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Originally Posted by cmalinowski /forum/post/15472092
I will be checking as soon as the projector arrives, but I just ordered the blue jeans series-1 (25') which is 23.5awg for the long run, and series-2 (6') 24awg for the short runs to the switch.
I purchased a 30' series-2 from clearance, but don't plan on using it in the theater... that will be used if I get a 4X2 switch instead of the 4X1 switch I plan on using now.
With the exception of "bendability," is there ever a time where thicker cable is not better?
Well, I suppose it's a matter of diminishing returns. I wouldn't consider a 22 gauge HDMI cable necessarily 'better' than a 24 gauge HDMI cable for 6 feet for example. Plus build construction could always be a factor. I've had very thick cables that just didn't work properly, even at 6'.
Anyways, I have a 26 AWG 25' cable that seems to work fine with 1080i (at least with my cable box), but it seems rather borderline to me given the usual recommendations, and I haven't tested much 1080p60. IIRC, some of the recommendations I've read seem to suggest 25' as the max length for 26 AWG, with 24 gauge preferred. (FWIW, I get no visible sparklies at 1080i and the rare times I've tested 1080p60. I do have a rare split-second green flashing issue with my projector, but I'm told that's a problem with the projector that is corrected with a firmware update. We shall see. And a second sample of the same 25' 26 AWG cable works perfectly with my LCD TV, again with no sparklies, at all tested resolutions up to 1080p60.)
I just chose 26 gauge because of its bendability (several 90 degree turns) and because it would fit in my existing wire conduits. If the run were only 15' I wouldn't have thought twice about it, but 25' did give me pause. If it worked then great, but if it didn't I'm only out