"VIDEO": There is no noticable level of improvement between this HDMI cable and the component cables supplied by my cable company.
"AUDIO": Unless my ears/mind/imagination were playing games with me?...the increase in "Audio Quality" was noticable enough to make me smile...Felt like I was "At A Live CONCERT" on the video/music channels...afterwards?...a little "tweaking in" of my sony xbr's sound system settings made things even better.
"Other Notables": Control of the set seemed a bit more intuitive....i.e. while flipping from channel to channel I noticed that it seemed like I could surf far faster...then picked up on that it seemed to take a tad less time for the tube to render an image from the moment i flipped the channel on STB via remote.
"Pros":
1. Increased "Audio Quality"
2. Percievably "Faster Channel Surfing"
3. (1) cable to hook-up instead of (5)
4. Free's up an extra port for other Digital externals.
"Cons":
1. No percievable improvement in "Video Quality" over component cables.
2. Costs $31.44 + Tax
Disclamer: None of this is based on any formal testing..it's all JMHO..but now i know...or?...at least i think i know!
L8R, Bill.
"AUDIO": Unless my ears/mind/imagination were playing games with me?...the increase in "Audio Quality" was noticable enough to make me smile...Felt like I was "At A Live CONCERT" on the video/music channels...afterwards?...a little "tweaking in" of my sony xbr's sound system settings made things even better.
"Other Notables": Control of the set seemed a bit more intuitive....i.e. while flipping from channel to channel I noticed that it seemed like I could surf far faster...then picked up on that it seemed to take a tad less time for the tube to render an image from the moment i flipped the channel on STB via remote.
"Pros":
1. Increased "Audio Quality"
2. Percievably "Faster Channel Surfing"
3. (1) cable to hook-up instead of (5)
4. Free's up an extra port for other Digital externals.
"Cons":
1. No percievable improvement in "Video Quality" over component cables.
2. Costs $31.44 + Tax
Disclamer: None of this is based on any formal testing..it's all JMHO..but now i know...or?...at least i think i know!
L8R, Bill.