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Old 07-05-2008, 12:07 PM   #1
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Question Question about HDMI cable

i want to buy a HDMI cable,how should I know if the cable is 1.3 Ver. HDMI?
i mean support HDMI 1.3.

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Old 07-05-2008, 12:53 PM   #2
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Re: Question about HDMI cable

How long is the lead that you need?

Look here.

http://www.tvcables.co.uk/cgi-bin/tv...1.3-cable.html
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Old 07-05-2008, 1:52 PM   #3
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Re: Question about HDMI cable

today, my friend gives me a HDMI cable, how can I know the cable is support 1.3 ver.?
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Old 07-05-2008, 10:49 PM   #4
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Re: Question about HDMI cable

Just use it, there is no other way to tell.

There is nothing visible about a cable that can help you as 1.3 merely requires that it can handle a higher data rate.

Most short cables that are properly made will handle the requirements of 1.3 perfectly well regardless of if they are actually labelled as such.
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Old 07-05-2008, 10:54 PM   #5
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Re: Question about HDMI cable

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Originally Posted by kenhistu View Post
today, my friend gives me a HDMI cable, how can I know the cable is support 1.3 ver.?
You can't realisticaly find out or know unless of course the cable has it printed on it somewhere like this Neet one ... HDMI cable 1.3

Which goes someway to show you that its not really all that important if you can't tell ?

a 1.2 HDMI cable is compatable with and will work fine with 1.3 devices like a PS3 and newer TVs anyway so no worries ... especialy if your friend has 'given' it to you as that makes it a bargain


Edit: ^^^ what he said ! Double post there
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