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Bent HDMI cable

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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 HDMI cables fail

HDMI cable are fragile when bent. They are not particularly flexible and often fail if you keep moving your TV on its swivel mount. Some HDMI cables are expensive and are worth protecting them as shown below.

The required accessory costs less than 10$.
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How to extend the life of an HDMI cable

​Buy a swivel HDMI adapter
​Plug it in your TV first
​Insert the HDMI cable into the adapter
The HDMI cable adapter tilts as needed when moving the TV. This avoids that the cable bends.
Alternatively, you can use an HDMI cable equipped with swivel plugs like this 3 m HDMI and Ethernet cable by HAMA (ref. 122111):
Buy yoor HDMI swivel cable or swivel adaptor here: