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Lower quality cables may have greater attenuation over long distances, which basically means the signal shrinks. If it shrinks enough, pulses may fall below the threshold needed to register a '1' signal.

This is completely untrue. You guys are thinking in the time domain, in which case, signals look like pulses and flat lines between them. In the frequency domain, digital signals are a mass of lots of different sinusoidal (analogue) waves at various frequencies and amplitudes. If the frequency response of the cable does not allow these signal frequencies to pass at lowest attenuation, the whole signal will be screwed.

Digital signals actually require much higher bandwidths as a result of this - it takes a lot more frequencies to make the pulses, leading to signals needing a greater share of spectrum. Also, if cables are being used in a high interference environment and are unshielded, frequency components may suffer interference which causes the signal to be damaged.

Research something called the Fourier transform. This is a complete myth. Digital transmissions are more resilient, but saying the cable makes no difference is just plain wrong.]]>Jan 25th 2009 10:04PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/01/23/dont-waste-money-on-pricey-cables-tip-of-the-day/http://www.switched.com/2009/01/23/dont-waste-money-on-pricey-cables-tip-of-the-day/Jan 25th 2009 10:12PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/01/23/dont-waste-money-on-pricey-cables-tip-of-the-day/http://www.switched.com/2009/01/23/dont-waste-money-on-pricey-cables-tip-of-the-day/Jan 26th 2009 12:54PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/01/23/dont-waste-money-on-pricey-cables-tip-of-the-day/http://www.switched.com/2009/01/23/dont-waste-money-on-pricey-cables-tip-of-the-day/
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As sorry as I feel for them, I bought my tv one place and bought the cables at http://www.multiconnects.com for a fraction of the price. As long as the cables are made well, proper gauge for the length they need to run, and the store guarantees them (multiconnects has a lifetime guarantee on all their cables) then why spend the extra.

I have yet to see the difference on screen between the $400 cables and the ones I just got.]]>Feb 8th 2009 4:07AM