I am purchasing a 52in. Sony XRB5 in the next few months along with the new Sony 550 blu-ray player. I have surfed several sites including Bettercables.com and several others. Which cable is going to pass the best signal in HD along with the 1080p/24 signal I so demand. Any suggetions please help me out.

goto www.monoprice.com
for a short 10ft or less length, 28awg 1.3a cable should be fine.

definitely stick with the above suggestion..of the 1.3 cable. I bought there cheaper HDMI cable and it was flickering, I bought 2 of the cheapest 1.3 cable and perfect, not aproblem

Maybe you can choose Monster cable.

You are buying some nice equipment. Sure, any old HDMI cable will probably work, but if you want to stay in line with the quality of your equipment, try Tributaries or Ethereal. They both test their HDMI cables before they put them into the package. They both use gold plating on their connectors so you don't have to worry as much about oxidation over time.

I recently bought one from Rix Labs off eBay. I think they have what you need. Might as well try it. Product looks impressive and of great quality in a fraction of the price. Gold-plated connectors, with braided nylon jacket for durability. two thumbs up!!

I m looking for a 45ft HDMI 1.3 which support 1080p , deep colour etc. As my hdmi cable will be cemented in reinforced concrete wall and ceiling I wld not have the opportunity to test it until my dedicated room is done and projector fix on ceiling, so the cable i choose is important. Currently considering blue jeans, better cables, rix labs , chord silver plus and ultralink cable. At the price range of the cable I m considering, cost of the cable is not a consideration but the quality of the long hdmi cable is. Another option i m considering is to fix to 2 long cable of different length, beside the component cables that I intend to fix as well. The construction method in malaysia is mainly reinforced wall, ceiling and as such using conduit to allow me to change cable if the cable i choose fail is not an option. Thanks

I suggest running two hdmi cables, just in case.
And you should run a few lengths of Cat5e or Cat6. It's cheap enough and may help you out in the future.

Not familiar with cat 5e or cat 6. what is it for? tq

It's computer networking cable.
It can be used for many things including the transmission of Hi Def video signals.
It would need equipment to connect to HDMI.
But what i'm getting at, is putting in as many safeguards as possible.
See link.
http://www.cepro.com/article/hdmi_when_typical_installations_dont_apply/

TQ rr3301, I have searched the archive of avsforum and the net and yet to come across a thread whereby somebody higher recommend a long cable which pass category 2 certification. Off course there some recommendation for monoprice for its cheap price and blue jeans- only uncertain about its connector. Anyway tq for the cat 5e/cat 6 recommendation

At least run as heavy awg 1.3a hdmi as possible.
Maybe buy one from monoprice, and 1 expensive one that you may feel more comfortable with?
You may also want to post this in the HT build forum.
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?f=19

You are buying some nice equipment. Sure, any old HDMI cable will probably work, but if you want to stay in line with the quality of your equipment, try Tributaries or Ethereal. They both test their HDMI cables before they put them into the package. They both use gold plating on their connectors so you don't have to worry as much about oxidation over time.

Stupidest thing I've ever heard. If it works, it works.

audioblazer,

I recommend the Blue Jeans BJC Series-1. I have tested Belden's bonded pair cables in the lab and the results were very good. At 45ft you should be able to run deep color without having to use an external equalizer - the deep color HDTVs have some equalization built into them.

CAT5/6 HDMI systems generally crap out above 1080p @ 60Hz with standard color depth. This is due to the crosstalk between pairs and the large transmission line discontinuities at the 8P8C (RJ45) connectors. Although it wouldn't hurt to run 2 shielded CAT6 cables along with the HDMI cable. They are pretty usefull and who's to say a solution won't be made that can deal with the crosstalk and reflections. These cables are relatively cheap.

fiberoptic dude,

Serious considering using 2 HDMI just in case 1 fail to work. I asked Rix Labs thru ebay about their cable. Its seems their cable is certified by ATC up to 40ft for HDMI 1.3 category 2. As for Blue Jean, read some threads about connectors failure. Well will have to make a decision within a few days. TQ

I bought 5 HDMI different length cables from Rix Labs, great price for quality. They're on EBAy.

