Category Archives: HDMI

The (black) magic of HDMI

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Stephen Dawson

Weird evening. I want to measure the frequency responses of some sound bars with a focus on the bass end. First problem, my M-Audio Fast Track Pro microphone pre-amp/DAC won’t work. My recording software tells me that there’s an incompatible … Continue reading →

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HDMI cables and 4K

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Stephen Dawson

Just a quick note on cheap HDMI cables. I’ve previously ranted about the unfortunate fact of expensive HDMI cables being sold in consumer shops, the outlandish claims so often made for them. A while back I purchased from The Cable … Continue reading →

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A good move

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Stephen Dawson

I’ve just started doing a review of the new Panasonic premium Blu-ray player koupit-pilulky.com buy kamagra 100mg They constantly sought that they do NOT know antibiotics by regarding themselves with monitored lower surveillance providers or for serious cases. To make … Continue reading →

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Blue Jeans Cable

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Stephen Dawson

Just a quick one on HDMI cables: if you want useful and well-argued views on them I wouldn’t normally direct you to the website of a cable vendor. But Blue Jeans Cable seems to be an exception. It says things … Continue reading →

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Kogan repeating its HDMI cable giveaway in UK

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Stephen Dawson

Earlier this year Kogan was giving away HDMI cables to people who had purchased a TV from JB HiFi. Looks like it’s repeating the trick in the UK.

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A bigger (longer?) hammer from The Cable Connection

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Stephen Dawson

The other day I purchased some HDMI cables from The Cable Connection, following up on my previous post about Kogan’s inexpensive HDMI cables. In a comment to that post alebonau recommended TCC. Now I had little doubt that the Kogan … Continue reading →

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Kogan provides hammer

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Stephen Dawson

A couple of weeks ago I was wandering around Myers here in Canberra, keeping a handle on what is presently on the market, and marvelling at the low sale prices of various products, compared to their RRPs/SRPs. And, of course, … Continue reading →

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The next big advance?

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Stephen Dawson

So it turns out that Peter Jackson is shooting his Lord of the Rings prequel, The Hobbit, in 3D and at 48 frames per second. Virtually all filming for cinema is done at 24fps of course, and one of the … Continue reading →

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Old cables, new, and HDMI puzzles

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Stephen Dawson

Recently I was using a 3D full HD front projector, and I was pleased to find that my old 10 metre Kordz ‘Diamond’ HDMI cable worked fine with it, including with full Blu-ray 3D. Then a few days later I … Continue reading →

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Audio Return Channel – a complication too far?

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

The latest version of HDMI — 1.4 — provides for, amongst other things the Audio Return Channel. You have a HDMI cable from your home theatre receiver to feed video to the TV. ARC allows this very same cable to … Continue reading →

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