http://www.cabling4less.co.uk/products/82/mini_hdmi_to_hdmi_cable/ Not sure if this is the same quality as Maplins ? We bought a standard cable at Asda yesterday for eight pounds ...
Well there are cheap HDMI cables, and there are really cheap HDMI cables! I wouldn't go for one under 15 TBH...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Duronic-3M-HDMI-Goldspec-Speed/dp/B002UB5MZK/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1278249551&sr=8-13 3m, 24k gold plated, free delivery, save 60.
thanks for the input chaps so next stupid question! Can i just run an hdmi like anyother cable, or does it need to be unkinked etc or am i confusing opical with hdmi? thanks Collie
As far as i'm aware they don't mind being kinked, any more than any other cable. You wouldn't want to needlessly stress it though. As with any connecting cables, buy the shortest one that will do the job.
Further to the optical question... "When a fiber cable is bent too sharply, the optical signal within the cable may reflect or refract internally or it may literally fail to make the turn, escaping through the fiber cladding. Bending can also induce micro cracking, causing permanent physical damage to the individual fibers that make up the cable, especially as it is pulled during installation." ...from here... http://www.devicetech.com/_documents/News/NewsAttachment49.pdf
I think I paid about three quid for my hdmi cable off egay and the picture is no different to all these gold plated 'high quality' cables that cost a small fortune, I did spend a bit more on some decent aux leads to go from the tele to my surround and it did make a big difference to the sound quality compared to the cheap things I was using before
