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(More customer reviews)This is a great HDMI cord, however it is not perfect (no cord is perfect, but this comes as close to it as you can), let me explain. To achieve a great setup you need two things, one is a great cord that is capable of delivering the signal throughout its length and a transmitter (cable box) that produces a signal strong enough to reach the full length run of cord. There are many 50' cords that claim they can deliver the true signal throughout their length, not alone a 65' cord like this one, but 99% are lying or using such a strong signal it would be impractical to replicate in a residential setting. This cord is thick and made of high quality materials and is not easy to bend at first but it'll come around after a little unrolling and unraveling. I, like many people didn't want to spend a lot of money on a chord because a cheap ($3.00) 6' cord will work just as well as an expensive ($50.00) 6' cord. I have many cheap short cords myself. Anyway so you say to yourself isn't it the same for a 50' cord, no and let me explain why. The longer the cord is the more the cord has to resist degrading over the run so the cord has to start out with a better signal in the beginning. This is accomplished by making the cord of higher quality materials (example: better copper, thicker copper 24 gauge, better shielding, etc.) so when it reaches the other end this signal has degraded so minimally that it is unnoticeable (this would be unrealistic in normal inexpensive cords of over 40'). In this cords case the signal starts off at HDMI 1.3 and exits at HDMI 1.2 (which is excellent for anything over 40' in length, not alone 65'). Now that we have a cable that can deliver the signal, the second part of the equation is the signal transmitter (example: cable box, ps3, xbox360, computer, etc.). I have dish network and the signal from our cable box is strong enough but it is newer and only 18 months old so an older box may not be able to do it, but you are not out of luck because there are small AC adapters that can be attached at the transmitting end which will almost guarantee the signal will work, the reason I am saying this is because I know the PS3 does not start with the signal strength needed to get through 65' but with a $20 signal booster adapter it works fine. This company Accell does make even a better cord with a signal booster built in but that cord is about $35 more and it might not be necessary. If a booster is needed you can get one for $20 (online) instead so it's a win-win. With this cord you know one part of the equation is solved and all you have to do is work on the second part which will most likely need nothing but to plugged in! There's nothing more frustrating than trying to figure out why you can't get a picture but its nice to know that if it doesn't work you know its not the HDMI cord. The reason I said it wasn't prefect in the beginning was because it won't transmit the weaker PS3 or Xbox360 signal 65' without an AC signal booster (if it did it would be prefect but no cord this long can do it). Oh and one more thing, this cord is rated by UL (Underwriters Laboratory) that's what really sold me because if you know who they are you will know that if they put their stamp of approval on it, it's a no brainer that it will work:) Hope this helped.
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