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What do i need to know about HMDI cables beore buying? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 8 months ago by LunchEnjoyer to c/[email protected]

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Hiya!

This is probably more simple than what I'm making into, but I want to be sure, so here we go:

Currently in the market for a good HDMI cable, however, I am curious as to what I need to know (as I know nothing about these cables) before buying one. So my use case for this scenario is a 3M long HDMI cable that will connect my desktop(Nobara or Bazzite) to my TV (that has Nvidia Shield). This is for easy access to couch gaming. My desktop has a RX 6700 XT card, but unsure about the specifications of the TV other than it being a 70inch one (can try to find this if its relevant), but I am not looking to stream 4k. So let me know what kinda specs/details i need to look for in a HDMI cable for this :)))

PS. I tried setting up Sunlight + Moonlight, but honestly seemed like a bit too much configuration for my liking, but might give it a go again later on. I've also only got access to medium-speed Wifi atm, so this isn't optional.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I generally agree except I try not to shop Amazon. For stuff like this, monoprice is my jam.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

If you are in the US. I see they do shipping outside of the US but that will supposedly make you pay extra taxes for the import.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

Good point.

Well, if you ARE in the US, here's a sample 2.1 cable for $5