Are HDMI cables hot swapable?

Anyone have a definitive answer on this?

pokey7704-20-2014 2:27am

sonic_genius Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 528 posts 04-23-2014 at 02:52pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Always power-off gear. Blew an output stage on a idle DAC just pulling an RCA cable.
highstream Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 207 posts 09-25-2014 at 06:33am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I lost an HDMI port on my TV hot swapping.
bo1972 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,789 posts 09-25-2014 at 06:28pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete In the past a hdmi cart of my Meridian800 Daxv4 went on fire. It was fully distroyed. Connect hdmi cables when all devices are off. It never can go wrong!
statman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 285 posts 10-18-2014 at 04:36am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I have "hot swapped" repeatedly without any incident. I swap my video side HDMI back and forth between my Oppo BDP-105 and Classe SSP-800.
stringreen Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 6,468 posts 10-18-2014 at 05:54pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I don't do it, because my cable box will loose its ability to relay the signal properly, and will just have a raster, until I pull the plug and reboot the box.