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| HDMI Cable male to male 28AWG - 3ft w/Ferrite Cores (Gold Plated Connectors) |
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| Question: What is diameter of this 28AWG cable? |
| Answer: Its OD is 7.3mm. |
| Question: What are ferrite cores? Why are they only on the 28AWG cables? |
Answer: Ferrite cores are the cylindrical fixtures placed near the connectors to filter noise and high frequency interference.
The size of the ferrite need to be in proportion to the diameter of the cable in order to be effective. At 28AWG they are similar in size to the HDMI connector heads. On thicker gauges they would be significantly larger than the connector. Since the spacing between connections on the back of a device are based on the dimensions of the connectors being used, the ferrites would make connecting any other cable very difficult. The ferrites become unwielding and cumbersome so they have not been included on our heavier gauges. In general, the benefit of heavier gauge outweigh the benefit of the ferrites.
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| Question: What is HDCP and are these cables HDCP compliant? |
Answer: HDCP stands for High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection. It is a digital rights management technology used by content providers such as movie studios to protect their media property from being illegally distributed.
Since HDCP is a requirement of the HDMI format, all HDMI cables are HDCP capable by default. |
| Question: Will I get both audio and video by connecting just one HDMI cable? |
Answer: Yes, HDMI is designed to deliver both high definition digital video and multi-channel digital audio.
*Some A/V recievers will only provide switching and pass through functions and will not play the audio information in the HDMI signal. It will simply pass the signal through to the display. |
| Question: What is AWG? |
Answer: AWG stands for "American Wire Gauge." It is the thickness of the wire inside the cable. The lower number AWG denotes thicker wiring and thicker overall cable. Thicker cables are recommended for longer cable runs because they offer less resistance along the signal path.
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| Question: What does the gold plating refer to? |
| Answer: Gold plating refers to the connectors. Gold plating provides resistance against corrosion that would otherwise impede signal transfer and could damage connections on equipment. |
| Question: Will these cables pass a 1080p signal. |
Answer: Yes.
All of our "Certified Cables" will easily pass a 1080p signal. Our extended length cables (40ft and longer) have been able to pass a 1080p signal in our own lab tests. In some situations, an equalizer was needed.
Results will vary depending on the equipment being used. Not all pairs of equipment are capable of passing signals over extended runs. |
| Question: What is HDCP? Are these cables HDCP compliant? |
Answer: HDCP stands for High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection. It is a digital rights management technology used by content providers such as movie studios to protect their media property from being illegally distributed.
HDCP is a mandatory component of HDMI. There is no such thing as a non-HDCP HDMI cable or device. Yes, these cables will pass an HDCP signal. |
| Question: Why are your cables so cheap? Are they as good as the name brand cables the retail stores are trying to get me to buy? |
Answer: Yes, the cables we sell are just as high in quality, construction, materials and reliability as those typically found in retail stores. We stand behind then with a life time warrenty.
There are many reasons why we can bring you such great value. The main reasons would be as follows. Elimination of the middle man. We are a national distributor working directly the factories and because of this we are basically bringing the product to you at wholesale prices. Retail stores and national brand products have much more overhead including, nationwide networks of stores, distribution warehouses, large commissioned sales staffs, advertising budgets, packaging, etc. But the main reason would be mark up. Most retail work on a "Loss Leader" model of sales. They advertise high ticket items at great prices leaving them with little to no margin. They make up that margin with all the add on items they can sell you such as extended warrenties, batteries, cases and cables. They sell these items with a very high mark up. |
| Question: Do I need 1.3 cables for 1080p? |
| Answer: No, HDMI has supported 1080p from the start. All versions of HDMI have the potential to support 1080p. |
| Question: How do I know if I need male to male cables or male to female? |
Answer: As a rule, consumer electronics devices ALWAYS have female ports on them. (a protruding male connector would break off too easily) So, for connecting two devices together, you need a male to male cable.
Male to female cables are used to extend existing cables. |
| Question: Will HDMI 1.3a cables work with my non-1.3 devices? Will non-1.3 cables work with my 1.3 devices? |
| Answer: Yes, all versions of HDMI are backward and forward compatible. They will all work but non-1.3 cables will not support extended bandwidth features of 1.3 devices like "Deep Color." |
| Question: I was told only certain brands or types of HDMI cables with work with 120hz televisions. Is this true? |
Answer: The idea that you need a cable that specifically has that bandwidth to support the 120hz feature is a fallacy used to sell overpriced cables.
Fact is, source devices play media that is recorded at 24fps, the frame rate of film. The NTSC standard which television is base on, on the other hand, is about 30hz (actually 29.97 fps). Progressive scan double the refresh rate to 60hz by drawing a complete frame with each pass rather than requiring two passes per frame. To get the films 24fps to match the NTSC''s 60 hz progessive refresh rate, devices uses a process called "3:2 pull-down." Every other frame is flashed 3 times and the other frames are flashed only twice. However this leads to a slight motion jitter due to the uneven exposure of the frames.
With a 120hz display, the TV takes the 60hz signal and doubles it to 120hz. The benefit of doubling the refresh rate is that the original 24fps goes into 120 evenly by 5. Meaning each frame is flashed 5 times per second. This leads to smoother motion in the video image.
So the signal passing through the cable is only 60hz. There are currently no source devices that send out a 120hz signal so there is no extra load on the cables bandwidth. |
| Question: Will these cables work with 1.4 equipment? |
| Answer: HDMI 1.4 is backward compatible with all prior versions. However, to take advantage of the newest features you may need specific types of cables. To utilize the ethernet connection, you will need cables that are labeled, "with" ethernet. To take advantage of extended resolutions like 4K x2K and 3d support, you will need cables that are "High Speed." |
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