Hi,
I bought a 'gold' plated HDMI cable for around 5 quid over the holidays, which I haven't yet opened, but can see through the packaging that the 'gold' plated connectors have brown spots over them?
Is that normal or send them back?
Thanks
I'd say you got a cheapish cable.
The gold plating is actually extremely thin - typically these sort of connectors are made of copper (high conductivity) -- these are the brownish spots you are seeing -- with a very, very, very thin film of gold (higher conductivity).
I don't think this will affect the performamce though. Perhaps others can offer a better insight into it.
Regards,
Golden
hmmm...........reading about this gold-plated HDMI cable, I remembered something which I had read, when I was looking for HDMI cables. Here it is. The HDMI Cable Rip-off | GordonKelly.com
Note: I am not against Monster cables. I had purchased quite a few Monster cables from Best Buy and carried them over to India like a priced possession for my AV needs, but there is some sense in it. :) These are anyway best in their class for that purpose and at that time.
The point here is that when the signal is 100% digital, even the cheapest cable will do. No need for gold-plating, RF shielding and gas injected or jelly-filled cables.
Last edited by Ponmayilal; 06 Jan 2011 at 13:17.
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I have noticed what I believe is the HDMI cable rip off. I've seen them for sale in a well known "Electronics Store" here for ~ $60. This is the digital equivalent of the analog "Golden Ear" type exotic cables. The fact that it's digital makes makes it more of a rip off. Supply and demand eventually sorts this out.
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