Audioquest rates HDMI cables for speed!
July 25th, 2008 by Todd B
Audioquest cables has joined Monster Cable in providing speed ratings for their HDMI cables.
Audioquest cites that there are two issues to consider when purchasing an HDMI cable. First it is important to consider the length that the cable will be ran, and second, it is important to consider your future requirements.
Whereas Monster Cable does not provide any speed ratings for different lengths, Audioquest does. Audiquest rates their HDMI 3 cable as having a bandwidth of 34 gigabytes per second (34 Gbps) for a 1 meter cable. It drops down to 5 Gbps when the cable is 20 meters. Even their lowest end cable, the HDMI A, is listed as delivering 21 Gbps at 1 meter. They do not recommend using the HDMI A for cable lengths longer than 12 meters. At 12 meters they rare the HDMI A at 4 Gbps.
Monster Cable simply lists their top cable, the HDMI 1000, at 10.2 Gbps. They do not differentiate between the different lengths.
According to literature from Audioquest, at 32 Gbps the HDMI cable will be able to handle a 1440p signal with a 120Hz frame rate, and deep color technology. The minimum they recommend for a 1080p signal with a 120Hz frame rate is 16 Gbps. This contradicts Monster Cable’s claim that 10.2 Gbps is sufficient for 1080p with the 120Hz technology.
Referencing HDMI.org there are two speed classes in HDMI cables. Standard speed cables support a throughput of 2.23 Gbps, and can reliably transmit an uncompressed 1080i signal at 60Hz. High speed cables by contrast, will transmit up to 10.2 Gbps of bandwidth and are also capable of transmitting uncompressed 1080p and beyond. Monster differentiates the speed rating according to length like Audioquest. HDMI states that “standard” HDMI cable is good for up to 10 meters.
December 6th, 2009 at 10:20 pm
I have HDMI cables which i purchased a number of years ago. I’ve been using the same ones ever since and they have never once broken. I have to say that I’m extremely happy with these magnificent cables. It doesnt matter if the website doesnt tell you the length that the HDMI cable is good for, all you have to do is call up and find out – HDMI
October 12th, 2010 at 12:04 pm
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February 17th, 2011 at 3:01 am
Good thing Audioquest help Monster cables to bring speed to HDMI cables. That’s a good reason to buy one because it’s been insured that it’s faster now with Audioquest helping.