I just bought a 47 inch lg 3d passive tv and I am now buying a lg 3d blu ray player. Do I need the 1.4 HDMI cable to get 3d to pass through or will my existing HDMI cable work
HDMI 1.4 cable
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Your question would be better in the Accessories forum. Anyways. There is no suck thing as a 1.4 cable. Cables are either rated as standard or high speed. Within that, they can add ethernet and ARC. So, if your cable is high speed, then it should work just fine.
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You need to pay attention to the HDMI cable. High Speed HDMI 1.3 cables can support all HDMI 1.4 features, including most 3D formats, but only 1.4 supports the barely-used HDMI Ethernet Channel.
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His point was that there is no such thing as an HDMI 1.4 cable, and that is true.
There is High Speed and High Speed with Ethernet, but not an actual 1.4 cable - just doesn't exist.
There is High Speed and High Speed with Ethernet, but not an actual 1.4 cable - just doesn't exist.
Even many of the older "standard bandwidth" cables were up to the high speed specs. These days, pretty much all cables are high speed. I always just say try it and if it doesn't work, then buy a new cable.
The ethernet and arc functions add wires, and so add to costs, so they are marketed separately. If you don't need these functions, don't buy them.
Still, there are folks who need to have the latest and greatest, even if it doesn't make sense. The manufacturers (like Monster) will happily package 1.4 cables and market them right next to the "DIGITAL HDTV" antennas. Pure marketing hype, but it works and lets them get a higher profit margin.
The ethernet and arc functions add wires, and so add to costs, so they are marketed separately. If you don't need these functions, don't buy them.
Still, there are folks who need to have the latest and greatest, even if it doesn't make sense. The manufacturers (like Monster) will happily package 1.4 cables and market them right next to the "DIGITAL HDTV" antennas. Pure marketing hype, but it works and lets them get a higher profit margin.
