DID ANYONE USE OLDER 1080 HDMI CABLES WITH THE 4K THE SWITCHED TO THE 4K HDMI CABLES AND SAW A BIG DIFFERENCE SPECIFICALLY WITH SAMSUNG. I WAS TOLD GETTING THESE CABLES FOR TV BOX XFINITY TO TV WOULD HELP QUALITY PICTURE ISSUES, THANK YOU. null

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Ahmed · Accepted Answer

First of all, almost all 4K TV's have what they call up scaling. A normal movie will look almost like it was Blue Ray. And a Blue Ray will look almost like it's 4K. Because of this, there may or not be a significant difference. HDR should be more significant. But then again, it depends on how the movie was processed. Some are better than others. But what ever you do, don't worry about the significance factor. Some will be much better and some will not. Just be very pleased that you have the best picture available. And as an extra precaution, make sure that your TV, DVD and receiver are set up for 4K. I had to buy a new receiver because the old one wouldn't pass 4K. Also had to buy a new DVD specifically for 4K. And lastly, I had to take six steps on my new Sony to get it to accept the 4K. And lastly, make sure that you get new high end cables. Because if you go cheap on the cable, you WON'T even know what you are missing. ENJOY!

Answered by Ahmed 8 years ago

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Mike · Answer

I originally used generic GE cables with an Xbox One S and a Samsung 6300 series TV and had issues where my 4K video would just stop about every 20 minutes. I upgraded to a 4K HDMI cable and the problem went away. The data flow is significantly higher, and the newer 4K cables are built to handle it. Whether or not it will help with picture quality I can't say, but it definitely improved my experience.

Answered by Mike 8 years ago

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It makes a difference a noticeable difference.

FrequentBuyer · Answer

4K is better quality.

shaode · Answer

I did try the older cables in hopes of not having to buy yet another HDMI....and yes there is a difference in the throughput of the signal but on standard DVD's and most Blu-Ray's you won't really notice but with the 4K/HD DVD's you will suffer the consequences of not having enough signal being pushed through. The newer HDMI for 4K devices is really necessary (4K DVD player to 4K TV).

For your application, I would seriously doubt the TV box is even capable of producing the 4K type of signal so the standard HDMI is enough. 

Hope that helps.

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