re: Smart LED TV vs 4K Ultra Smart LED?

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The HDMI spec changes almost every year.

The cables you use and all equipment in the chain needs to be HDMI Spec 1.4a to properly support 4k video.

So no. Not just any HDMI cable will work.

It is quite a racket they have going.

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As of the HDMI 1.4 specification, the following cable types are defined for HDMI in general:[114][115]

Standard HDMI Cable – up to 1080i and720p
Standard HDMI Cable with Ethernet

Automotive HDMI Cable

High Speed HDMI Cable – 1080p, 4K, 3Dand deep color

High Speed HDMI Cable with Ethernet




As long as it is the right HDMI spec the brand does not matter, but it has to be the right spec to support everything.

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This is very confused. Cables are not defined in terms of the HDMI spec. They're defined as High Speed et.al. as you went on to post, and probably any cable you've bought in at least the last five years is high speed, including $5 cables from Monoprice. See the link in my earlier message for the hdmi.org FAQ on the subject.