For the purpose of buying new HDMI-enabled devices I have 2 pcs. HDMI cable ordered (Premium II 1.5m), so far I had the Premium -Vormodell (pure blue cable without the canvas cover) in use.
The new carton packaging (plastic wrap so far as in the picture but this is likely to be out of date) should definitely make improvements in acoustics. Because when I had the cable unpacked, I realized that the blue silver fabric coating is easily abraded in the field of cable tie (part of the package)! There are in this field away small fringe and that should in a cable in this price range do not happen> therefore points deduction actually!
Personally, I am also of the opinion that a carton package probably (so I anstoße no fundamental discussion on packaging) is more environmentally friendly only might the better overall solution.