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Special Announcement -- many Series-FE Cables are now "Premium" Certified
We are pleased to announce that multiple lengths of our Series-FE Cables have passed HDMI Licensing's new "Premium HDMI Cable" certification program, and that we now have certificates for our 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 15 foot lengths. For more details, see: Premium HDMI Cables
HDMI Cables
HDMI is a digital video/audio signal format which, since its introduction just a few years ago, has taken the home theater world by storm. An HDMI cable consists primarily of a set of shielded twisted pairs which carry video data, together with embedded audio, at extremely high bitrates. While analog component video cable is, in practice, every bit as good a method of delivering video to displays as HDMI cable, the content-providing industries have strongly supported HDMI because it provides a platform for the implementation of HDCP (High Definition Content Protection) to prevent consumers from having complete access to the contents of high-definition digital recordings. As one might expect from a standard that was developed more to serve the content providers than to aid the consumer, HDMI has presented a few problems. Unlike analog component video, the signal is not robust over distance because it was designed to run balanced when it should have been run unbalanced (SDI, the commercial digital video standard, can be run hundreds of feet over a single coax without any performance issues); the HDMI cable is a complicated rat's-nest arrangement involving nineteen conductors; switches, repeaters and distribution amplifiers for use with HDMI cable, by virtue of this complicated scheme, are made unnecessarily complicated and troublesome; and the HDMI cable plug is prone to falling out of the jack with the slightest tug. On the plus side, in the great majority of simple installations, HDMI works trouble-free, and its "one-cable" approach to home theater interconnection has simplified the process of setting up most equipment racks.
BJC Belden Bonded-Pair HDMI Cable:
HDMI is a fragile interface, not least because of the difficulties of manufacturing twisted-pair HDMI cable to the fine tolerances required to handle the extraordinary bandwidth requirements of the HDMI signal. To overcome those difficulties, we sought the help of Belden, the world's technology leader in communications cable products, and we asked Belden to use its patented, exclusive Bonded-Pair technology to build us an HDMI cable with extraordinary impedance stability and low skew. The result is a pair of products: the BJC Series-1 23.5 AWG HDMI Cable, and the BJC Series-FE 28 AWG HDMI Cable. These are the only HDMI cables on the market incorporating bonded-pair technology; they are also the only HDMI cable stocks made here in the United States -- in Monticello, Kentucky and Richmond, Indiana. While economic and practical constraints have required us to have connectorization and final assembly done in China, both the Series-1 HDMI cable and the Series-FE HDMI cable are, on a cost basis, well over 50% average U.S.-manufactured content, unlike our competitors' HDMI cables, which (despite, in some cases, careful attempts to avoid the point) are manufactured entirely in China from start to finish. Both versions of this HDMI cable are compatible with all versions of the HDMI specification, as further detailed below. If you're interested in the question of HDMI 2.0 compliance, see our article on this subject.
BJC Belden Series-FE HDMI Cable: a Triumph Over the Limits of Wire Gage
Series-FE Facts:
- HDMI certified (to 15 feet "high speed with Ethernet"; to 25 feet standard with Ethernet);
- Made with high-purity ETP copper conductors
- CM rated (higher rating than CL2) for in-wall installation;
- Unique Patented Bonded Pair Construction;
- This and Series-1 are the only HDMI cable stock made in USA
- Available in black or white jacket
- Gold-plated connectors
- For HDMI 2.0 Compliance info, click here
- Supports all HDMI protocols and standards, such as 3D, 4Kx2K, 1080p, etc.
