Now that you've chosen just the right gear for your home theater, you may be wondering, "Why should I buy separate HDMI or other cables? My components (DVD player, Blu-ray player, TV) come with the cables I need, right?"
You wouldn't buy a high-performance sports car and put shoddy tires on it. While it's true that most video gear includes cables, usually the cable quality isn't nearly as high as you'd get from buying separate interconnects. That's why at OneCall, we offer a large selection of exceptional home theater cables for sale.
In fact, we recommend earmarking 10% of your total home theater budget for cables (including both video and audio interconnects). That's enough to ensure you get the superior signal transfer your components deserve.
Why buy separate HDMI cables?
An HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) cable is the linchpin of your home theater. Today's high-definition video sources—like Blu-ray Disc™ players and video game consoles—require a special high-bandwidth cable to transfer all that data to your receiver.
HDMI fits the bill, delivering high-definition video and up to 7.1 channels of audio via a single digital interconnect. In fact, HDMI cables can even transfer Dolby True HD and DTS Master Audio signals to your receiver. That's versatility.
There are also different versions of HDMI cables available. You can learn more about HDMI versions from our helpful video comparing HDMI 1.3 to 1.4.
So, what are these other cable types?
In the past few years, as video players and HDTVs have provided better quality playback, more connection types have emerged, with the ability to transfer more and more data. To learn about the most common types of cables you'll need, read our helpful Cable Buying Guide.
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questions about HDMI or any other type of interconnect? Give us a call. We'd be happy to walk you through our selection of home theater cables for sale. After all, we want you to get all the A/V excitement your gear can provide.