ozzy,
Were you using the DarbeeVision DVP-5000S? I've heard the older models introduced artifacts.
Also, what percentage and mode were you using?
All of that aside, if using a 4K TV, you're still at the mercy of the video processing and upsampling of your TV. This means every display will handle things differently. Plus, Darbee should be introducing their 4K processors this coming year.
As to the Redmere active HDMI cables, many people have had problems using them with true 4K sources. They do not seem to have the signal transmission capability of thicker gauge analog cables, despite their claims.
While the Redmere cables do lower the noise-floor, it is achieved through processing, equalization, and altering the source. To get an idea of what you are doing to your video and audio signals, look here:
https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/US7936197B2/US07936197-20110503-D00001.png
"FIGS. 1A-1C illustrate the effect of the limited bandwidth of a cable on the transmitted signals. FIG. 1A illustrates a high-speed signal to be transmitted through a high-speed cable, FIG. 1B shows a distorted bandwidth-limited signal received at the receiver end of the cable (before equalization), and FIG. 1C shows the received signal at the receiver end after equalization. As seen from FIG. 1B, the signal edges are slowed and short pulses are narrowed, not reaching the full transmitted amplitude."
Personally, I prefer thicker gauge HDMI cables with silver.
Were you using the DarbeeVision DVP-5000S? I've heard the older models introduced artifacts.
Also, what percentage and mode were you using?
All of that aside, if using a 4K TV, you're still at the mercy of the video processing and upsampling of your TV. This means every display will handle things differently. Plus, Darbee should be introducing their 4K processors this coming year.
As to the Redmere active HDMI cables, many people have had problems using them with true 4K sources. They do not seem to have the signal transmission capability of thicker gauge analog cables, despite their claims.
While the Redmere cables do lower the noise-floor, it is achieved through processing, equalization, and altering the source. To get an idea of what you are doing to your video and audio signals, look here:
https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/US7936197B2/US07936197-20110503-D00001.png
"FIGS. 1A-1C illustrate the effect of the limited bandwidth of a cable on the transmitted signals. FIG. 1A illustrates a high-speed signal to be transmitted through a high-speed cable, FIG. 1B shows a distorted bandwidth-limited signal received at the receiver end of the cable (before equalization), and FIG. 1C shows the received signal at the receiver end after equalization. As seen from FIG. 1B, the signal edges are slowed and short pulses are narrowed, not reaching the full transmitted amplitude."
Personally, I prefer thicker gauge HDMI cables with silver.