HDMI Cable?

larrann

Do I need a certain spec HDMI cable to connect my new laptop to my 50" TV, or will any old HDMI cable do?

Thanks for any suggestions

larrann

It's probably 1080. It's 5 years old.

Idinuse

Hm, without knowing the specs of your TV or laptop (will you be doing 4K etc) I'd say any old one will do. Well I do believe there was a dif between the ones that sent multichannel over HDMI (I don't meant the native digital signal here), but otherwise you should be ok. with one form i.e. 2010/11 I think.

larrann

my system sprcs

MANUFACTURER:
MSI
MODEL:
GE72VR Apache Pro
SIZE:
16.49 x 11.02 x 1.14 inches
41.88 x 27.99 x 2.94 cm
WEIGHT:
5.95 lbs
2.69 kg
PROCESSOR:
Intel Core i7-6700 HQ
2.60 GHz (3.50 GHz Turbo)
CHIPSET:
Intel HM170
DISPLAY:
17.3" Screen
Full HD 1920x1080
Anti-Glare, wide view angle
OPERATING SYSTEM:
Windows 10 Home 64-Bit
INTEGRATED GRAPHICS:
Intel HD Graphics 530
DEDICATED GRAPHICS:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
6 GB GDDR5
MEMORY:
2x 8 GB SO-DIMM 2133 MHz DDR4
2x SO-DIMMs slots
32 GB Max supported
STORAGE:
1 TB 7200RPM HDD
256 GB M.2 SATA SSD
OPTICAL DRIVE:
Super Multi DVD
CONNECTIVITY:
1x HDMI v1.4
1x Mini DisplayPort v1.2
1x SD (XC/HC) Card reader
1x Headset AMP + Gold Flash jacks
1x Microphone jack
2x USB 3.0
1x USB 3.1 USB Type C
1x USB 2.0
COMMUNICATIONS:
1x Killer Gaming Network E2400 LAN
1x Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165 Stone Peak 1 (1x1 + BT4.0) M.2 Type
1x Bluetooth 4.0
AUDIO:
Realtek HD Audio
Dynaudio 4x Speakers +1 Subwoofer)
INPUT DEVICE:
Multi-Touch touchpad
Steel Series Full color backlight keyboard
720p HD Webcam
POWER:
180-watt AC adapter
6-cell (51Whr) battery
WARRANTY:
2 year Limited
1 year Global
MSRP:
$1599

larrann

they have a cheap one that is like 1080 DPI or something

JasonSilverSpring

Is your TV 1080p or 2160p (4k)?

A basic high speed cable should be fine.

larrann

thanks