Long HDMI cable in pune And HD play question

hrishig · 8th September 2008, 10:41

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1) Recently brought Philips HDMI player and now trying to connect it to DVD. I brought two HDMI cables 1meter long (1500 Rs), 1.5 meter long(300Rs

) .

But still I am not able to complete my setup.

So where can I get 3+ meter at cheaper (less than 1000 Rs) price in pune / Bombay?/ Or HDMI extender(female-female)?

2) I have few Divx files which are encoded in HD(1280* something). My philips HDMI player is not able to play them and when I searched the documents I found that No DVD player in india is supporting HD Divx play and they support only limited resolition( 720* something)

So my conlusion
There is no way through which we can watch half , Full HD video in any format through any dvd player in india. ( and my 5 year 20k desktop computer is playing them happily )

Correct me if I am wrong.

appuchan · 8th September 2008, 11:02

Ans for Q#2.
You are correct that you cannot play any HD content through the DVD player unless you have an HD player. HDMI port only helps to play upscaled video on your LCD TV. The only option will be to play those HD encoded files on your PC/laptop and connect it to the TV directly using DVI/VGA (or HDMI if your laptop has HDMI out) cable.

SumitB · 8th September 2008, 11:16

As for the HDMI cable, MX electronics now makes them and they aren't that expensive. Try locating a MX dealer in your city and inquire.

hrishig · 8th September 2008, 14:18

I Do have DVI port on my other desktop but then I will need atlest 15 meter wire for this.
Question is , will there be any impact on picture quality if I transmit data through 15 meter long cable?

vikram_d · 8th September 2008, 14:36

From what I have heard for HDMI cables upto 20mtrs is safe. After that there is signal deterioration. But this is only from what I have heard. I am using a 15mtrs cable from my DVD player to the projector and no loss in quality.

emkay456 · 9th September 2008, 11:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by hrishig

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1) Recently brought Philips HDMI player and now trying to connect it to DVD. I brought two HDMI cables 1meter long (1500 Rs), 1.5 meter long(300Rs

) .

Which is the Philips model you purchased and at what price ? I am contemplating purchasing Philips. Also specify the brand of the HDMI cables ?

hrishig · 19th September 2008, 10:19

I bought DVP5986K/98 , the 1 meter cable is branded one and the 1.5 meter is non branded. But both are working fine.
So save your money don't buy the branded gold etc etc HDMI cable.

kvish · 19th September 2008, 14:39

Check out "popcorn hour" media player. It is getting some good reviews and reasonably priced. Dont think its available in India though.

8th September 2008, 10:41	#1
hrishig BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 466 Thanked: 183 Times	Long HDMI cable in pune And HD play question (Mods :- Please move / merge the thread if similar thread exists) 1) Recently brought Philips HDMI player and now trying to connect it to DVD. I brought two HDMI cables 1meter long (1500 Rs), 1.5 meter long(300Rs ) . But still I am not able to complete my setup. So where can I get 3+ meter at cheaper (less than 1000 Rs) price in pune / Bombay?/ Or HDMI extender(female-female)? 2) I have few Divx files which are encoded in HD(1280* something). My philips HDMI player is not able to play them and when I searched the documents I found that No DVD player in india is supporting HD Divx play and they support only limited resolition( 720* something) So my conlusion There is no way through which we can watch half , Full HD video in any format through any dvd player in india. ( and my 5 year 20k desktop computer is playing them happily ) Correct me if I am wrong.
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8th September 2008, 11:16	#3
SumitB BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Shillong Posts: 989 Thanked: 265 Times	As for the HDMI cable, MX electronics now makes them and they aren't that expensive. Try locating a MX dealer in your city and inquire.
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8th September 2008, 14:18	#4
hrishig BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 466 Thanked: 183 Times	I Do have DVI port on my other desktop but then I will need atlest 15 meter wire for this. Question is , will there be any impact on picture quality if I transmit data through 15 meter long cable?
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8th September 2008, 14:36	#5
vikram_d Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,422 Thanked: 1,188 Times	From what I have heard for HDMI cables upto 20mtrs is safe. After that there is signal deterioration. But this is only from what I have heard. I am using a 15mtrs cable from my DVD player to the projector and no loss in quality.
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19th September 2008, 10:19	#7
hrishig BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 466 Thanked: 183 Times	I bought DVP5986K/98 , the 1 meter cable is branded one and the 1.5 meter is non branded. But both are working fine. So save your money don't buy the branded gold etc etc HDMI cable.
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8th September 2008, 11:02	#2
appuchan BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bangy Posts: 644 Thanked: 27 Times	Ans for Q#2. You are correct that you cannot play any HD content through the DVD player unless you have an HD player. HDMI port only helps to play upscaled video on your LCD TV. The only option will be to play those HD encoded files on your PC/laptop and connect it to the TV directly using DVI/VGA (or HDMI if your laptop has HDMI out) cable.
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19th September 2008, 14:39	#8
kvish BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 626 Thanked: 195 Times	Check out "popcorn hour" media player. It is getting some good reviews and reasonably priced. Dont think its available in India though.
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