News releases about cable generally come in somewhere between "meh" and "pfft" on our interest-ometer, but this one we couldn't pass up. Blue Jeans Cable, the one-time
victim of
that cable company, has demoed real quality HDMI cables without the hype. Getting more than about 30-feet of HDMI cable to make good on its "just plug it in, and it works" promise has always been challenging, but Blue Jeans showed off a 100-foot stretch of its 23.5AWG HDMI cable carrying 1080p/60 material at InfoComm this week. No exotic lights, ferrite beads, cryogenic gimmickry or even speed rating here, just quality bulk Belden wire with Bonded-Pair technology that maintains a constant cable impedance and keeps all those bits flowing in synch. Sure, $266 for a 100-foot stretch (shorter lengths are available) of Blue Jeans' Series-1 HDMI cable isn't the cheapest, but you're paying for quality.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
zargon @ Jun 20th 2009 8:46AM
I have been meaning to run a long run from my HT rack to my TV, this is promising, but for the price (cheaper in fact) my options are an in line amp or a HDMI over CAT5E/6. Right now the HDMI over CAT5E/6 seem like a more promising option since I think the wire will be easier to run in my finished basement.
Though it is good to know there is another option now, maybe Monoprice will be able to pull it off as well for a little less.
Darrin @ Jun 20th 2009 10:06AM
My 100ft, $30 hdmi cable seems to work just fine...
NorthCranky @ Jun 20th 2009 12:01PM
The cable also relies on the components its attached to. You attach it to another component it might not work.
My guess is that this Blue jeans cable works with everything so that you can take out the ?.
TRT @ Jun 20th 2009 11:02AM
I think you guys missed the "it works" part.
Andy Anonymous @ Jun 20th 2009 11:50AM
They wouldn't be real Engadget readers if they had read any more than half of the article before commenting.
Heavytoka @ Jun 20th 2009 11:43AM
I think I'll stick to Monoprice
Ken @ Jun 20th 2009 6:09PM
Usually, a 100' cable means hours and hours of install, with the hope it will work today, and in 5 years.
I'll splurge for something that could take an entire weekend to replace, thanks.
Chris @ Jun 21st 2009 2:36AM
I wonder how much a 100 foot Monster cable would cost?
squeeg @ Jun 22nd 2009 10:20AM
Your soul, for starters...
slammin scotty @ Jun 23rd 2009 3:33PM
I have Blue Jeans cables thru my whole HT system. They are the highest quality and worth the premium.