Why are wires (auxiliary, HDMI) so thin? Wouldn’t thicker larger wires transmit a signal more easily?

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Why are wires (auxiliary, HDMI) so thin? Wouldn’t thicker larger wires transmit a signal more easily?

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The thickness (called gauge) of a wire depends upon how much current it carries. Cables delivering signals as opposed to power use very low currents. There would be no benefit to making the cables thicker. They would only be more expensive and less flexible for no benefit.

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