hdmi cable for my monitor

#1 Oct 8, 2012 at 10:02 am

What Hdmi cable do you recommend to connect nvidia gts 450 with an hdtv? I want to connect my nvidia gts 450 with my hdtv. The nvidia card has an hdmi mini port and my tv has a normal hdmi port. I need at least a 15ft cable. Should I buy an adapter to fit a normal hdmi cable or buy a cable with one end mini hdmi and the other normal hdmi?

#2 Oct 8, 2012 at 3:38 pm (edited Oct 8, 2012)

stringela



Two (2) "issues" at-the-very-least!!



Later = Pls "see" revision for Email Web Contact



eli

#3 Oct 8, 2012 at 3:38 pm

stringela



Two (2) "issues" at-the-very-least!!



A) - 15 feet approaches the legitimate limits of ordinary, Over-the-Counter HDMI cabling!!



B) - ONLY a certified, custom Cable will be available with those two differnt terminations, "IF" you are to avoid an adapter!



C) - Consider contacting: http://www.bluejeanscable.com/contact.htm



They will be able to "do it" and quickly, as well as at a fair pricing!

#4 Oct 9, 2012 at 12:54 pm

Or maybe this:



http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10242&cs_id=1024201&p_id=7649&seq=1&format=2



Phil

#5 Oct 10, 2012 at 1:05 pm

or this

http://www.meritline.com/15-feet-high-speed-mini-hdmi-male-ethernet-networking-cable---p-44606.aspx



People will tell you that with HDMI since it is digital it will either work, or it won't work. That is almost true. There is a small envelope where it "almost" works. You will see most areas look OK but some will be pixelated or have obvious macro blocks. This is caused by being on the edge of the clock recovery envelope. So if you hook up a long cable and it doesn't look as good as the shorter cable you are most likely in this range. But don't despair, there is an answer, use an HDMI repeater.

Now I know you will say, but thees cost a lot of money! You need to power the repeater. Ah, now for the secret, Any simple HDMI line powered HDMI switch receives the HDMI signal and then has to resend it out the selected port. This is in effect a repeater. The switch also has to create the handshake with the source, and then establish the handshake with the receiver. So if you have handshake problems this repeater can sometime solve the problem.

I am a the chief system architect for a large video surveillance company. We have a video quality and evaluation lab. I have tested units that cost $1000 and units that cost $10. We have found the $10 ones work just as well as the $1000. They just don't have as many bells and whistles such as auto switching, remote controls, image processing, image duplication for multiple displays etc. Here is one with 3 ports, HDMI line powered, remote control and 3 - 6' HDMI cables for ~$20.



http://www.meritline.com/high-speed-hdmi-hdcp-3-ports-mini-switch-external-ir-receiver-remote---p-33053.aspx



Bill T.