HDMI 1.4 Yes Or No?

There's really no such thing as a 1.3 or 1.4 cable. If you are seeing that on the marketing it is kind of BS. Just look for high speed and you'll be fine. At 1.5ft I'm guessing any cable you are looking at will be high speed. You can get one on monoprice for about $2.

Sure there is a difference in 1.3 and 1.4b HDMI cables. 1.4b has support for ethernet connection meaning you can connect the ethernet cable attached to the HDMI cord to the back of the modem and all devices(Xbox\\TV) connected HDMI all share that one connection

MrVybz - probably best if you research things first!!!

As ktrds123 says cables are not version number' compliant they are either High Speed or Standard with the (pretty much redundant) option of with Ethernet' at both Speed ratings.

The HDMI Ethernet Channel is the only feature' that requires a special' cable - though as no manufacturer has implemented this Feature' it's not much of a worry for anyone!

http://www.hdmi.org/consumer/buying_guide.aspx

Joe

How about checking your facts before posting next time? This is the type of post that just confuses people, who don't know any better, later on.

Let me include some references. The HDMI Org owns the trademarks, the patents, the copyrights and, up until the HDMI Forum, mandated the specs for HDMI. Here's what they have to say,

http://www.hdmi.org/learningcenter/faq.aspx#49
http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdm...ght_cable.aspx

If you read those, you'll see that "with Ethernet" is an option onto both Standard Speed and High Speed HDMI cables. In either case there are no version numbers.

It's also interesting that you bring this up since we can't find a single consumer device that currently supports HDMI with Ethernet. Just because you plug a magic HDMI with Ethernet cable into a device doesn't mean Ethernet is being sent over HDMI. So if that were the criteria for a "1.4b cable" then no one has HDMI 1.4 and we know that isn't true. The "with Ethernet" option means that a special chipset has to take your Ethernet connection (RJ-45 connector) and provide an additional link onto the HDMI cable. This then becomes an extension of your LAN, but every device has to be able to support the option for it to be used, not just the original transmitter.

There is no modem involved and there certainly is no "ethernet cable attached to the HDMI cord". If HDMI with Ethernet ever gets going, the Ethernet signal will be sent *as part of* the HDMI transmission, not separately.

As Joe said, next time do some research first before appending. It doesn't help anyone to randomly append your thoughts as facts. That's a really bad first append. Hopefully your next append will be better thought-out.

HDMI 1.4b cable?

Well, it is an HDMI cable with Ethernet :-)

Now you did it. Somebody in China is going to make one and sell it on eBay.

You got it, unless it is not high speed at all. There seem to be lots of cables around that are referred to as high speed that are not. If in doubt, ask for a copy of the ATC certificate for the cable.

28 AWG is adequate for that length.

I would avoid the ones with ferrites. Ferrites do nothing to improve your picture and may even make the signal a bit worse. BJC Tartan cables are about the same price as monoprice and don't have ferrites.

Im Sorry i stated my sentence wrong i was actually talking about the cable wire itself not the HDMI version # i thought it match better for futureproofing.....again sorry for the misunderstanding