HDMI cables have 19 pins, and they are soldered to the connector on both ends. These solder commections can fail after repeated insertions or cable flex, and the small pins in the connector can become bent or broken.
Why do HDMI cables break?
Whatever the length of your HDMI cable, your HDMI cable can go bad. How you store your cable, such as coiling or bending it can damage the HDMI[1] over time. Maybe you unplug and plug in the HDMI cable too roughly, because that can also damage the inputs.
Do HDMI cables go bad easily?
But you may need to replace them eventually The one caveat to all this is that while HDMI cables don’t simply go bad over time– they may need to be replaced one day. There are physical damage reasons that that might happen, such as extreme force shearing the cable in two, or damaging the internal wiring.
How long can a HDMI cable be before it loses quality?
Like many audio, video, and data cables, HDMI cords can suffer from signal degradation at longer lengths—50 feet is generally considered the maximum reliable length. And it’s rare to see an HDMI cable longer than 25 feet in a store.
