HDMI Cable

Any HDMI cable will work. They just recently ratified the new standard of 1.4 so the cables are as follows:

As of the HDMI 1.4 specification, these are the following cable types defined for HDMI in general:]

Standard HDMI Cable – up to 1080i and 720p

Standard HDMI Cable with Ethernet

Automotive HDMI Cable

High Speed HDMI Cable – 1080p, 4K, 3D and deep color

High Speed HDMI Cable with Ethernet

So you don't NEED to purchase a High Speed HDMI cable, but it would be best for the future if / when the Xbox One goes to 1080p or 4k.

Check to make sure the HDMI cable is completely plugged in. Make sure the HDMI cable is plugged into the ‘HDMI In’ port instead of the ‘HDMI Out’ port. It is also possible that the HDMI cable may be faulty, consider purchasing a replacement HDMI cable.

Poundland cables do the job; been using one for the last 2 years and its spot on!

A lot of confusion between composite and component video because of the similar sounding names.

Also confusion between RGB and component because of the colours of the cables.

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Xbox, (and the other consoles) are normally supplied with a 3 way red/white/yellow cable plus an adapter block to fit European SCART sockets. This supplies composite video + left and right audio. This is the worst way to get the video to your TV, but is
also the way that is compatible with the most displays.

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If you still use a non-HD TV, the a fully wired RGB scart cable will give you the best picture (an s-video cable would also be a good choice if you have a free socket an no free RGB SCART)

If you have an HD ready TV then component, VGA and HDMI will all give you a great HD picture.

If you have a FULL HD TV (1080p) then component or VGA may work as well (depending on the brand of your TV) but you are safest using an mid priced (£5) HDMI cable.

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Cheers for that PlatinumSpectre - I have seen that many versions of the HDMI cable-it was a case of mmmmmmmmmmmm??

Theres one with gold tips, brass tips etc for better quality etc and I was thinking to myself Does it really make a diffrence - a cables a cable!

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I've used both the official M$ one & ones from the poundshop & tbh i can't tell any difference in quality.