my receiver and the xbox 360 do not like my 1.3 cables very well. i find myself restarting the console or the receiver quite often in order to reach 5.1.

Did you try www.monoprice.com?

*edit* NVM, don't think they have any. Hrm, ebay?

Monoprice has plenty of "1.3a" and unspecified revision cables. Not sure if those would work, or if the cable really is the problem in this case (or if instead it's a handshaking issue which changing cables won't resolve).

What cable are you using now, the official Microsoft one?

What cable are you using now, the official Microsoft one?

monoprice and monster

Just try another cable and if the problem still persists, it's not the cable.

Is there even a difference between 1.3 and 1.2 cables? I can't imagine the version rating is the issue here.

Is there even a difference between 1.3 and 1.2 cables? I can't imagine the version rating is the issue here.

There's a difference, but the new standards are supposed to be fully backwards-compatible with old standards. It's basically a bandwidth issue in any case, I think—1.3 can carry more than 1.2.

yep pretty much

but my xbox 360 and receiver don't seem to like the cables. ps3 likes them fine:p

I would wager it's something funky with your receiver's handshake. I'm using monoprice 1.3 cables from the 360 to my TV with no issues. I agree that if you switch cables and have the same problem, it's not the cables.

Make sure you get monster cables, they'll improve your PQ by 40%!

Make sure you get monster cables, they'll improve your PQ by 40%!

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I suspect its nothing to do with the cables. TONS of people have issues with HDMI and 5.1 when running a single HDMI cable to reciver. Myself included.

If possible I'd (and I did) run an optical cable from the 360 to your reciver and forget about buying different HDMI cables.

yep, thanks guys

There's a difference, but the new standards are supposed to be fully backwards-compatible with old standards. It's basically a bandwidth issue in any case, I think—1.3 can carry more than 1.2.

to further clarify, the cables are the same. No pinout differences.

1.3 cables are just certified for the 1.3 level bandwidth. That's all. Many 1.0-1.2 cables would work fine with 1.3, they're just not certified at 1.3 data rates.