HDMI cable hook up to laptop

Does it matter what thickness or type of HDMI cable I use to connect my Mac Pro laptop to a TV Monitor?  I'm using one that is thicker than what I usually use and when I hooked it up (I have a Belkin HDMI adapter), my computer would no longer go into sleep mode as it usually does.  I rebooted the computer and the sleep mode works fine now when it's not hooked up the the monitor, but I'm wondering if the type of cable or thickness matters to the performance of the computer or if it can cause any other glitches?

not as far as I know. Maybe shielding, but from what I understand, it either works or it doesn't, that goes for expensive or cheap HDMI cables.  Maybe the Belkin HDMI adapter doesn't support sleep mode. Oh well, not a deal-breaker, hopefully.  Maybe you got a bum cable?  Maybe you have to mess around with your display options?
I dunno, just a few ideas......
JB

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