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I was wrong about HDMI cables!

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RE: I was wrong about HDMI cables!

Interesting, I just had a look  Smile

Do I dare ask your opinion on this whole matter Andrew?

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RE: I was wrong about HDMI cables!

duaplex wrote:
Do I dare ask your opinion on this whole matter Andrew?

Of course: I am absolutely certain that pin carries power.

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RE: I was wrong about HDMI cables!

Andrew Everard wrote:

duaplex wrote:
Do I dare ask your opinion on this whole matter Andrew?

Of course: I am absolutely certain that pin carries power.

Smile

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laserman16 wrote:

Andrew Everard wrote:

duaplex wrote:
Do I dare ask your opinion on this whole matter Andrew?

Of course: I am absolutely certain that pin carries power.

Smile

excellent!

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RE: I was wrong about HDMI cables!

They still make the active - just renamed it and in exact lenghts 5,10 and 15 metre and put the chip in the plug - called active resolution and is expensive

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RE: I was wrong about HDMI cables!

Andrew Everard wrote:

duaplex wrote:
Do I dare ask your opinion on this whole matter Andrew?

Of course: I am absolutely certain that pin carries power.

rolling on the floor laughing

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RE: I was wrong about HDMI cables!

At the show they told me they had stopped, more false information by the Chord rep  doh!

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That looks pretty neat! But you know this is going to drive many on this thread round the bend Smile

"The Chord Company has also revised and improved its acclaimed and award-winning HDMI Active cable."

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