Jim Lawrence
accessd at shaw.ca
Sat Feb 8 22:52:31 CST 2014
Hi Peter: Now you are talking. :-) Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Brawley" <peter.brawley at earthlink.net> To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Saturday, February 8, 2014 4:23:42 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] HDMI cable quality On 2014-02-08 6:11 PM, Jim Lawrence wrote: > Hi Arthur: > > There is a new product called Airtame (http://airtame.com) that will allow you to connect to your TV or even another computer with no cables. The pre-order price is $99.00 so it is not a cheap solution but it would be a final solution. > > There are a number of routers that have HDMI connector...prices vary. > > One reason to go with a Smart TV. They have built in WiFi and a LAN adapter, at the back (HDMI as well). A better solution IMO is a "home theatre" receiver with SOTA sound (eg Denon or Onkyo) and all imaginable connectivities including multiple HDMI, optical &c, can be had for $300-500. PB ----- > > Jim > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Arthur Fuller" <fuller.artful at gmail.com> > To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> > Sent: Saturday, February 8, 2014 11:25:32 AM > Subject: [dba-Tech] HDMI cable quality > > My fave local vendor sells two varieties of 25' HDMI cables. I need one of > these, so I won't have to move my laptop from its comfortable position on > my desk. One HDMI cable is $17.99 and the other so-called Premium HDMI > cable costs almost twice that. What would I be obtaining for taking the > extra-expenseive route? > > As the crow flies, the distance is more than 2 meters but substantially > less than 10 meters. The former, while cheaper, involves decoupling a bunch > of USB stuff and then moving the laptop closer to the TV. The latter > involves DuckTaping the cable to the baseboards so no one can trip on it -- > a preferred solution, but that still leaves the other dilemma. What is > meant by "Premium HDMI cable"? Gold sockets? Something else? Should I > choose low-budget HDMI 25' cable or the higher-priced and allegedly > "premium" cable? > > I've also read various brochures about HDMI spliters. My two HDMI > requirements are a Blu-ray player and my net connection to NetFlix. Is this > config what a splitter is for? And if so, how do I distinguish the two > sources? Frankly I'm ok with swapping the inputs, depending on whether I > want to watch a DVD or a stream from NetFlix, but all this is so confusing > to an old man who once lived on the bleeding edge but now feels so far > behind the edge that I have no idea what I'm doing. > _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com