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I know all HDMI cables are "the same"......however there are quite a few options out at mono price and I am trying to figure out what best suits our needs....

We need a 30ft length, and i see options for stuff like: High speed, Standard speed, With Ethernet, 28AWG, 26 AWG, 24AWG, 22AWG ..... what should i be looking at getting

Will go from a projector to the receiver (where all other inputs are going to, naturally)

Any help are appreciated guys, thanks
 
Are you planning on running 720p, 1080i, 1080p, 3D, or 4k? Standard means it has enough bandwidth for 720p/1080i, but not much above that. High speed means it supports 1080p and above.

Ethernet over hdmi is a new addition in the latest revision. It's not widely adopted at this point, and basically just adds a dedicated wire (pair?) for network traffic.

28AWG, 26 AWG, 24AWG, 22AWG is the size of the wire used. Smaller gauges are bigger wires. Generally bigger wires will carry the signal better, but a cable rated for high speed should do its job regardless of size.
 
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I agree with what AlienKing says but just wanted to suggest something smaller gauge for your case because with a 30ft cable you could see signal degradation.
 
1080p content at the highest (probably no 3D)

so get a High speed one, with 22AWG then ?

edit: Seems @ 30FT length monoprice only has standard speed, so get a 22AWG one then?
 
Just a FYI...22 awg HDMI cables are usually very stiff and have a crappy bend radius.
 
so it looks like for my purposes having ethernet is not going to be needed (since its only going from projector to receiver), but maybe get an ethernet one for a component to the receiver ?

as for bend radius .... it doesnt need to be that good, other than coming out of the ceiling there is not much required (and already have the guide wires done)
 
+1 for using a HDMI over Ethernet extender. Many HDMI transmitters today suffer from "low output", and having them try to push over long distances (15+ feet) can result in quirky behavior and/or invalid EDID. A HDMI over Ethernet extender is the solution.

edit: Plus, CAT5e is easier to pull through walls than a pre-terminated HDMI cable. :)
 
D4RK1C3 said:
Wouldn't hurt to go with hdmi+ethernet on the shorter cables as the cost isn't that much greater.

Started looking at some prices and came up with these

10 meter High Speed HDMI
http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=181-808

2 meter High Speed HDMI + Ethernet
http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=181-574
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I'm not sure you know what HDMI + Ethernet means. There is an ethernet channel for moving data over the same cable...the HDMI video is sitll the HDMI video. You don't use a seperate Ethernet cable to plug the two together.

HDMI + Ethernet is not the same as HDMI over Ethernet
 
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Trepidati0n said:
I'm not sure you know what HDMI + Ethernet means. There is an ethernet channel for moving data over the same cable...the HDMI video is sitll the HDMI video. You don't use a seperate Ethernet cable to plug the two together.

HDMI + Ethernet is not the same as HDMI over Ethernet
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I am very aware. Do you think I suggested a product that he wasn't asking for?
 
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