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Can I Re-Terminate HDMI cable?

Hi, I have an old Harmonic Tech 6 meter HDMI cable custom made around 13 years ago. It was expensive and the best quality available at the time. I'd like to have three 6 meter cables made from it.

Can it be re-terminated ?  

Is it worth it?  

Any issues I should be aware of?

Thanks in advance.
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auxinput
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Those DIY HDMI termination kits will degrade the signal because you are using screw clamp based terminations.  Also, you won't have as good of "strain relief" on the cable itself.  My opinion is that it's not worth it.  Just spend another $100-200 on a good new/used HDMI cable.
auxinput
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Also, there are going to be timing issues if you trim the wires at different lengths.  Shielding is lost as well on this termination.
auxinput
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HDMI cables have 19 individual wires and are normally built using machines.  I don't know of any manufacturer that will cut/re-terminate HDMI cables.  This is not like cutting/reterminating interconnects or speaker cables which only have 2 or 3 primary conductor connections.

If Harmonic Tech will re-terminate them for you, then great.  It is likely that the cost to re-terminate a 19-pin HDMI cable is going to actually be much more than the cable itself is worth.
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