SlimHDMI 2.5m Pro Series Locking Cable (Gold Plated, 1080p, 4K, UHD, 3D, High Speed, ARC)

This is a review of SlimHDMI's, self proclaimed, 'World's Thinnest HDMI cable' - I wasn't particularly fussed that this uses gold plated connectors although I'm reliably assured that this is good. I didn't think twice either when it came to considering this as the cable of choice being that it's 'high speed' so, with all that in mind, you may be wondering why I bought this cable. Because it's short. I needed a short HDMI cable to connect from the TV to a raspberry pi and this did (and continues to do) the job. If SlimHDMI want to attempt to break more records by creating a cable even shorter then they're guaranteed at least one customer (and a new world record of course) but review stars shouldn't be taken away because of my whimsical preferences so they get the full 5 for this product.

So i purchased this slim HDMI cable to tidy up the cable area behind my TV stand, initially going to use it for my PS4 Pro. However my Samsung Smart TV would not detect any input with this cable connected. I tried it with some other devices that are not 4K or HDR enabled and it seemed to work just fine. Looking at some of the reviews here, its evident others have experienced the same problem when trying to output 4K HDR, so i would stay clear if that is your intended purpose. The marketing is very misleading and i am disappointed.

This Cable was a life saver when I wall mounted my tv as someone at Sony forgot to vertically place the HDMI connector and put it in a horizontal position on the back. Ordinary HDMI cables stuck out to far so the tv would not fit flush to the wall. Enter this cable with its smaller footprint and all was well...... Until now that is as its claims to handle 4K are not the case with my cable. Its been doing 1080p no problem for months but a recent upgrade of kit using 4K has shown this cable cannot handle it and within seconds of switching on my 4K res PC the picture just flickers and disappears to give a black screen. I thought it was a fault with the PC to start with but a changing of cable to a different brand handled 4K fine so the offender was this cable. Its a shame really as its been brilliant up to now.

Lasted less than two weeks before the picture died. The cable is really stiff and seemingly easily broken inside by bending it beyond 90 degrees. Shame, because it is a slim cable and suited the purpose really well, it I can’t recommend something that doesn’t last beyond the first few uses.Just for clarification, this is set up as a DSLR to monitor feed on top of a gimbal. The cable barely moves while in use. Just coiling it up (not tightly) to put it in the bag seems to have damaged one or more of the wires inside. I went to use it for a job and it gave a little flicker, then died.

I purchased this cable to use with my Sony A7iii and an external monitor. The image quality that came out of it was exactly as expected and the lightness and size of it were perfect for running on a gimbal.However, that is all it was good for. After approximately two hours of use the micro part of the cable began failing and cutting out multiple times. It isn't can't be twisted or bent at all.I've tested other cables I have lying around and none of them have this issue so this cable just isn't good if you're planning to use it with a camera.

Useful cable with compact connectors, but the cable isn't particularly thin (I measured it at 5.6mm) – so I can answer the question they put in this product's title "The World's Slimmest HDMI Lead?" – no, it's not! The type A plug also showed signs of poor manufacturing quality as a chunk had been taken out of the blue metal surround and the black plastic underneath – as if a knife was used to trim off some sharp edges and the knife slipped! In the end returned it for a thinner alternative.

Tried using this on a Sony camera to feed 1080 25P to an Atomos recorder and the picture kept dropping out every 20-30 seconds. The plugs are nice and small but the cable was thicker than I was expecting. I have used other cables (including Amazon-branded ones) with the same setup and had no problems so I know it's the cable that's at fault. These will be going straight in the bin.

I got this cable as I’ve had a few in the past for use as a discrete link between TV and a YSP-1600 soundbar.Unfortunately the cable just won’t work to allow access to the soundbar setup menu. The TV knows something is happening with the signal as when pressing the setting but torn the TV switches to the HDMI input which the cable is connected but no picture. Using a £1 cheap cable it works straight away so I was disappointed The slim cable didn’t support what I was doing. The only think I can think is the cable isn’t happy the soundbar is switching resolution to 576p for its basic menu. I’ll be returning the cable as at this length it’s not likely to be useful in the future for anything.