HEY GUYS!
You were right and I was wrong! No way will I attempt a DIY HDMI cable, not until I get a degree in digital engineering! Man, oh, man! I checked out the HDMI patent and some very illuminating articles I found using Google. These idiots screwed everything up! They have so many different signals crammed into these tiny wires, that if you mess up even the tiniest thing, --BLAMMO!-- no video or audio! And they are PROUD of how they engineered all this stuff into a tiny cableing package (which, in turn, screwed up the video AND audio for folks who want the FINEST --and not the EASIEST-- cable system to use and set up!)
I certainly can't do what I wanted to: get rid of extraneous signal other than that required for video only. I've seen an HDMI vs DVI shootout years ago, and DVI blew it away! That was the real reason for my DIY quest. But that is over now. Like with Betamax, the winner (HDMI) is actually inferior to what came before it (DVI), from a purist's perspective on video. Oh, well!
You guys were absolutely right not to waste my time. Thanks for the advice, but I had to find out if it was possible. It may still be possible, but I can't do it.
So, let me ask: what HDMI cables do you guys recommend and why? I've seen the websites for Wireworld (Silver Starlight 5(2)), for Better Cables (the HDMI Reference Silver Serpent) and the Blue Jeans Cable (what? $21 or so? Now THAT'S inexpensive! And it looks good, too? YO, MAMA! Gotta LOVE it!) They all look so very nice, especially those lower priced jobs from BJC and BC. But the flat design of the Wireworld looks very, very intriguing (although the $300 price tag is much less intriguing than the others'!)
Well, what do you gentlemen think? Anyone else wish to chime in? Anyone seen all three in a side-by-side shoot-out?
Thanks! It's all appreciated so very much.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS & HAPPY LISTENING!
You were right and I was wrong! No way will I attempt a DIY HDMI cable, not until I get a degree in digital engineering! Man, oh, man! I checked out the HDMI patent and some very illuminating articles I found using Google. These idiots screwed everything up! They have so many different signals crammed into these tiny wires, that if you mess up even the tiniest thing, --BLAMMO!-- no video or audio! And they are PROUD of how they engineered all this stuff into a tiny cableing package (which, in turn, screwed up the video AND audio for folks who want the FINEST --and not the EASIEST-- cable system to use and set up!)
I certainly can't do what I wanted to: get rid of extraneous signal other than that required for video only. I've seen an HDMI vs DVI shootout years ago, and DVI blew it away! That was the real reason for my DIY quest. But that is over now. Like with Betamax, the winner (HDMI) is actually inferior to what came before it (DVI), from a purist's perspective on video. Oh, well!
You guys were absolutely right not to waste my time. Thanks for the advice, but I had to find out if it was possible. It may still be possible, but I can't do it.
So, let me ask: what HDMI cables do you guys recommend and why? I've seen the websites for Wireworld (Silver Starlight 5(2)), for Better Cables (the HDMI Reference Silver Serpent) and the Blue Jeans Cable (what? $21 or so? Now THAT'S inexpensive! And it looks good, too? YO, MAMA! Gotta LOVE it!) They all look so very nice, especially those lower priced jobs from BJC and BC. But the flat design of the Wireworld looks very, very intriguing (although the $300 price tag is much less intriguing than the others'!)
Well, what do you gentlemen think? Anyone else wish to chime in? Anyone seen all three in a side-by-side shoot-out?
Thanks! It's all appreciated so very much.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS & HAPPY LISTENING!