"Dual-link" HDMI cable?

I didn't put my question in the right place... MB to HDMI plasma. Some cables to tv specify -D, and/or 'dual-link'. Is this important? What does it refer to? Thanks, Mark

Dual-link refers to two seperate sets of twisted pairs within the cable to support twin channels of TMDS transmission. This doesn't apply to a MacBook at all since it doesn't support it. The only reason to support dual-link is 1) for displays exceeding 1920 x 1200 pixels of resolution, such as the Cinema 30", which a MacBook doesn't support, or 2) for expanding color bit-depth from 8-bits per pixel to 10-bits or more, which a MacBook also doesn't support. So you will just be looking for a standard DVI-D cable, which just stands for "DVI digital."

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