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dang0001   11-11-2006 at 02:01:46 AM

I was in BestBuy the other day and was shocked to see how much they were charging for HDMI cables. Even on sites such as Monster Cable, cables are going for in excess of $100. (http://www.monstercable.com/productPage.asp?pin=2371)

Other sites charge much less. (http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/DVI-hdmi_cables.html#std)

Is there any appreciable difference in the quality of different HDMI cables? I'd like to get one that will deliver a clear, crisp picture, but when $100 plus strikes me as excessive.

Thanks.

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tvfreak   11-16-2006 at 06:41:52 AM
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They have to make money some how. How often does a HDMI cord goes bad? Probably not very often I assume. So, in order to make some profit they have to sell it really high. Plus the middle man needs to get paid to (besty buy, circuit city, etc). :twisted:

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1KGH   11-17-2006 at 09:58:42 AM
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I've seen HDMI cables for as little as $30 at Wal-Mart. When you are paying $2000 up for a widescreen TV $100 for a good cable isn't that bad of a price.

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Noya   11-22-2006 at 12:37:26 AM
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Just because you pay $2k for a TV doesn't mean you should get ass-raped on the accessories. A cable that costs 5% of the TV's price? Your paying the middle man and the marketing when you but Monster and other "name" brands. Check out some home theater forums where they do double blind tests and the results show they're all the same.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/ [...] 240&style=

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czepiel   12-27-2006 at 01:29:44 AM
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It is where the money is made with alot of sales. I work at CompUSA, and the markup on TVs/Computers isnt as much as you'd expect, but that $90 HDMI cable is about $4.00 at cost.

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rts_fan   12-27-2006 at 11:10:26 PM
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In the past, I've purchased cables at wholesale. I remember my reaction when I walked into Office Depot and saw their prices.

You may want to check out: http://store.pchcables.com/ He won't rip you off.

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KingLoftusXII   12-29-2006 at 04:26:03 AM
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You should have scrolled down 10 topics... :roll:

Look here

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xal85   12-29-2006 at 05:40:56 PM
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You may be able to purchase cables through your cable service provider. Mine (Insight) sells 6' HDMI cables for $11.

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