Blue Echo High Speed 1.3b Category 2 HDMI Cable

Blue Echo HDMI Cable model BES-HDMI-SF

The Blue Echo series HDMI Cables combine performance and value in a single cable, capable of delivering full 1080p resolution High-Definition Video and True Digital Audio. Blue Echo HDMI Cables high-bandwidth design delivers crystal clear sound and picture for the ultimate Home Theater experience. Triple Shielded 28 awg OFC (Oxygen Free Copper) ensure accurate and complete data transfer from your source to your display.

Blue Echo HDMI Cables are perfect for connecting the latest High-Definition Consumer Electronics components such as Blu-ray, HDTV, Satellite, AV Receivers and more, allowing you to experience the highest resolution digital sound and picture.

High Speed (Category 2) Certified v1.3b
The Blue Echo HDMI Cables are tested to perform at speeds up to 340Mhz or up to 10.2Gbps (the highest bandwidth currently available through HDMI) and can successfully deliver 1080p resolution and increased color depth.

HDMI 1.3 supports 10-bit, 12-bit and 16-bit (RGB or YCbCr) color depths, for stunning rendering of over one billion colors in unprecedented detail. HDMI 1.3 also supports high-bandwidth uncompressed digital audio and all currently-available compressed formats (such as Dolby® Digital and DTS®), as well as additional support for new lossless compressed digital audio formats Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio™.

Gold Plated and Chemically Treated Connectors, and Triple Copper Shielding
Blue Echo HDMI Cables use 24k Gold Plated Connectors to resist corrosion and maintain optimal signal transfer. In addition to this, Blue Echo chemically treats each connector with Caig Labs DeoxIT® GOLD just prior to shipping to increase the conductivity and lower resistance, noise and distortion. See the "DeoxIT® GOLD" tab for more information about Caig DeoxIT® GOLD.

The Blue Echo HDMI Cables also feature Triple Copper Shielding, which blocks interference caused by RF and EMI, maintaining signal integrity to make sure your HDMI cable delivers the best performance possible.

Backwards Compatible
HDMI 1.3 Cables are fully backwards compatible with all previous HDMI Versions.

Quality Control Approved
Blue Echo Solutions tests every single Blue Echo HDMI Cable just prior to shipping to reduce the chances that you'll receive a defective cable. Cables are tested for open, shorted and crossed wires, in addition to any inspections performed during the manufacturing stage.

Limited Lifetime Warranty
Register your HDMI Cable with Blue Echo Solutions within 30 days for a Lifetime Warranty on this cable. Cables not registered with Blue Echo Solutions within 30 days will receive a One Year Warranty with proof of purchase.

No-Fuss, Reusable Packaging
Your Blue Echo HDMI Cable is shipped in a no-fuss, reusable Blue Zip Lock Package, to reduce unecessary frustration and wasted materials. No tools required to unpack your Blue Echo HDMI Cable.

Every Blue Echo HDMI Cable is Chemically Treated with DeoxIT® GOLD Contact Enhancer, Conditioner & Protector Just Before Shipping

Just prior to shipping your HDMI Cable, Blue Echo Solutions chemically treats the connectors with Caig Labs DeoxIT® GOLD (formerly ProGold).  DeoxIT® GOLD has long been used by manufacturers to treat conductors and connectors to lower the resistance and increase conductivity, protect base metals from oxidation, and provide the best connection possible.

Caig Labs DeoxIT® GOLD (formerly ProGold) increases the performance and reliability of all electrical equipment. It improves conductivity for greater definition and dynamics, reduces noise and interference, and lowers distortion. Unlike other products, it also stabilizes connections between similar and dissimilar metals. ProGold provides long lasting protection (1-10 years) on gold, silver, rhodium, copper, nickel and other precious metals.

Physical and chemical changes in the surface condition of electrical or electronic connectors are primary causes of degraded performance of components and equipment. When contact surfaces are exposed to dust, smoke, gases, soot, and other solids suspended in the atmosphere, nonmetallic films form, inhibiting conductivity. Added resistance and friction between metal surfaces can also cause abrasion, noise, freeze-up, and in some cases, increased power consumption.

