Xigga

You’re at the store looking to buy a HDMI, A/V, or Component cables. You see some that are $10, $20, $30…but then you see one that is $120. You are thinking WTF?! You start reading the package and it talks about how much quality you get with it and how it’s nitrogen injected to keep the naughty electromagnetic interference out. You decide to ask a salesperson just to make sure, and he says “Yeah, you’ll get the best quality with that”. So which one do you buy?

A. $10 cable
B. $20 cable
C. $30 cable
D. $120 Monster Cable

If you answered D, you are an idiot! The correct answers were A, B, or C. When we’re dealing with short lengths of cables almost any cable will do. Except for those cheap $2 ones that are very thin and have cheap connectors. Most setups at home require a 6ft. (2m) cable. A short cable will not easily pick up interference, which is good. It’s only when you’re going at about 100ft. or more that you need higher quality cables. Even then I would not think of buying a Monster Cable. They are overly priced. If you want to buy good cables, go for Belkin or another brand with satisfied customers. If you don’t know if a brand is good, check online. Check customer reviews on consumer electronics sites.

You can go and ask your Physics professor. He will tell you that it doesn’t make a big difference. You don’t need a super conducive material to get electricity to flow. Electricity flows through almost any metal. It’s only when you get up to 1000ft. or more that you think about material’s conductivity. And if you were running a cable that long, you could just increase the voltage. Of course, your audio video devices don’t have a voltage setting you can change. I was just giving you a scenario.

Electricity moves at the speed of light, so you have nothing to worry about with your 50ft setups. If you have any questions, comments, or just want to argue, feel free to post.