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gte747e
06-08-07, 11:05 PM
I need 4 3-ft HDMI cables from my components to my HDMI 1.3 receiver to my HDMI 1.3 HDTV.

I checked monoprice and they list 22AWG, 24AWG, 26AWG, 28AWG.
I presume that this is the gage. What would be best for my setup (each about 3 feet long)? Thanks.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10240&style=

That is the link I used to access the cables.

gte747e
06-08-07, 11:13 PM
Is there a difference in quality in these short runs (3 feet)?
Exactly which one would be the best? Any of ya'll experts got an opinion? :-)

jwatte
06-09-07, 02:42 AM
I have tried the 22 AWG, 24 AWG and 28 AWG cables, and boy are those coarser gauge cables hard to bend! They'll easily pull themselves out of the loose HDMI sockets of your AVR. I ended up using several 3-foot 28 AWG cheap cables from Monoprice, and they all work fine (one DVI->HDMI, two HDMI->HDMI). Out from the receiver is a 24 AWG 35' silverplated from bluejeans cable, which runs 1080p just fine. All in all, I count myself lucky :-)