1. Cables, dongles, and adapters
Of course, you will need a way to connect all of your high-def products. Some people argue that you should budget hundreds of pounds to pay for high-end premium cables in your home theater. We disagree. For 99 percent of the uses out there, inexpensive video cables perform just as well as high-end versions, for a fraction of the price.
The lone exception is for long cable runs - anything longer than 6 feet or 2 meters, where a name brand often offers greater dependability. No matter how much you spend, though, you'll likely want to have most of these on hand to make your HD connection odyssey as smooth as possible:
HDMI cable (HDMI delivers audio and video over a single cable): If you have a state-of-the-art A/V system that uses HDMI jacks all around, you'll need to have plenty of cables on hand to connect each of your components (HDTV monitor, HD cable/satellite box, upscaling DVD player, and A/V receiver) to one another. HDMI cables are available in multiple lengths.
HDMI-to-DVI cable (Perfect for connecting a DVI-equipped TV to an HDMI source) (HDMI delivers audio and video over a single cable) cable: If you have a state-of-the-art A/V system that uses HDMI jacks all around, you'll need to have plenty of cables on hand to connect each of your components (HDTV monitor, HD cable/satellite box, upscaling DVD player, and A/V receiver) to one another. HDMI cables are available in multiple lengths.
HDMI-to-DVI adapter (Turn any DVI jack into an HDMI connection): If you have a state-of-the-art A/V system that uses HDMI jacks all around, you'll need to have plenty of cables on hand to connect each of your components (HDTV monitor, HD cable/satellite box, upscaling DVD player, and A/V receiver) to one another. HDMI cables are available in multiple lengths.
2. HDMI switcher
Let's say you have multiple HDMI sources but only a single input on your HDTV. Or you have an older A/V receiver that lacks HDMI connections. Or you have an HDMI receiver, but you simply need more HDMI inputs. For each of these problems, an HDMI switcher is a suitable solution. A switcher (or just "switch") lets you toggle among as many as four HDMI inputs at the touch of a button.
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