Thanks Gents!
'Goners are the BEST! Hey, you all may be right and it might be useless to DIY this, but why not try? And if it kicks ass, I'll share the design.
No, I'm not a techie guy. No EE knowledge, no nothing. Just what I can pick up from you folks who are the real experts. I do know audio insofar as reducing distortions through sound engineering (vibration absorption, shielding, etc. No rocket science, I can assure you!) are concerned. But video? I'm lost, plain and simple. Completely ignorant. Dumber than a box of rocks, as they say. But I can learn, and I want to.
Thanks Ronnjay! I will definitely check that out. Looks great.
I could be wrong about differences between DVI and HDMI, but all that extra wire and signal for audio just makes me think there is a better way. I'll try and use only high grade wires, connectors, and shield the snot out of these puppies, grounding same and spacing the foil shield at least a half an inch away from the conductors using cotton batting to roll up the wires in for the spacing. That's it. Nothing brilliant. Just great parts and excellent shielding, all with room for the signals to breathe. That's all. Nothing magic or Einsteinian about it. No secret plans for world video cableing domination. Honest.
So yes, I really am a video novice, just trying to apply what I learned in audio. Maybe they don't correspond well. I hope I can come up with a better mousetrap, but we'll see. I might just fail miserably and end up buying what you 'Goners say is the best HDMI cable for the money. That would be fine, too. But I just want to give this a try and see if it works. That's all.
Thanks for all your posts, guys. They really are appreciated!
HAPPY LISTENING!