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Review on πŸ”Œ Top-Quality 6ft High-Speed HDMI Extension Cable 2 Pack - Male to Female - 4k HDMI Extender - Ultra-Fast Connectivity by John Swain

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great extender to reduce wear and tear on HDMI ports and support 4K HDR!

While 4K is becoming more popular in general due to falling prices for 4K capable TVs, various related standards and formats such as RGB, YCbCr, 4:4:4 chroma and 4 chroma: 2:0, 10-bit vs 8-bit color, HDR 10 vs Dolby Vision, 24/30/60Hz refresh rates, etc. is such confusion and a barrier to easy introduction. Also, finding HDMI cables that can support 4K with some if not all of these standards, especially for long runs, is almost like finding the holy grail. Add to that the complexity when TVs don't have enough HDMI ports, or all ports aren't HDCP 2.2 compliant, etc. In short, the best cables that tick all the boxes tend to get thicker and their weight weighs quite a bit on the side inputs HDMI ports on my TV. Plugging and unplugging all the HDMI cables, which I bugged for better performance when switching between XBox One S and PS4 Pro, was also stressful. Device output connectors This worries me that I might deform them. I didn't want to introduce an HDMI 2.0 switch and worried that it was the weakest link in the chain and looked for passive alternatives. The reviews about it convinced me and I decided to try it. I'm happy to report that this extension cord works great on both ends, both the device and the TV, allowing me to switch cords with ease. The best part is that my 4K TV can easily receive HDR signals from both devices. It meets both the need for 4K compatibility with HDR enabled and the strain of the thick HDMI cables in the ports by instead allowing the plug at the end of the extension cable to be plugged in and out, leaving all connections for the TVs and devices. safe and sound as a result of wear and tear. My use case is strictly to enable HDR console gaming on an HDMI input port that has been set to gaming mode, allowing me to switch between both consoles as needed. I didn't test 4:4:4 chroma with a PC because it was a shorter transition to another dedicated HDMI port with specific custom settings I like, which allows me to use a fixed HDMI pass-through cable without an extender or use passthroughs to confuse the problem. My PS4 Pro settings are 2160p Full RGB with HDR enabled, while my XBox One S settings are also 12-bit PC RGB with HDR enabled. I have included images of the extension cable connected to the appropriate 20ft HDMI cable and the information and video display information reported by each console. --> Ultra Clarity 3ft Extension Cable --> TV and PS4 Pro - -> Ultra Clarity 3ft Extension Cable -> 20ft Monoprice Premium High Speed Certified HDMI Cable -> Ultra Clarity 3ft Extension Cable -> TV. Hope that helps!

Pros
  • Beautiful design
Cons
  • Blank