A common problem with plated surfaces, especially gold, is the "whiskering" (dendrite corrosion) of base metals to the surface due to gold's soft and porous nature. Once exposed, base metals oxidize causing a "blistering" of the surfaces, adding unwanted resistance that impedes electrical performance. The contact surfaces are actually separated by this blister, thereby reducing the effective contact area. Since gold plated surfaces are thinly coated, they are susceptible to scratching and abrasion, further exposing the base metals.

Conduction through a DeoxIT® GOLD coated surface takes place in three ways:

1. First, DeoxIT® GOLD can be displaced by electrical arcing, shock wave or simple mechanical pressure and will redistribute itself along the surface when the disturbance is removed.
2. Second, a thin insulating film of DeoxIT® GOLD can be dispersed by an electrical field.
3. Finally, conduction takes place through a very thin film of DeoxIT® GOLD by means of a quantum-mechanical phenomenon called "tunneling." To avoid detouring into a discussion in physics, simply stated, electrons travel from one side of a thin film of DeoxIT® GOLD to the other without passing through. (This is the same effect that gave the tunnel diode its name). DeoxIT® GOLD fills the gaps in the contact surfaces, increasing the surface area and current flow (conductivity). DeoxIT® GOLD penetrates the plated surface and molecularly bonds to the base metals to seal and protect it. Unlike other products, DeoxIT® GOLD provides long lasting protection (1-10+ years) and will not gum-up, evaporate, varnish, char or breakdown.

Key Features:

• Improves Conductivity
• Maintains Optimum Signal Quality
• Protects Base Metals from Oxidation
• Prevents Dendrite and Fretting Corrosion
• Forms Protective Anti-Tarnishing Layer
• Reduces Wear and Abrasion
• Temperature Range, -45 C to +240 C
• Lasts 1 to 10 Years

Nonabrasive, noncorrosive, nontoxic and environmentally safer.

Every Blue Echo HDMI Cable is Tested for Open, Shorted and Crossed Wired Just Prior to Shipping to ensure you receive a fully-functioning Cable

Just prior to shipping your Blue Echo HDMI Cable, Blue Echo Solutions uses an HDMI Cable Tester to check every Blue Echo HDMI Cable for open, shorted, and crossed wires. Any of these wire conditions would cause your HDMI Cable to fail, and potentially cause damage to your connected equipment. By checking every Blue Echo HDMI Cable prior to shipping, we can ensure that you receive a fully functioning HDMI Cable.

As is the case with any large scale manufacturing, there are occassional defects that make it past the inspection process. HDMI Cables are a very complex construction of 19 wires soldered to a very small connector. During the manufacturing process where the 19 wires are connected to the HDMI Connector, a few issues can occur that would cause the HDMI Cable to be defective:

1. A poor soldering job can mean the individual wire is not connected to the pin on the connector, or can leave a cold solder joint, which will crack over time resulting in a broken connection.
2. Sloppy soldering can cause the solder from one pin to touch the adjacent pin, resulting in a shorted connection.
3. With 19 wires color-coded and connected in a very tight space, wires can be connected to the wrong pin, resulting in cross wires which results in a defective HDMI Cable.

This image is one taken by Blue Echo Solutions of an HDMI Cable that we received that did not work. We removed the Metal Shell covering the connectors to discover one of the wires had broken away from its solder joint. By testing every Blue Echo HDMI Cable, we can ensure that you never receive an HDMI Cable in this condition. Also note the proximity of the solder connections, which on many HDMI Connectors are even closer.

This occurs in a small percentage of HDMI Cables, but in an effort to eliminate receiving a defective cable and having to go through the process of arranging an exchange or return, we test 100% of Blue Echo HDMI Cables just prior to shipping them. This ensures that you don't receive an HDMI Cable with the issues mentioned above.

Please note that this process alone is not a guarantee that your HDMI Cable can process any signal without problems, but all Blue Echo HDMI Cables are ATC approved to pass resolutions of 1080p and beyond. This test simply ensures that during the connection phase of manufacturing the individual wires are connected at both ends, connected to the correct pin on the HDMI Connector, and not shorted to another pin, as all three of these problems would prevent you from using your HDMI Cable.

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