig Professional HDMI (Ver. 1.3C) Cable

• Item 1 HDMI version 1.3c standard supports a higher resolution than previous versions. This cable and has a AWG value of 24 (0.511mm diameter per straw). This ensures an interference free signal over longer distances.
• Item 2 Wire gauge: AWG 24 (0.511mm diameter)
• Item 3 Wire gauge: AWG 24 (0.511mm diameter)
• Item 4 Maximum resolution: WQXGA 2560x1600
• Item 5 Maximum bandwidth: 340 MHz
• Item 6 Connectors: HDMI male - HDMI male
• Item 7 Standard: HDMI 1.3c
• Item 8 Wire gauge: AWG 24 (0.511mm diameter)
• Item 9 Gold plated
• Item 10 Supports: 480p, 720p, 1080p, 1440p, 1600p and 2160p

For 10M = £65.80 (inc VAT)
http://www.cabling4less.co.uk/category.php?cat_id=...

A saw that one, when I got the link, and I must be honest, 2160p over 10m sounds possibly too good to be true, but the specs do add up to HDMI 1.3 as it had the right bandwidth.

However, they do a 30 day money back guarantee, so I guess there is nothing to lose. Try it out, and if it works, then thats great.

The other branded options will probably in the region of £100-£120.

[N10k]

Thanks Justin

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