BlueRigger High Speed HDMI Cable with Ethernet 6.6 Feet (2m)

3-6 ft is the optimum length to connect most electronics. I am actually using 3 ft. cables whenever the connected devices happen very close to each other because, when it comes to cables, shorter is almost always better

Just in case someone may feel guilty for not paying more for a premium brand, it should be stated that at length - 3-6 ft., you will get good service from a no-brand cable as you would from a super-expensive rip- offs. An HDMI 1.3x cable should be able to carry, error free, all the signal your electronic equipment may put out. In fact, you can buy one or 2 extra wires 'cheap', just in case. At this price they are easily affordable.

Signal attenuation is less over a more expensive cable. - TRUE, BUT that's irrelevant on a 3-6 ft. long. HDMI consortium stated that even the cables that are not 'certified' as 'Category 2' or 'High Speed' will meet the requirements on the length of 6 ft. or less. At 3-6 ft., it would be a waste to consider alternatives 'expensive'. In addition, the new devices have sufficient processing power and are sensitive enough to properly interpret even the more ambiguous 'numbers' they receive. Incidentally, the vendor claims that this specific item WAS certified as 'category 2' and HDMI 1.3a.

Expensive cables are engineered better and their contacts are less likely to break. - TRUE, BUT how many times is one going to plug / unplug an HDMI cable in and out of an HDMI socket over the cable's lifetime? 5 times? 10 times? Claims 'better engineered' has no practical importance. If your cable works on 'day one' odds are that it will be left at the back of the box for months or years before unplugged and plugged it back in. If this cable is purchased for home use, the 'better engineered claims should not be a concern primary.

More expensive cables are 'future proof'. - NOT TRUE. Claims are made that, if you buy the more expensive wires you will not have to buy new ones when 'new standards' emerge because the more expensive wire will support them. This is not true at 2 different levels. First, your cheap cable was purchased to work with some very specific devices which need HDMI 1.3 and will never support the 'new standard'. The new standards will be supported by new electronic devices but, as long as you keep an existing one, you will still need this cable to connect them. 

Second, the emerging HDMI 1.4 specs call for new features such as an Ethernet channel and audio return channel, both of which can not be supported by the existing HDMI 1.3 cables so, no matter how much bandwidth the existing expensive cables may support, it does not matter because you still do not will be able to use them if you want to take full advantage of HDMI 1.4 device so ... there goes your investment is $ 5 or Your $ 200, depending on your having purchased a 'cheap' or 'above the line' HDMI cable.

Here are the HDMI 1.3 specs supported by this cable and the more expensive alternatives.

Maximum signal bandwidth (MHz) 340

Maximum TMDS bandwidth (Gbit / s) 10.2

Maximum video bandwidth (Gb / s) 8:16

Maximum audio bandwidth (Mbit / s) 36.86

Maximum Color Depth (bit / px) 48

Maximum resolution over single link at 24-bit/px 2560 × 1600p75

Maximum resolution over single link at 30-bit/px 2560 × 1600p60

Maximum resolution over single link at 36-bit/px 1920x1200p75

Maximum resolution over single link at 48-bit/px 1920 × 1200p60

sRGB

YCbCr

8 channel LPCM/192 kHz/24-bit audio capability

Blu-ray Disc video and audio at full resolution

Consumer Electronic Control (CEC)

Support DVD-Audio

CD (DSD) support Super Audio

Far Color

xvYCC

Auto lip-sync

Dolby TrueHD bitstream capable

DTS-HD Master Audio bitstream capable.View Price