Getting a 4k 60hz screen soon so need a hdmi 2.0 cable to connect my monitor and gpu up asap.
What is the best price everybody has found?
Don't feel like swimming through millions of listings of hdmi 2.0 cable to waste my time and buy the wrong one lol.
No monster gold plated diamond encrusted fibre optic hdmi 2.0 cable recommendations please unless it has westpac graduate or tesla on it.
Monitor is still on the way so delivery is fine.
Just trying to make sure when I visit big w, target or my suburbs imitation of office works I buy the right one and don't get some subpar or useless features one.. like for example I don't need ethernet ARC right? what does that even do in this use case scenario.
I was looking last week and ended up buying these 2.0b cables but from their eBay store as they have free shipping. https://www.spacehifi.com.au/cables-and-connectors/hdmi-cabl…
Have you been able to test them yet?
Not yet. What would you like to know when I do?
Just if everything runs fine or not and if not what problems you encountered.
I will be using display port by the looks of it as the monitor I am buying comes with display port cables and my GPU supports it so I will report if anything goes funny or any interesting issues arises.
Looks like I can do 4k 60hz up to 2m but of course shorter is better.
Also have the option of 2560 x 1600 up to 5m then 1920 x 1080 up to 15m for 1920 x 1080 all for display port no idea about hdmi.
Here this website explains it better
Length
Most HDMI cables are short (a metre or two) and if you want to cover a long distance you might need to use a signal booster or an 'active' cable which amplifies the signal itself. The HDMI standard doesn't specify a maximum length.
For DisplayPort, you can deliver 4K video over a length up to 2 m using a passive cable. You can run a passive cable up to 15 m but you'll be limited to 1080p (full-HD) resolution, as defined by the standard. In practice it should manage up to 2560 x 1600-pixel resolution over 5 metres without issue.
Source: https://www.techadvisor.co.uk/feature/digital-home/displaypo…
Why not use the displayport instead?
I may actually be using displayport instead just trying to find the advantages and disadvantages.
Will be using a 40 inch 4K monitor for now but may "upgrade" to a 65/75 inch 4K TV later down the line.
Do you know if there are any major differences between HDMI and DisplayPort or not really because I don't know just researching up on it now on reddit.
The biggest advantage is that unless you have a superior monitor, only the displayport supports G-Sync and Freesync.
Ok so it is settled.
I will use displayport in the event that I somehow get one of the above.
@AlienC: It should be around the same price as HDMI cable. For reference:
buy an xbox one s, it comes with a hdmi cable.
I like your logic. "Sorry hunny, it was the cheapest option to get the HDMI cable, I swear!"
Worth noting there is no such thing as a HDMI 2.0 or HDMI 2.1 cable and people who try to sell them like that are essentially trying to con you into believing they have a better product. Ignoring the HDMI with ethernet cables there are really just 2 types of HDMI cables. Standard speed and high speed. You want a high speed cable which have been around for years and you may already own one. There is honestly no reason to own a standard speed cable.
https://www.cnet.com/news/4k-hdmi-cables-are-nonsense/
As for DP vs HDMI that will mostly depend on what cable you have and what your monitor can do. Most TVs only have HDMI ports not DP, most monitors can do both and Freesync via HDMI or DP has become pretty much the norm these days for new monitors. Can't comment on G-Sync though as that may sway your choice slightly one way or the other but that's going to be something to check on the specs of your monitor (assuming it is a G-Sync monitor and you have a Nvidia graphics card)
Ended up grabbing 3 of these.
https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/keji-1-5m-…
Keji 1.5m High Speed HDMI Cable with Ethernet
$3.98 x 3
Works great we even found out my old monitor had speakers.
Can't 100% confirm 60 fps but I am pretty sure it can do 4k 60hz.
$8 at MSY if there's one near you.
I'm sure you can get one even cheaper online, but you'll have to wait for it to arrive.