Robbo
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As above for Doovde player to TV 
Also, does Sky HD use a Scart or HDMI? If Scart please recommend one of them too 
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ed
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Sky uses both, and component too. Oh, and it uses VHF.
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Robbo
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So would i be best to just buy 2 hdmi;s for sky and dvd platyer?
what about sky+ and normal sky?
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Nismo
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if the DVD player is a HD DVD player then yes a HDMI cable, if its a normal DVDplayer then just a decent quallity scart.
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Robbo
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its a normal one with hdmi upscaling 
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Nismo
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hmmm to be honest i woulndt spend the extra myself, but its up to you
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Graham88
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IIRC HDMI cabling is all the same, you're only paying for looks and length.
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John
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I'd always use hdmi over scart if the device has it, the scart cable will cost more than the hdmi one.
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Robbo
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Sooooooooooooo, someone recommend me one lol, i have no idea whats good and whats nto :S
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Graham88
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As I said, they're all the same. They just try and get away with charging £70 for a cable, when a £10 one does the same thing.
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Dav
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I have QED HDMI's from my DVD player (1080p upscaler) and Amp. They're supposed to be recommended and won awards etc. But saying that, the PS3 HDMI cable I got for free does exactly the same job when I swap them over. I can't see any difference at all.
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John
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ebay, under a tenner.
Ebuyer, under a tenner.
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Robbo
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any old cable then basically lol
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jamesw
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try ebay for HDMI, unlike scart cables it doesnt really matter on the price as its all data / 1's and 0's rather than analog scart signal.
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by Robbo
So would i be best to just buy 2 hdmi;s for sky and dvd platyer?
what about sky+ and normal sky?
Send it all through the HDMI. I send it all through the component on my TV. Scart looks shite in comparison - the colour is all over the place...
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ed
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You also get an HDMI cable with your Sky HD box too
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Robbo
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Coolio... Ill just get the one for now then... not sure whether i can get sky+/sky hd in the flat yet... it has communal sky built into each flat but am unsuire whether it has one feed or 2 yet...
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Robbo
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1-5m-Gold-HDMI-to-HDMI-Cable-Lead-pS3-Plasma-LCD-HDTV_W0QQitemZ360008163163QQihZ023QQcategoryZ32837QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
this any good?
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ash_corsa
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What utter bollocks!
HDMI cables arnt 'all the same'
You think a £1.99 ebay lead will be the same quality as a professional £200 lead??
TBH you dont need to spend a fortune if you only going short distances (i.e up to 3m) but go for one with gold plated terminations and individually screened cores.
Totally depends on you budget but £20 should get you a decent quality cable.
[Edited on 27-12-2007 by ash_corsa]
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Robbo
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Show us a good one then mate
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John
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It's not utter bollocks, the 1.99 ebay lead is just as good as the 200 quid one.
What exactly is better on the 200 quid one?
And tell me how exactly you'll notice any minute difference they may have using a sky+ box and a normal tv.
All the hdmi cab;es I have from ebay are also very high quality.
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_Allan_
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I also got a cheapish QED 1m cable. the usual sheilding and gold plated connectors but I wasn't going to pay ££ for a monster cable etc..
I can't see the difference with the free Sky HD cable apart from the length. Wanted a smaller cable
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VegasPhil
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Get a HDMI cable from Wilkinsons mate. I paid £11 for mine. Spot on
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ed
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All HDMI cables carry is data. You wouldn't pay £200 for a VGA cable yould you.
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Robbo
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Fuck it, bought a Linx gold plated HDMI cable form fleabay for £13.90 delivered... dont knwo what or who to eblieve so took the middle ground and bought a slightly better one... GAF
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