HDMI cable problem

Just got the bulk of my home theater project done and its awesome. One problem. Had to run a 50' HDMI cable from the receiver to the projector to hide it in the wall. After a couple of weeks the HDMI cable failed. That's when I realized that is a long stretch for HDMI and started to research solutions. I guess the first question is; is the cable that i went to all the trouble to hide garbage now or will attaching a booster solve the problem? (By the way, the 25' cable I ran just across the floor temporarily has just done the same thing after a weeks time). Second; if anyone has a better solution than a booster, PLEASE feel free to input. Thanks

The more I research, the more I believe that it is a low quality, cheap cable problem ( Aurum Cables- Heavy duty 26 gauge CL3 50' and the 25' is a Link Depot that doesn't even give a gauge). The 25' cords (on the second of the 2 I originally bought) are spotty to begin with and just seem to gradually get worse until they just quit after about a week. The 50' cable worked fine for about 12 to 14 days before it just crapped out all at once. I still don't really understand why they would degrade over such a short period of time. I've read that over time, technology changes and more is asked of these cables causing them to fail due to too much info passing through. Nothing changes over the short time these things work. It's to the point that I am ready to redesign the whole h/t system, putting everything right behind the projector to avoid the long cable problem all together (ugh). The bright side of that is at least it would be out of reach of the kids. Thanks for any input.

I don't know if I answered the symptom question very well. I just hooked my second 25' cable up last night to watch the Sugar Bowl and noticed that it would flash a blue screen for a split second a few times during the game. Later on, while playing the ps3, it went black for a few seconds and then went back to normal. It sucks knowing this cable has a time limit. lol

Thanks for the link. I have the same projector even. I should get a booster in the mail tomorrow. hopefully that will help, but will also try changing the settings to 720. will let you know, thanks to all.

Got the booster yesterday in the mail. Got absolutely no signal using that thing. Back it goes. Change the settings on the ps3 to 720p and still had the same problem. Moved the ps3 right under the projector and used a 6' HDMI and it worked perfect. So, I have definitely decided to change the whole setup to avoid a long HDMI run (not worth the fight and I think I will like it better anyway). Nothing to it, just more wire running. Yeah! Thanks for all the help.

Thanks guys. I did finally just rewire the whole system and put it right behind the ceiling mounted projector. It is working out great so the kids (7-5-3-1) can't get a hold of anything but the center and the sub, although I am having some good results with shock training for those two items. Although I did kind of screw up in thinking that I could get away with a cheap cord being that it was only 3 ft long and will go on ahead to Monoprice and get a higher quality HDMI due to occasional flashes of white static.