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The AmazonBasics High-Speed HDMI Cable with Ethernet offers a one-cable solution to many of your home entertainment needs. This versatile cable provides high-definition quality for films, TV and games, along with all the benefits of home entertainment networking. You can use this 6.5-foot (2 m) cable to connect your HDTV to your cable box, satellite dish, Blu-ray Disc player and other devices to experience quality audio and video (up to 1080p) from your home theatre. Additionally, the cable allows you to share an Internet connection amongst multiple devices without the need for a separate Ethernet cable for each device (see illustration). Check your device manuals to make sure you choose the right connectors.
by combining HDMI with Ethernet in one single cable.
HDMI and Ethernet cables are separate.
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High-Definition Video and Audio in a Single Cable
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) has become the standard for high-definition digital devices. It combines both audio and video into one convenient cable, so you can easily connect your HDTV to your A/V receiver, Blu-ray Disc player, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, satellite dish, and other high-definition devices. The AmazonBasics High-Speed HDMI Cable with Ethernet lets you take advantage of up to 1080p resolution and increased color depth on your HDTV. It also supports 3D television functionality. Like the illustration here that eliminates the need for separate Ethernet cables, this cable also eliminates the need for an Audio Return cable. The Audio Return is supported – within the same cable.
Why Ethernet Matters
As the graphic illustrates, in the past, getting Ethernet to your numerous internet-capable devices required either a wireless signal, which can decrease performance, or an additional dedicated cable from each unit to a connected Internet source. Ethernet-ready HDMI cables allow you to combine HD video and digital audio in one cable, with the added benefit of also being able to carry all of your favorite Internet content.
Backwards Compatible with Previous HDMI Standards
This cable is backwards compatible with all previous HDMI standards, so you'll be able to use this cable with all your HDMI devices. When you connect two devices with different HDMI standards, they will automatically find the best available connection.
Shielding and Gold-Plated Connectors for Signal Purity
This HDMI cable features shielding and a durable, black PVC outer layer. The shielding provides protection against outside interference and helps maintain the integrity and purity of the digital signal. The cable also features gold-plated connectors that resist corrosion whilst offering optimal signal transfer with lower distortion at the point of contact. The result of this dedication to the digital signal is sound and picture quality that is more true to the original.
Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging
This AmazonBasics product features Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging that is recyclable. It comes without excess packaging materials, such as hard plastic clamshell casings, plastic bindings, or wire ties. The packaging is designed to be opened without the use of a box cutter or knife, and it will protect your product just as well as traditional packaging. Products with Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging can frequently be shipped in their own boxes, without an additional shipping box, saving on resources and reducing waste. In addition, the packaging materials that we do use are easily and frequently recycled, composted or reused by our customers, and all the inks and dyes are biodegradable. For more information, click here.
Warranty: AmazonBasics 1-Year Limited Warranty, click here.
What’s in the Box: 6.5 ft (2 m) High-speed HDMI cable
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Customer Reviews
Cable quality is good (quite thick actually) and it has Amazon Basics branding all over it (connectors and the cable) with gold connectors (and a throw-away plastic cover). Some reviews have mentioned a difference in quality using this compared to older cables - I must confess I can't tell any difference - to my understanding this is carrying a digital signal so what should matter is the components at each end; perhaps there is a difference if you are using older cables which had a lower bandwidth rating??
From that perspective and to conclude... this is a good value cable for connecting 2 HDMI devices and it does the job well, and given the spec will continue to be usable for a long time. I use it to connect a Sky HD box to a plasma TV, both of which have HDMI sockets, and the results are great.
Few more words, it is an HDMI 1.4 spec cable, means it has ethernet channel capability enabled. There are only few manufacturers out there in the market with devices/equipments (for e.g LCD TV) that currently supports HDMI Ethernet Channel functionality. I could write a long essay, but put it simply, if your TV is internet enabled via USB/Wifi or using an Ethernet(RJ45) cable, most likely you will *not* be able to watch streaming videos from internet on TV using this cable, even via a PC. Please check with manufacturer for "HEC" (HDMI Ethernet Channel) label on the device's HDMI ports, which means, the same HDMI port is enabled to communicate as an ethernet port too. I hope this review is not too technical and helps someone to understand what it really means.
The best thing for me is that it works just as well as my original HDMI cable that I paid three times the asking price for this one. So I have no hesitation in saying "Go for it".
Also it is HDMI 1.4 so will be compatible with the latest developments including 3D. At the price you can't go wrong. It's a bargain.
As per previous incarnations of Amazon Basics-branded HDMI leads, it's of robust quality, reassuringly solid in construction and, at a fiver delivered, it sounds suspiciously like a bargain given that it also works perfectly, too.
Offering 3D functionality (for 3D Blu-ray playback and the viewing of 3D broadcasts), ethernet capability (allowing multiple internet-capable devices linked via these leads to utilise a single wi-fi dongle or hard-wired ethernet connection rather than requiring one apiece) and ARC (Audio Return Channel) which does the job of a TOSLINK/Optical Audio Cable (the lead that connects the TV to a home cinema system or AV receiver and which gives stereo sound to TV broadcasts) all in one package, it's cheap, convenient and a must for opening up the features of a system of internet-capable modern devices like HDTVs or Blu-ray devices in a way that isn't necessarily possible with previous generations of HDMI cables.
For a fiver, it works every bit as well as any of the 'premium' leads that are offered at five and even ten times the unit cost. I really can't recommend this product highly enough, and urge others looking for a high speed USB lead not to spend more than is necessary.
I recommend this product.
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