What are the advantages of fiber optic HDMI cable?
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It’s always not easy to choose a most suitable HDMI Cable for your own application. Using a fiber optic HDMI cable may be expensive, but using a traditional cooper HDMI cable may not have an ideal performance, especially for long distance. Today, we are going to find out how to choose a best HDMI cable for yourself.
Firstly, let’s talk about the advantages of using fiber optic VS cooper for a HDMI Cable.
| Parameter | Fiber Optics | Copper |
| Bandwidth | 60 Tbps and beyond | 10 Gbps |
| Future-Proof | Evolving towards the desktop | CAT7 in development |
| Distance | 12 Miles+ @ 10,000Mbps | 300 Ft. @ 1,000Mbps |
| Noise | Immune | Susceptible to EM/RFI interference, crosstalk and voltage surges |
| Security | Nearly impossible to tap | Susceptible to tapping |
| Handling | Lightweight, thin diameter, strong pulling strength | Heavy, thicker diameter, strict pulling specifications |
| Life cycle | 30-50 Years | 5 Years |
| Weight/1,000 ft. | 4 Lbs. | 39 Lbs. |
| Energy Consumed | 2W per User | >10W per User |