Video Asylum

Posted by unclestu52 (D) on November 10, 2006 at 09:45:27

In Reply to: HDMI cables - anyone notice differences in picture quality between brands? PC World say otherwise. posted by chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com on November 8, 2006 at 12:06:42:

I see a difference in picture quality, and I've used out of the box cables (packaged with my Sam Sung DVD player)and compared it to the Monster, Kimber, and Furutech offerings.
There are slight but evident differences in black levels and color saturation. With a quick AB test, the differences can be small, but over the length of a movie, it matters to me as it affects things like eye fatigue and such. I find myself less likely to keep wiping my glasses when the picture is better......
I do use a Marantz Plasma, three years old with 768 resoluton, BTW. Line conditioning also makes a noticeable difference. While the eye and brain can be remarkably adaptive, long term A-B comparisons do show differences that often can be missed in a very short term comparison. Going back to an inferior cable always makes me want to readjust the settings.

Stu