How to extend the life expectancy of HDMI cables

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  • This is a very easy preventive measure to increase the lifetime of an expensive HDMI cable when your TV is mounted on a swivel wall mount.
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Why do HDMI cables go bad and cause a loss in signal

Your HDMI cable is not flexible and is fragile, it should not be bent.
This results in a lifetime reduction in the following cases:
  • ​You keep moving your TV on its swivel mount, for example on daily basis
  • The space behind your video equipment is not sufficient, which results in the HDMI cable bending
  • Your Audio and Video equipment to be connected with HDMI cable is not at the same level, this applies pressure to the cable connectors and degrades their lifetime.
For this reason, and because HDMI cables are expensive, it is worth protecting them as shown below.

How to extend the life expectancy of an HDMI cable

​Buy a swivel HDMI adapter, ​​plug it in your TV, then insert the HDMI cable into the adapter, and that's it!
This way, your HDMI cable will never fail and conserve its signal transmission performance like when new.
The HDMI cable adapter tilts as needed when moving the TV. This avoids that the cable bends.
Buy your HDMI swivel cable or swivel adaptor here:
Alternatively, you can use an HDMI cable equipped with swivel plugs.
​The disadvantage in this case is that a failure of the swivel plug will require to replace the whole cable.

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