HDMI Cable comparisons

Russ, get'cha a case of beer for that link, BINGO! While not much was said regarding the quality of materials such as silver plated conductors and such, the big issue turns out to be length.

So with that, I'm ordering a batch of Blue Jeans cables simply because of the incremental lengths they offer. Still, I'm going into the next video boutique and ask for a high end/low end HDMI demo.

Keep in mind, 15m = 49 feet...

Go with Blue Jeans Cables, they are made in USA-Seattle - MONOPRICE are made in China! Support our American-Made products

Keep in mind also that transmission line effects are important for video signals and for hi rate transfers. The length of run of the cable comes into play when considering transmission line effects -hence a reason to use a cable with the proper characteristic impedance when the wavelength of the highest signal component approaches the length of the cable. Bandwidth of the cable, is another factor to consider for high high rate transfers of data. Jitter is affected by both.

That being said - and back to the OP's upgrade question - my recomendation for all your cable needs (sounds like a pitch but its just from a satisfied customer) is Blue Jeans Cable - fair pricing , quick delivery, there is no hiding the ball on their products - you can find their cables and connectors at the manufacturers' web sites prior to buying and for the most part they use Belden - a recognized industry std manufacturer, the guys on the other end are practical, their workmanship is professional, they will provide the length you specify, and there is no hype.

To Clarify the remarks above, Blue Jean Cable has a very informative article about the sourcing of their cables. Their bulk cable is made by Belden in the USA and then it's terminated in China.

To their knowledge there is NOBODY doing the complete HDMI cable in the USA, but they are working on it.

I really appreciate their honesty on the sourcing of the cable and intend to support them in the future, especially since it looks like their products are well designed.

http://www.bluejeanscable.com/articles/where-does-hdmi-cable-come-from.htm

Your mileage may vary.