HDMI Cable

Choosing the Right HDMI Cables for Your Needs

An HDMI cable is a cable that transmits uncompressed video data and compressed or uncompressed digital audio data from an HDMI device to a compatible device like a TV, computer monitor, or audio device. Whether you're choosing used HDMI cables on eBay, gold-plated HDMI cables, or cheap HDMI cables, knowing which one to get is key.

In order to make it easy for you to know exactly which cable that you're getting, all HDMI cables sold need to come clearly labelled with cable name logos that are designated by HDMI Licensing Administrator, Inc.

There are several different types of HDMI cables available for purchase. They include the following:

• Standard: This is the perfect cable for handling older, earlier consumer applications, and it easily transmits 72p video or 1080i video. These are the oldest cables around, so they may not be compatible with newer devices with higher resolutions.
• Standard with Ethernet: This is just like the standard cable except that it also offers a dedicated data channel called the HDMI Ethernet Channel. This channel is used for device networking.
• High-speed: This cable is designed to handle image and video resolutions of 1080P and above. It includes display technologies like 3D, deep colour, and 4K at 30hz.
• High-speed with Ethernet: This cable offers the same performance as the high-speed HDMI cable, but it also has a dedicated data channel for device networking that only works if both linked devices are HDMI ethernet channel-enabled.

Automotive HDMI cables are pretty much the same as standard new or used HDMI cables, but they're used to connect in-car audio devices and portable devices to in-car video displays. They're also wired in such a way as to protect them from interference from the car's electrical wiring.

There are different types of HDMI end connectors, and they all differ based on what they're being connected to. Get a regular-sised connector, also known as a Type A connector, when you need to connect devices like media streamers, Blu-ray players, and video game consoles to televisions. You'll need different-sized connectors if you're going to be connecting devices like tablets or cameras to devices like monitors or TV displays.