For short runs, our recommended cable is the Series-FE. If you've read much about HDMI cable online, you know that most manufacturers use wire gage as their primary indicator of quality, because in the absence of any other measure of cable quality, people tend to assume that larger-gage cable will perform better than smaller-gage cable. This is clearly true for power applications like speaker cable; it's really not as meaningful for high-speed data applications like HDMI, where signal integrity is more important than mere signal amplitude. The Series FE brings Belden's bonded-pair technology, with its low skew and tight impedance control, to small-gage cable and significantly outperform conventional twisted-pair designs. These cables, though made in 28 AWG and therefore quite thin and flexible, are certified under Category 2 ("high-speed") to 15 feet, considerably longer than any other 28 AWG HDMI cable, and to 25 feet in Category 1. While a larger HDMI cable of the same design (our Series-1, below) will outperform it in distance runs, when extreme distance is not required the Series-FE will provide identical performance to the much heavier, stiffer, larger-gage HDMI cable, without the difficulty of bending and fitting that the larger HDMI cable can present. The Series FE is rated CM for in-wall installation (higher than the typical CL2 or CL3). View our full spec sheet for this product.
BJC Belden Series-1 Bonded-Pair HDMI Cable: Best for Long Runs

Series-1 Facts:
- HDMI certified (to 25 feet "high-speed"; to 45 feet standard);
- Made with high-purity ETP copper conductors
- CM rated (higher rating than CL2) for in-wall installation;
- Unique Patented Bonded Pair Construction;
- This and Series-FE are the only HDMI cable stock made in USA
- Click for our "Design Notes" article on this HDMI cable.
- Gold-plated connectors; Available in black or white jacket
- Supports all HDMI protocols and standards, such as 3D, 4Kx2K, 1080p, etc.
Where performance over distance is required, our best cable is our original Belden Series-1, a 23.5 AWG HDMI cable. The Series-1 is quite thick and stiff, which is a drawback in terms of installation convenience, but performs better over distance than anything else we have seen--and this is borne out by its independent HDMI certifications. It is certified to the longest distances of any HDMI cable we know of--45 feet for Category 1 ("Standard" speed), 25 feet for Category 2 ("High speed". In actual usage, it ordinarily will work at distances far exceeding these--we have run 1080p video through a 125 foot Series-1 HDMI cable without any information loss, but results will vary depending on the capabilities of the sending and receiving circuits of the devices in use. Like the Series-FE, this HDMI cable uses Belden's patented bonded-pair technology and the cable stock is manufactured at Belden facilities in Kentucky and Indiana; foot for foot, it is the costliest HDMI cable stock in the world to manufacture, but we sell it at a price lower than many "premium" brands that lack the specs and the certifications that this HDMI cable holds. Read more details, or view specs, on our BJC Series-1 Bonded-Pair HDMI Cable.
Tartan HDMI Cable: Our Economy Brand
Sometimes, the best value for the money is the best HDMI cable you can find; but sometimes, it's the least expensive HDMI cable you can find. For those more inclined to the latter than the former, we offer Tartan brand HDMI cables. These come in three types: tinned-copper 24 and 22 AWG, CL2 rated HDMI cables, and high-flex, tinned-copper 28 AWG HDMI cables (not CL2). All of the Tartan HDMI cables have gold-plated connectors. The cable stocks used in these products come from Copartner and LTK, both of which are leading Chinese manufacturers of HDMI cable (and the latter of which is a Belden subsidiary). Tartan HDMI cables are listed below; if you'd like more information on the Tartan line, see our Tartan HDMI Cables page.
DVI to HDMI Cables:
Most of the cables listed above are available in DVI/HDMI configuration as well as the standard HDMI/HDMI configuration. We have moved those cables to a new DVI to HDMI cable department on this site.
Return Policy:
As with all of our products, we offer a simple and easy return policy. If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, just return the cables, undamaged, within 30 days and we'll refund your purchase price in full.
BJC Series-FE Belden Bonded-Pair HDMI Cable:
New Ethernet version of our 28 AWG High-Flex Bonded Pair design;
our favorite for runs up to 25 feet.
