With our lives becoming increasingly more advanced, every day, many of us fall into the pitfalls of scams. What most of us know about high tech might very possibly fit in a thimble.

Welcome to the new age of High Definition TV! (HDTV)

HDTVs are one of the most high in demand buys in the market nowadays. With large, movie-like monitors and picture best imagery, everyone wants one. When it comes to just “how” they function, not too many actually know. With this disadvantage most of us could be taken on a ride which will cost way too much money and not make a bit of difference in the overall operation of these Televisions.

Thus what makes that High definition TV of yours function?

It’s called an HDMI cable. This cable carries the audio and video data to your display in a digital form. Not that long ago, you needed a lot of cables to transmit this data to your screen. Not just were they unpleasant, snaking around furniture and all coming together as one big mess behind your TV but they might easily break down in the transference of signals to your monitor.

HDMI cables are one, slim cable that powerfully gets all the data your set requires for your viewing. This said, with the popularity of these cables also opens the door for scams waiting and willing to take your money. With jacked up prices and unfounded promises of excellent performance, depending on the price tag, buyers are being taken for a ride.

Go to your local electronics store, you’ll find these cables priced as low as $20 to $30. You’ll also find these same cables running as high as $100! They’re hyped in false ads of better quality video and audio results. The sales people will, certainly, try and steer you toward the more expensive cables. Welcome to the World of Scam!

To have a better picture on how these cables work, take the basic speaker cables that linked to your speakers years ago. When these cables were attached to your system, they sent out a signal as an oscillating wave and power (hundreds of watts) through these cables. In mastering these cables, the cables became larger/thicker and resulting in less distortions and a costly price tag.

There’re no analog waves or power being sent with an HDMI cable. These cables are transmitting a low power digital signal. All cables, regardless of their price, will have a certain amount of noise and distortion. Your television interprets the signal and cleans up any “noises” or disturbances coming from the cable and giving you an ideal end result. These cables are affordable and excellent performance.

There’re no “this cable is much better than that cable”. The HDMI cable works or it does not, period! If your cable isn’t working, it’s time to ditch it and get another one. You’ll know if your cable isn’t working correctly as you’ll get freezes on your screen, tiling (where you see blocks on your screen rather than the whole image) or skipping frames.

There are just 2 things you must know about buying your cable. One, make sure it’s long enough to reach your HDTV - that’s a given. Secondly, these cables have versions. Version 1.3 of HDMI can transport double the amount of data as the older versions. Some HDTVs require the 1.3 version to support their different featured offerings for these televisions. Thus check your High definition tv manual to learn which cable you need for your specific set. The “version” doesn’t dictate the price of these cables - do not purchase into that sales pitch.

Head to your discount retailer and pay the lowest/cheapest price you can for your HDMI cable, they’re all the same. Don’t get sucked into the belief that a $100 cable works better than a $20 cable. That is just bunk!

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