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.
Does your display have display port? HDMI is made and controlled by total shithead fuckers
Unrelated, but for no real reason whatsoever, I preferred HDMI over DP until recently when I noticed I was having noticing some weird behavior with my laptops and my usbc dock.
I did some testing with DP cables instead of HDMI, and it totally fixed it. Ive since been converted to DP.
My through wall was HDMI but it would randomly cut out on the tv and flicker or look wrong. I switched to dp then and I’ve been specifically going with it since. It does all the same stuff but better and actually works on higher resolution and refresh under Linux.
I just wish HDMI didn’t have their grubby claws in everything making it the default port on literally everything.
HDMI is also a total bitch to hook up when you have to do it blind or at an awkward angle, like a PC that has been tucked behind a desk. DP goes in easy. DP also doesn’t become ever so slightly unplugged and lead to days of troubleshooting and browsing forums from 2007.
Sadly the TV doesn’t have DP, otherwise I totally would have chosen it…
That’s too bad. For me it’s proven time and time again to be a superior experience, especially in wacky enthusiast configurations and enough so that when my previous tv planned obsolescence’d itself, I got a large computer display instead as I already used standalone audio monitors instead of the built in speakers of the tv. That and I don’t use cable or over air tv signals and just use computer for all media. I regret not getting something cheaper and waiting for current gen OLED though, those are so “dayyuuumm”.