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Old 01-07-2010, 04:00 AM   #49
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Originally Posted by underscore View Post
Pretty sure you can't get "snow" or typical noise from a digital source. You either get the picture or don't. The different grades are simply ratings, as long as the cable is spec'd to say HDMI 1.3, and isn't stupid long, any cable will do. As far as not getting 1080p, I'm pretty sure you just don't know how to set your stuff up, or your source isn't capable of 1080p.

My experience: I bought a $10 cable from Superstore because I needed it right away and $10 is actually a reasonable price. I've been using it for 4 months now and constantly moving it to connect to other PS3's or 360's, it still works perfectly.
Snow, artifacts, and the like shouldn't be possible with digital connectors. However, the build quality may differ slightly. Yes, it's just a cable tapped into a connector, but I've seen brand new out of the box digital cables crap out on either sound or video (and often both). I've had an HDMI and a 4-6 pin firewire cable do both on me. Sometimes you do get what you pay for. I will never advocate buying a Monster Cable from FS/BB, but sometimes those cheap cables will cut out.
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