Audioblazer
Hi Audio, Danceman325 here, have you heard of Analysis Plus, they put out a HDMI called the X factor . I'm currently using a 1 meter between my 57 inch Mitsu and my Pioneer 95FD. The picture is excellent. The reason I mentioned this brand ,(they ain't cheap), I was told by a person I trust that after a botched HDMI to projector job that required a fairly long length of HDMI cable,(30-40 feet), Analysis Plus recieved a call from Linda Carter, yes thats right Wonder Woman herself, and they were asked to do the job , and now wonder woman is extremely happy. You might consider calling them and checking out their web site,www.analysis-plus.com
Personally, Analysis Plus is the only cable ,audio or video , that I will use. In fact when I bought my Martin Logan Requests, every audio dealer I called recommended Analysis Plus.

Finally I purchased a Chord silver plus 1.3. I emailed manufacturer and was told its is 1.3 category compliant for 15m length. Cant afford to make a mistake with this cable since it will be conceal within concrete ceiling and brickwall.

I meant 1.3 category 2 compliant

Make sure you test it with the equipment you want to use it with before you bury it. I'm not aware of anyone being compliant with a cable that long.

blue jeans cable makes the best hdmi cable there is.

I don't understand why you couldn't replace the cable once it was in the ceiling? You must know that you should run a conduit of some sort to pass the cable through concrete, don't you? Run a piece of line with your existing cable, leaving it loose at both ends, this way you can run a new cable if needed, or use the old cable to pull a replacement. I understand doing it once and being done, but it is beginning to sound as if you're planning to concrete your cabling in.
EDIT: just re-read your post about Malaysian construction. Seems you've got a dilemma, because if you surround a cable in concrete, it had better be rated to resist deterioration within that environment. I'm not aware of any HDMI cabling that is capable of being concreted in. For that matter, there's not much cabling for any sort of signal that will last the test of time encased in concrete. You might be better off running it on some sort of cornice molding conduit.
As to the quality, get a 1.3 (who cares about the letter, you're not an adopter) from a reputable dealer who is authorized to carry the specification, and not some trunk dealer with an HDMI stamp. You'll be fine. If there's a new standard later on, do the aforementioned conduit pulling and you'll still be fine.

Mike, I m not encasing it in concrete without putting the cable thru conduit. I have not tried what you suggest but it may not be as simple to replace it with new cable if something go wrong with the old cable especially when I intend to cover my ceiling with hanging diffusers- rives audio design. I suppose its not impossible to replace as well. Anyway thanks for your suggestion. I do agreed with you about reputable HDMI cable being more reliable. In fact I was keen on ultralink pro mk ii hdmi cable. Unfortunately the manufacturer dont bother to response to email enquiry twice.

audioblazer, i wouldn't worry about it too much.
I have an older(about 2yr) hdmi running in my wall... no conduit.
Not sure if i'll have issues when i go to a 1080p PJ from my 720p PJ, but this is the solution!!!
http://www.electronichouse.com/article/monster_announces_wireless_hd_kit/

Or something like it. In the next year this technology should be much stronger. It would make all kinds of installations much easier.

Not to make life easy but why not run an empty PVC pipe or a vaccum tube for central vaccum through the wall... they must be rated for construction already and then your could just snake the cables through and yank them if they fail...

are all hdmi cables 1.3 compliant? I bought the cheap one off amazon but it doesn't mention anywhere about 1.3. Wasn't sure if that was just a spec for the devices, and that all cables are the same, or whether I need a special 1.3 cable to transmit from my 1.3 compatible ps3 to my 1.3 compatible tv. thanks

Not all are 1.3.
Try using what you've got and see if you have any issues.

Not all are 1.3.
Try using what you've got and see if you have any issues.

How will I be able to tell? If i turn on the x.v.Color on the tv will it not work if I have a non-1.3 cable?

i wouldn't know.
To me if it looks great and has no problems, i'll leave it alone.
You can buy 1.3 cables from monoprice.com for $5 or so.
So if you are concerned, just buy new cables.

If both pcs of equipment are 1.3, you'd want 1.3 cable.
Whether your is or isn't, i dont know and couldn't tell you what you'd see if something is wrong.
BUT, having a 1.3 cable could only help.