5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 15 foot lengths are now Premium HDMI Cable certified.
| Length | Price | Color | Length | Price | Color | |||
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| 1 foot | 8 foot | |||||||
| 2 foot | 9 foot | |||||||
| 3 foot | 10 foot | |||||||
| 4 foot | 12 foot | |||||||
| 5 foot | 15 foot | |||||||
| 6 foot | 20 foot | |||||||
| 7 foot | 25 foot | |||||||
BJC Series-1 Belden Bonded-Pair HDMI Cable:
Our best cable for distance runs. Lengths of 15 feet or longer have Ethernet
channel pair but have not been tested for Ethernet certification.
| Length | Price | Color | Length | Price | Color | |||
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| 8 foot | 45 foot | |||||||
| 10 foot | 50 foot | |||||||
| 15 foot | 60 foot | |||||||
| 20 foot | 70 foot | |||||||
| 25 foot | 80 foot | |||||||
| 30 foot | 90 foot | |||||||
| 35 foot | 100 foot | |||||||
| 40 foot | ||||||||
Tartan Cable 24 AWG HDMI Cable:
(Chinese-made, 24 AWG Tinned Copper, CL2 rated)
All lengths 10 foot or longer are "with Ethernet" type.
| Length | Price | Color | Length | Price | Color | ||
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| 2 foot | 20 foot | ||||||
| 4 foot | 25 foot | ||||||
| 5 foot | 30 foot | ||||||
| 6 foot | 35 foot | ||||||
| 7 foot | 40 foot | ||||||
| 9 foot | 45 foot | ||||||
| 10 foot | 50 foot | ||||||
| 15 foot | |||||||
Tartan Cable 28 AWG HDMI Cable:
(Chinese-made, 28 AWG Tinned Copper, our most flexible HDMI)
All black and white cables are "with Ethernet" type.
| Length | Price | Color | Length | Price | Color | ||
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| 1 foot | 7 foot | ||||||
| 2 foot | 8 foot | ||||||
| 3 foot | 9 foot | ||||||
| 4 foot | 10 foot | ||||||
| 5 foot | 12 foot | ||||||
| 6 foot | 15 foot | ||||||
Tartan Cable 22 AWG HDMI Cable: Clearance sale priced
(Chinese-made, 22 AWG Tinned Copper, rather thick and inflexible)
| Length | Regular Price |
Sale Price |
Color | Length | Regular Price |
Sale Price |
Color | ||
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| 25 foot | 35 foot | ||||||||
| 30 foot | 40 foot | ||||||||
HDMI Adapters:
| Description | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| Female DVI to Male HDMI Adapter | 8.00 | |
| Female HDMI to Male DVI Adapter | 8.00 | |
| Female HDMI to Female HDMI Coupler | 8.00 | |
| HDMI Female to "Type C" (mini) HDMI Male Adapter | 8.00 | |
| HDMI Right-Angle Adapter (turning TOWARDS broadest side of socket) |
8.00 | |
| HDMI Right-Angle Adapter (turning AWAY FROM broadest side of socket) |
8.00 | |
| Male Mini-Displayport to Female HDMI Adapter | 10.00 | |
| BJC Series-F2 "Portsaver" (1 foot, male/female cable) | 8.75 |
Other HDMI Hardware and Cables:
| Description | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| HDMI Booster/EQ Unit (for extending distance; has female in, female out jacks, external power supply) |
45.00 | ||
| HDMI Wallplate--1 port, coupler style (in-wall side is at right-angle to faceplate) |
9.00 | ||
| HDMI Wallplate--1 port, pigtail style (in-wall portion is a short flexible cable w/female connector) |
10.00 | ||
| HDMI Wallplate--2 port, pigtail style (in-wall portions are short flexible cables w/female connectors) |
17.00 | ||
| HDMI Type A (standard) to HDMI Type C (mini) cable, 6 foot | 9.00 | ||
| Pushbutton HDMI Switch, 2 in/1 out, cablemount style, 1.3 compliant | 25.00 | ||
| HDMI Switch, 5 in/1 out, w/power supply and remote, 1.3 compliant | 25.00 |














