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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 6055192" data-attributes="member: 177">It is possible that your original cables were outright defective.It is also possible (and I don't intend to be mean), but you are aware that people can be convinced that they see a quality difference, when none actually exists, yes?  A person who has spent a lot on a cable (or any other good, actually) can, subconsciously, convince themselves that the expensive cable *must* give better performance, especially since it not giving better performance means you were taken in by a sales pitch.This is one of the greatest benefits of digital signals - the signal is far more robust than an analog signal.  Your receiver isn't looking for fine distinctions - just 0s and 1s.  It takes a *huge* amount of noise to disrupt the signal.3 feet away?  Three FEET?The general recommendation is to have the viewing distance from 3 to  6 times the screen size.  For a 46" screen, you'd want a minimum viewing distance of 11 feet.  Closer than that, and your typical person cannot see the entire screen at once.  The region in which the human eye can actually register fine detail is smaller than you might think - if you put that screen too close, you're basically throwing away most of the money you spend on having a large area, because most of it is only seen in your low-definition peripheral vision.</blockquote>