A good cable to try if the HDMI connector is sticking out right off the side of your TV (why would they do that?!). I've tried various 90 degree adapters that worked well but were generally of poor quality, sometimes had loose connections and didn't help much. I was also wondering if the secondary ports affect signal quality (I think). This cable is flat and (more importantly) very flexible. A flexible piece is more important to me than a flat one because the cable can be rotated 180 degrees in a small space. This allows my HDMI cable to "backflip" and curve back toward the back of my TV without it sticking directly out the left side of the TV from the front. (Then I tape the cord with tape). The cable now doesn't strain the HDMI connection to the TV (as opposed to trying to gently coax a regular HDMI cable), and there are no extra 90-degree connectors to mess up the signal. The only annoying thing is that it's a huge plus. ends. It works with my TV, but these ends are very large (and completely inflexible). Maybe the cord needs to be made that way, but it would be great if the ends were smaller. Or flexible like Gumby. but i dream ;-)