HDMI ?

What's the difference between a Category 1 and a 2 cable?
Also how would I know if my HDMI cable is a '2'?
I've read that it makes a difference,is this true?

On Feb 8, 9:35*am, Naked Gonad wrote:
What's the difference between a Category 1 and a 2 cable?
Also how would I know if my HDMI cable is a '2'?
I've read that it makes a difference,is this true?

Go read this, particularly the paragraphs on 'cable length'.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-De...edia_Interface

If you have a cat-1 cable that is working correctly, changing to cat-2
will change nothing except to make you feel better and a smaller bank
balance. It's mainly an issue for longer cables. So, is it working
well now?

G²

G-squared wrote:
On Feb 8, 9:35 am, Naked Gonad wrote:
What's the difference between a Category 1 and a 2 cable?
Also how would I know if my HDMI cable is a '2'?
I've read that it makes a difference,is this true?

Go read this, particularly the paragraphs on 'cable length'.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-De...edia_Interface

If you have a cat-1 cable that is working correctly, changing to cat-2
will change nothing except to make you feel better and a smaller bank
balance. It's mainly an issue for longer cables. So, is it working
well now?

G²

I have a 1 metre.
Yes mine's working fine,appreciated, thankyou.

On Feb 8, 11:35*am, Naked Gonad wrote:
What's the difference between a Category 1 and a 2 cable?
Also how would I know if my HDMI cable is a '2'?
I've read that it makes a difference,is this true?

Question: What is Category 2
Answer: Recently, HDMI Licensing, LLC announced that cables would be
tested as Standard or High-Speed cables.

Standard (or “category 1”) cables have been tested to perform at
speeds of 75Mhz, which is the equivalent of a 1080i signal.

High-Speed (or “category 2”) cables have been tested to perform at
speeds of 340Mhz, which is the highest bandwidth currently available
over an HDMI cable and can successfully handle 1080p signals including
those at increased color depths and/or increased refresh rates. High-
Speed cables are also able to accommodate higher resolution displays,
such as WQXGA cinema monitors (resolution of 2560 x 1600).

It is possible for a cable to pass a 1080p signal and 1.3 extended
bandwidth signal without being Category 2. These cables would have
bandwidth that are beyond category 1 but below category 2. Most of our
non-category 2 cables perform in this range.

Keith
http://www.eBuyHD.com

KHudson wrote:
On Feb 8, 11:35 am, Naked Gonad wrote:
What's the difference between a Category 1 and a 2 cable?
Also how would I know if my HDMI cable is a '2'?
I've read that it makes a difference,is this true?

Question: What is Category 2
Answer: Recently, HDMI Licensing, LLC announced that cables would be
tested as Standard or High-Speed cables.

Standard (or “category 1”) cables have been tested to perform at
speeds of 75Mhz, which is the equivalent of a 1080i signal.

High-Speed (or “category 2”) cables have been tested to perform at
speeds of 340Mhz, which is the highest bandwidth currently available
over an HDMI cable and can successfully handle 1080p signals including
those at increased color depths and/or increased refresh rates. High-
Speed cables are also able to accommodate higher resolution displays,
such as WQXGA cinema monitors (resolution of 2560 x 1600).

It is possible for a cable to pass a 1080p signal and 1.3 extended
bandwidth signal without being Category 2. These cables would have
bandwidth that are beyond category 1 but below category 2. Most of our
non-category 2 cables perform in this range.

Keith
http://www.eBuyHD.com

My set is 100hz and 1080p,so if a cat 1 can only carry 75hz,I assume
that I actually need cat 2 then.Although my tv (using HD) looks great,
is there a possibilty that I'm missing extra detail? I'm in the UK.
How do I find out if my cable is 1 or 2 (any marks etc)please?