alt Hacker NewsWith digital signals and ECC, the cable need only be "good enough" to get perfect data transfer through the system.
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atoav • yesterday at 11:36 AM
Correct. But especially if you're using long cables a cable with more "headroom" in the eye diagram will perform more reliable than one that is just at the edge of breakup.
For home use that doesn't matter usually, but I for example run events where I need the cable to work also after 10 people stepped on it and then this can become a significant thing.
Not in terms of quality, but reliability.
His link made very clear the issues of jitter and flickering.