A 100% functional fulfilling brands HDMI 1.3b cables

With a 1.5m cable can not run grossly wrong actually. Only the longer an HDMI cable is, so from 2m, the more important good quality = shielding and that the plugs are cast in one piece. This cable is thicker than a NoName, which indicates a very good (multiple) shielding. The connectors are molded = no break to simple plug-in connections of upper / lower shell of the connector and thus also continuous shielding. The PVC jacket is thick isolated and rather inflexible, narrow turns are thus not to lay cables shatterproof. So if tight 90 degree angle to be laid in the cable duct angle optical laying reasons, then take another cable.

Small metallurgy for cables and connectors
Conductivity / interpersonal skills from good to bad: silver, copper, gold, nickel.
Corrosion resistance / oxidation protection from good to bad: Gold, nickel, very bad: copper (see oxidized grünspanige church roofs).
Softness (formability) from good to bad: Gold, nickel.
Abrasion Resistance of good to bad: nickel, gold.
Resistance is the product of cross-section and layer thickness in gild / nickel. Gold-plated / nickel-plated plugs, however, are only coated in the micrometer range, with a high contact section of the plug surface. Therefore, the poorer the physical theory conductivity of gold and nickel to copper acts in practice is not enough.
In NoName-cheap goods, the gold / nickel coating is often reposition after 5x, scraped with a lot of bad luck already during the first insertion or has scratches.

Target: A cable is guided optimally, corrosion protection is provided by the PVC jacket.
Conclusion: best cable is the pure silver cable. Since silver viiiel too expensive, you take the 2nd winner, the copper cable.

Target: A connector should not oxidize and is narrow, supple contact with the socket have - to fit micro tight.
Conclusion:
Jack on the unit is plated, then take only gold-plated plug.
Jack on the unit is not gold-plated, then it does not matter whether or nickel plated plug connector. Take the most inexpensive cast brand connector.
Tropical special case Climate / wet room / Outside: take only gold-plated and molded plugs.
Special case frequent sales / / unplug (about 1x / week): Nickel-plated connectors are more robust. Gold plated plugs wear out more quickly due to the only micro-thin gold plating.
Special Case Tropical Climate / wet room / outdoor and frequent sales / / unplug (about 1x / week) or constant vibrations (in the car) of the plug: buy cheap brand cables with gold-plated and molded plugs. Plug periodically check plug before whether gold layer has scratches. If so, new connector (cable) buy - or wait until something stops working (image-sound interference, HDMI devices are not recognized), then replace cable / plug.

May this review for many cable / connector buyer be helpful.