Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater Help choosing an in-wall component rack/shelf.

The difference of the Blue Jeans cable is that is uses bonded pairs in additional to being of sufficient gauge. That means the pairs of wires that are supposed to be a specific distance from each other are actually bonded together (think zip cord) so that distance is always maintained.

That's what it comes down to. The cheap HDMI extenders don't work any better than cheap cable. They really only start to make sense once you're hitting 50' where the cost of HDMI cable, and it's ability to maintain signal are pushed to extremes.