AKORD 1.5m Pro HDMI v1.4a HD High Speed 4K 2160p 3D Lead Cable - Black

As the title says, for the price (around £2.20) you really can't go wrong with this product. Purchased it as they don't include one with the PS3 (ridiculous if you ask me), and it works fine, no problems at all. What I particularly like is that it is short (0.75m) which is ideal if your PS3/Blu-Ray player is close to your TV and you don't want yards of cable cluttering things up. A word of warning when it comes to HDMI cables, many people will tell you (wrongly) that you need to buy a more expensive cable, as it gives you a better picture. Don't listen to them. HDMI is digital technology, therefore if all the information gets transferred correctly and completely from one end of the cable to the other, then the picture will be the same regardless of the cable (if it doesn't do this it will be immediately clear, no picture, very distorted picture, etc.). There is a placebo effect at work here where people claim to see a better picture from more expensive cables (it's their brain saying "it must be a better picture as it cost 50 times more than another cable"). What I will grant them is that the more expensive cables are very well put together, and therefore less likely to have an error, but at the prices being charged they are simply not worth it. If you buy a cheaper cable and is doesn't work properly, send it back, simple as that. Don't get me wrong, I will pay a premium for quality, but in this case the numbers just don't add up. Buy this cable, it does everything you want for very little money.

The first thing anyone needs to know about HDMI cables is that they all have the same picture quality when UNDAMAGED. Picture quality does not affect price because it is invariable, 1s and 0s do not change, it is the same principal with digital radio and why it is so much clearer. You start with the base cable, the materials etc are minimal cost, so the first variable is build quality. Obviously one such as this is not going to have the build quality of a £30 piece of cable (at least you would hope the extra price would mean extra quality). All this quality does is to make the cable more capable to withstand wear and tear and extra forces applied to the actual cable. Getting past these two, picture quality and build quality, what is left? Brand name. The only thing that largely separates a £25 cable and a £80 cable is brand name. There is only so far that build quality can go before getting into the highly unreasonable price wise. As for this cable? The picture and audio, as I've already stated is invariable, and therefore is identical to that of the HDMI cable that was in the box with my XBOX 360 elite originally. The build quality on this product is not going to challenge that of even a £30 cable, but for the price is far better than I was expecting. Rather than getting a "24k gold plated HDMI cable with plastic coating reinforced with weaved kevlar", or whatever bullcrap big companies want to churn out next for profit, I have a working HDMI cable, which does exactly what I want/need it to do. That's why it's 5 stars.

Bought at full cost, when I write a review you get the truth, good bad and ugly as it applies. Bought to go with the installation of up to date TV and Laptop connections. I bought several cables of differing lengths alongside connectors (to take out and about with my laptop in order) to allow chop and change lengths as appropriate whilst mobile as I do a lot of travelling. These cables are good quality and work absolutely fine. The cables are good comparative value especially beside high street prices. I would buy these again if needed

HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) supports both video and audio on a single digital connection for use with DVD Players, DTV, set-top boxes (such as Sky HD) and other AV devices. HDMI has the capability to support standard, enhanced or high-definition video plus standard to multichannel surround-sound audio. I have a 2 year old TV that has only 1 HDMI input. I have had a PS3 connected to this with an expensive branded HDMI cable that gives a fantastic picture. Having just upgraded to SKY HD and bought a dvd/surround-sound unit with a HDMI output I needed a couple of short HDMI cables to use with the auto selector Neet - 3 Port HDMI AUTO SWITCH BOX plus REMOTE 3x1 Switcher HUB (3 way input 1 output) I've purchased. These cables are just the job. Short and easy to hide away and no loss in picture quality. As pictured which is not always the case when you buy cheep cables online in my experience. If I need any more cables I will definitely buy from here again. If you need a short HDMI to HDMI cable at a competitive price don't look any further these are for you.

HDMI is a digital interface, therefore the data either arrives intact or not. For short leads (less than 3m) in a home environment (low levels of electrical interference), there is no requirement for high quality (expensive) cabling. In practice the quality of the connector contacts is the critical issue and this lead has perfectly acceptable connectors - they must be gold plated to avoid corrosion and future poor contact resistance. If the data is corrupted due to a poor cable or connector, you'll know about it on your screen. Small amounts of corruption (eg caused by interference) will still result in obvious picture defects. If these are evident, double check that all connectors are fully inserted and there is no damage to the cable. Always keep the leads as short as possible to reduce clutter and minimise pick-up of interference. Happily, the lead being reviewed here suffered from no quality problems and gave perfect results. Moral of the HDMI story: for the normal connections around your TV and player/recorder system(s), BUY THE CHEAPEST LEAD WITH GOLD PLATED CONTACTS that you can find.

Does as intended and as described in description, quality not bad although the ends are a bit flimsy so fit and leave, if you keep putting it in and out could break, recommended product.

Basic no-frills HDMI cables that don't look flashy, but do the job they are supposed to do very well. Why pay loads of money for excessive gold plating and fancy cable sheathing when these cables will give you just as good a picture! Unlike analogue signals, digital info is far less prone to being affected by conductor quality. A friend of mine has a flashy £25 HDMI cable and I temporarily replaced it with one of these when he doubted that my cheap cable would be as good. Both of us could not see a difference in the audio or video when we compared the 2 cables! Enough said! I like the 1M length as my Blu-ray player and Media centre PC sit under my TV so the short length means there are no unsightly cables snaking around the rear of the AV stand - keeps things a lot neater. The price for these cables is great and delivery was in 3 days. Al things considered, it looks like a "win-win" scenario if you ask me!

Excellent Product! Highly Recommend!

Fonctionne sans problème

Das Kabel erfüllt seinen zweck. Günstig und trotzdem keine billige Verarbeitung. Qualität vom Bild am Fernseher ist einwandfrei. Zu empfehlen.

È una cavo hdmi come gli altri, ottimo rapporto qualità prezzo, duraturo nel tempo

Cumple su función

Justo lo que buscaba cable HDMI barato que funcione perfectamente para una tele vieja. No soporta CEC HDMI 1.4, supongo que de ahí el precio, pero tampoco lo soporta la tele.