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Originally Posted by ApK
The "it's all just photons" comment reminds of those people who think that a digital signal can't ever degrade or be effected by cables or connections because "it's all just ones and zeros.". Suffice to say: if you really don't understand that there are other qualities of light that effect our eyes and brains besides brightness then you might want to consult a photographer.
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While I agree with your comment and its sentiment, I believe that you've somewhat misrepresented what those people are saying about cables. Most people who say that are countering the "you need a $150 super-duper-gold plated cable to 'get the best picture'". While it's true that TOO MUCH signal degradation will impact your image quality, it's not the same kind of impact as an analog signal. Digital signals can be cleaned up quite a bit before any information is lost, and even if a few bits are lost there are error correcting bits carried on the wire that help reconstruct the lost bits. As long as you stay below this threshold, a lot of noise can be introduced before there will be ANY visible difference. In contrast, an analog signal will have audible/visible degradation much sooner, thus there is much more value in gold plating to avoid corrosion, lower resistance, etc. In digital, if you got the signal (or a correctable version of it), you got it, and no difference in cable is going to affect hue or contrast or the timbre of the violins.