Do you really need to spend that much money on a single HDMI cable? Absolutely not--those cables are a rip-off. You should never pay more than $10 for a standard six-foot HDMI cable. And despite what salesmen and manufacturers might tell you, there's no meaningful difference between the $10 cable and the $50 cable...The editors at CNET are so confident that cheap HDMI cables offer identical performance, we've been using inexpensive Monoprice HDMI cables in the CNET Home Theater Lab for more than a year with no issues.They recommend buying from Monoprice. ]]>
I've even convinced my dad, who doesn't shop online, to buy through monoprice - I have nothing but great things to say about the company.
]]>I was happy to buy my HDMI cables from Monoprice.com for my new TV after it was discussed here about a month ago.
The best thing about the Monoprice cables (aside from quality) is that you can buy them in different colors. It makes keeping track of all your components that much easier.
]]>I want to go to Best Buy or Cicuit Shitty and pretend to be interested in buying some HDMI cables. When the salesperson tries to sell me the most expensive ones ( cuz they always do), I'll just hand him a copy of the report and walk out.
]]>Can you tell? Highly unlikely.
If you only need a 2 meter cable, paying more than a couple of bucks is a waste.
]]>Not saying Monster cables are better (I have no idea), just that "digital is digital" oversimplifies things a bit.
]]>The law firm of Price Waicukauski & Riley, LLC is currently investigating Monster's representations that a more expensive HDMI cable will result in a higher quality picture and sound. We are currently attempting to learn as much as we can about consumer's experiences regarding these cables and any representations regarding the more expensive HDMI cables. If you have recently purchased a Monster HDMI cable, please feel free to contact Chris Moeller (cmoeller@price-law.com) or Joe Williams (jwilliams@price-law.com).
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]]>I have had very good luck with:
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I would suggest buying your cables first online, before purchasing that new TV or video/audio accessory.
I think the last time I even looked for 'basic' cables (a few years back in BB); I found a 6' HDMI cable $30.00 which is still outrageous.
]]>The reason retailers no longer carry the 410 cables is because cables are high margin items and they obviously make more margin selling a $50 cable than a $10 cable.
]]>Even at Radioshake you'd have a hard time finding HDMI cables less than $60. I am not going to pay more for the cabling than I did for my DVD player. HDMI cables have got to have the highest markup of any piece of audio equipement, even the optical cables.
]]>That's only true with error correction, which HDMI does not use. All sorts of horrid things can happen to a digital signal: with error correction, you merely lose throughput, but with a stream, the data gets mangled, just as the waveform does with analog.
This does not, of course, make Monster cables any better than cheap competitors. It's just best if we leave the dogma to their fans, and not indulge in it ourselves.
]]>I help a friend buy an all in one "surround sound system" by Phillips and it cost less then $200. Best buy recommended I buy the Monster HDMI cable ($99), which costs more than half the whole system!!! The system has a DVD player, a FM receiver, 6 speakers, an amp, MP3, USB, etc. etc.. and some how the HDMI cable was worth more then half the system.... I ordered on line a pack of 2 cables for $9.. I hate bestbuy and Monster cable... I hate to think that some people fall for the BS..
]]>Thanks y'all!
]]>It's also possible that the connectors on the old cable were shot and/or loose. Any time you're having trouble with your TV or cable modem, it's worth checking to make sure all of your connections are tight and to remove any extra splitters you don't need.
]]>My HDMI and Wii component cables came out to a flat $10 with shipping from Monoprice. I also just ordered some USB extension cables for $5 shipped. They were here the next day, even with USPS delivering.
Buying cables from best buy is like buying milk from the convenience store - it's something you do only in an emergency and then you pay a high price to do so. So ask yourself, when was the last time you had an HDMI emergency?
]]>If you are running analog cables (and extremely long ones at that) better cables do provide somewhat of a better signal. That being said, even analog Monster cables are a complete rip off.
]]>I want to go to best buy with a few copies of this article and leave them around the store. :)
]]>@Kilotonne:
I bought mine off ebay. 7 bucks with shipping. Bought my component cables for my Wii there also, same price.
The only difference I've seen on a cable was the actual cable TV line that was run from my wall to my TV the other day by the charter guy. It could just be a coincidence, but he put in the new higher grade standard cable which has more insulation and is meant for digital tv (his words not mine) . The signal now comes in crystal clear to that TV. It is all possible though that the cable that was there before was just badly made when the connectors were put on.
]]>Where can I get a $10 HDMI cable? Our BB only carries the $50 and up.
]]>"Just jam it in there." -William Shatner, Airplane II
]]>www.firefold.com cheap and taldir is :bowdown:
]]>Big-box electronic retailers would rather sell one 50 dollar cable to one moron than five 10 dollar cables. As long as they have a steady trickle of morons, it will be worth their while to only stock overpriced crap.
]]>I'm happy with my Big Lots HDMI's.
]]>Monoprice ftw!! Ive been using them for all my cabling needs! No probs what so ever. Great prices and fast shipping, my two favorite things when buying stuff.
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