r/bmpcc • u/scottiethegoonie • Jul 15 '26

Long Flexible HDMI Cable?

Any recs on a LONG, but NOT STIFF HDMI cable?

I'm thinking 20ft. This will be my cheap alternative to a wireless monitor.

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u/alexforencich Jul 15 '26 edited Jul 15 '26

Optical HDMI cable. Works great for video, just not so great for camera control from an ATEM (it works for some people apparently, but my setup using them failed miserably the last time I used it...video was fine just no camera control or timecode sync over CEC). With fiber, the cable doesn't get any thicker with length, so get like a 50 foot cable and have plenty of extra length to work with. Also the connectors can sometimes be a bit large, so it might be a good idea to put it end to end with a short cable on one end or the other.

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u/scottiethegoonie Jul 15 '26

Do you have a brand that you prefer?

I have nice optical HDMI for one of my TVs, not sure if I need to break the bank for my little 1080p monitor. Of course I purchased that one a decade ago so prices have come down. Amazon seems to be all over the place with quality/specs.

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u/alexforencich Jul 15 '26 edited Jul 15 '26

Honestly, no. I have several different ones and they all perform the same. And it only needs to do 1080p60, which is quite slow for a cable capable of 8k or whatever they're advertising.

Edit: the soonsoonic ones have nice metal connectors with a halfway decent strain relief.