shopping for hdmi cables

[Vincebthreeonefour]

Hi, I'm in the market for a couple HDMI cables. i want one for my mother board which will have a 1.4 hdmi port, so im looking for an hdmi 1.4. Wait i also need a Hdmi cable for my graphics card which has a hdmi 2.0 port. I would sure love to save some money and just buy one cable but i dont know anything about hdmi cables. Do Hdmi cables have different versions? and if so can i use a hdmi 2.0 on a 1.4 port temporarily until my graphics card is aquired???

[RileyTheFox]

1 minute ago, Vincebthreeonefour said:

Hi, I'm in the market for a couple HDMI cables. i want one for my mother board which will have a 1.4 hdmi port, so im looking for an hdmi 1.4. Wait i also need a Hdmi cable for my graphics card which has a hdmi 2.0 port. I would sure love to save some money and just buy one cable but i dont know anything about hdmi cables. Do Hdmi cables have different versions? and if so can i use a hdmi 2.0 on a 1.4 port temporarily until my graphics card is aquired???

All cables are backwards compatible. On Amazon, just search "HDMI Cable 2.0b" - Should get you some results

[Samson_ST]

what measurements, measure before u buy because the longer the hdmi cable the weaker the signal

[JakeNTech]

3 minutes ago, Vincebthreeonefour said:

Hi, I'm in the market for a couple HDMI cables. i want one for my mother board which will have a 1.4 hdmi port, so im looking for an hdmi 1.4. Wait i also need a Hdmi cable for my graphics card which has a hdmi 2.0 port. I would sure love to save some money and just buy one cable but i dont know anything about hdmi cables. Do Hdmi cables have different versions? and if so can i use a hdmi 2.0 on a 1.4 port temporarily until my graphics card is aquired???

I don't know too much about HDMI standads so can't really help there. But there was a watchdog investigation awhile ago that found the pound shop cables are just as good as more expensive ones. I wouldn't spend too much on them. 

[RileyTheFox]

Just now, Samson_ST said:

what measurements, measure before u buy because the longer the hdmi cable the weaker the signal

This technically only applies to analog. Digital does have a maximum length but if you buy a 2m cable, you will see zero difference between that and a 1m cable

[Samson_ST]

Just now, fixitnow said:

I don't know too much about HDMI standads so can't really help there. But there was a watchdog investigation awhile ago that found the pound shop cables are just as good as more expensive ones. I wouldn't spend too much on them. 

LTT also proved this point on his channel

[Samson_ST]

1 minute ago, EvilCat70 said:

This technically only applies to analog. Digital does have a maximum length but if you buy a 2m cable, you will see zero difference between that and a 1m cable

that is true until u talk about hdmi 1.4. I have personally seen a difference on my setup

[RileyTheFox]

1 minute ago, Samson_ST said:

that is true until u talk about hdmi 1.4. I have personally seen a difference on my setup

That's why I said 'HDMI 2.0b'

[Samson_ST]

Just now, EvilCat70 said:

That's why I said 'HDMI 2.0b'

ok so

[Leonard]

18 minutes ago, Vincebthreeonefour said:

Hi, I'm in the market for a couple HDMI cables. i want one for my mother board which will have a 1.4 hdmi port, so im looking for an hdmi 1.4. Wait i also need a Hdmi cable for my graphics card which has a hdmi 2.0 port. I would sure love to save some money and just buy one cable but i dont know anything about hdmi cables. Do Hdmi cables have different versions? and if so can i use a hdmi 2.0 on a 1.4 port temporarily until my graphics card is aquired???

Yes HDMI has different versions and yes you can use a 2.0 in a 1.4 port and vise versa but it makes no real sense to get a 1.4 cable when the new spec is 2.0.. Amazon basic HDMIs look plain but are fine. Did you know you could get an HDMI that is 3D and internet capable too, well yes you can you will just have to search for those and they are not that much more expensive. You will need to work out your length which would depend on where you want to run your cable. 

[hi mate]

if your running a 1080p panel at 60fps any generic cable will do fine as long as it meets your required length.

[JakeNTech]

2 hours ago, Samson_ST said:

LTT also proved this point on his channel

OK. 

[Vincebthreeonefour]

okay thanks guys i beleive i have learned what i needed to