A:AnswerThere is only one way to find out, buy it and try it. I am pretty confident that the hdmi cable makes all the difference and paying a coupe extra bucks for a Rockerfish will prove to give you the look and sound you want.
A:AnswerCheck laptop for an HDMI hole.......and check in "settings" - display......use screens 1 & 2 and you can work on laptop screen 1 while netflix window is open on screen 2.
My laptop only has a USB. IF you need it.... I picked up a "dock" that has an HDMI and more USB slots (cable is a few inches long connected to a small square area with the hookups). Give laptop a sec to configure dock and plug in and go. Recommend a dock that is USB powered or powered by laptop (so you don't have to plug it into wall to work.
A:AnswerIt should... That said, it may be an interface and/or settings issue, not simply a cable. Not discounting that cheap cables can be a nightmare, just my two cents. You may need to look at your settings. I loop out to monitors all the time for both personal and professional use. Not sure if you went into your mac settings and checked monitor order, etc. That said, I would highly suggest hooking up via "thunderbolt" to hdmi as a port. Seems to work better... I am not expert, but it works well. So, maybe purchase one of those first, it would be about the same as a high end hdmi cable.
Andrew
A:AnswerNormal TV needs just about any wire. It needs very little to send a good picture. An expensive cable will not enhance the picture. However, do buy the better cable. You may, at some future date, want to watch a program with 4K, HDR and or up scaling. You won't have to run out and replace the cheap ones.
A:AnswerIt sounds like there is probably a problem with the dish box. It's possible you had a bad connector on the cable though. Since this is a year old you have probably sorted it all out by now though. But just in case someone else runs across this question I will say that the connectors on both ends should be the same. It's a standard size and shape.
