Real fabric vertical blinds vs. vinyl - can you tell the difference?

Do you think you can tell the difference between the fabric that goes into a fabric vertical blind and a vinyl blind that is made to look like fabric?

Here's a very unscientific way to find out.  Below are images of both a fabric vertical blind material sample and a piece of a cheaper vinyl blind.  The image is cropped so that you can see each type of material without the edging - this might give it away and doesn't really reflect the way the product looks.

I know it's not the best comparison because of the color difference, but give it a shot.  Some are vinyl, some are fabric.

Check out all 4 and see what you think, fabric or vinyl?  At the bottom will be  link to the answers.

Sample #1 - Fabric vertical or vinyl vertical?

Sample #2 - Fabric vertical or vinyl vertical?

Sample #3 - Fabric vertical or vinyl vertical?

Sample #4 - Fabric vertical or vinyl vertical?

Please leave your guesses in comments!  If you really have no idea... well maybe that should tell you something about whether to buy fabric or vinyl.  As a point of reference, these photos were taken with a very simple digital camera and the size that you see is actually larger than actual size by maybe 50%.

Before you skip to the answers, remember vinyl vertical blinds are a lot cheaper, but fabric vertical blinds are ... fabric.  For some, it's all about the value and the way it looks in general.  For others, having the actual textile feeling of fabric is vital to the experience and important enough to merit the additional costs.

If you like this article, you might want to read a comparison of wood vertical blinds vs. faux wood vertical blinds.

...and, of course, the Real vs. Fake quiz results!