Why you should never pay more than $10 for an HDMI cable (Infographic)
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#2Monoprice.com. That is all.
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#3It's rare to see even a $10 one at retail. Often the lowest priced one is $20-25, and there are a bunch of $40 options. And not even talking about Monster which this article is singling out.
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#4It's rare to see even a $10 one at retail. Often the lowest priced one is $20-25, and there are a bunch of $40 options. And not even talking about Monster which this article is singling out.
http://sellout.woot.com/?ts=1270026281&sig=b28b38ff5dc15...
$9.99, shipped.
Re: Why you should never pay more than $10 for an HDMI cable (Infographic)
#5It's rare to see even a $10 one at retail. Often the lowest priced one is $20-25, and there are a bunch of $40 options. And not even talking about Monster which this article is singling out.
http://sellout.woot.com/?ts=1270026281&sig=b28b38ff5dc15... $9.99, shipped.
The key word was "retail". Like if I need a cable today.
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#6I always thought that the "high end" cable market was a rip-off. Even as someone who loves high quality audio, its REALLY hard to tell the difference between a moderately priced cable and a high end one.
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#7Monoprice.com. That is all.
Except when you're buying a new TV and you're at the checkout, you realize you need a cable to finish your hookup. This is why you never see a $10 cable in a retail store, like the poster above mentioned.
It's all about the psychology of needing it now instead of being able to wait 4 more days.
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#8How can companies still get away with not shipping these cables in the box with displays?
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#9Monoprice.com. That is all.
Just make sure you pay by google checkout or paypal. I'm surprised people don't seem to be angry about the way they've handled the data breach issue.
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#10My patience for the line, "It is digital. It either works or it doesn't" ended a long time ago.
"Digital" signals are analog signals, but the only difference is that they are restricted to being above or below some threshold. But around that threshold there is a gray area where you can't really tell whether your signal will be interpreted as 1 or 0.
I am not defending the need for high-end HDMI cables. But saying "It's digital so don't worry" is wrong.
There are reasons that "digital" cables use twisted pair. Wow, even some "digital" cable standards specify the number of twists per inch required for reliable operation. And wow, some cable standards even specify shielded cable is required. I wonder why.
Here is a fun exercise for those that think "digital" signals don't need engineering steps to protect signal integrity: build all of your cables (or PCBs for that matter) with straight signals and you will have an excellent time trying to debug why your communications don't work. Bonus fun for making the cable length 1/4 of your signal wavelength.