Originally Posted by
rishardh
I am also in the market for a HDMI cable to hook up a Bluray Player to a 120Hz LCD HDTV. I need a longer 12m/40ft cable. I have seen 10.2 gbps and cheaper lower gbps cables at Fry's. Is the higher bandwidth needed for a Bluray Player?
Take a look at
this list, the longest Category 2 cable is 25 feet. But for a blu-ray player, you should only need 1080p at 25hz. I'm not sure if BD players upsample if the TV can't take a 25hz input. (120hz TVs can take a 25hz input.) Category 1 cables can handle 1080p at 25hz.