Posted on 02/20/2007 8:38:50 AM PST by george76
Everyone is talking about HDMI with the release of the PS3, and it's worth talking about; many people don't know that much about the cables or the connections. Heck, I've talked to people who don't realize that their PS3 will look better if they upgrade their composite cables that come with the system.
I'm not going to try to break down the entire issue of cabling because it's a broad one, but if you're looking to buy an HDMI cable, just pay attention to the fact that there are stores that will rob you and others that won't.
When I was in Best Buy a few days ago I couldn't find an HDMI cable that was less than $50. When I picked up my PS3 from EBGameStop I was offered a $70 cable. I started to despair; I'd be fine with my component cables for a while if it was going to cost me that much to upgrade into HDMI...
Cabling is something of a racket, and while there probably is a difference between the medium-quality cables and the Monster Cables that cost $100+, I'm guessing none of us have systems that will let us tell enough of a difference to make the price worth it.
I tracked down my HDMI cables at Meijer, of all places. They were stuck underneath the display and weren't badged PS3, so I did a price check. $20, Nyko brand. I brought them home, hooked the system up, and it looked great. That freed up a component input as well, so I was able to hook up my Wii component cables.
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Profit is fine. Price fixing isn't.
The record companies settled a class action lawsuit to illegally manipulating their prices and gouging the customers.
The industry tried to do the same with DVD players. Apex had the first sub-$200 player. Now you can buy a player for less than the price of a boxed set of DVDs (which would also appear to be overpriced).
Got great prices at cables for less.
www.cablesforless.com/
ping
You still got hosed.
I got a dvi to hdmi 16 foot cable for 9 bucks at monoprice. A 6 ft one at Best Buy is about 80 bux.
HDMI cables are a huge huge ripoff. Tell your Best Buy salesman to piss off when he tries to upsell you all kinds of crap. Including the $200 surge protector and filter, overpriced, unnecessary junk.
http://www.partsexpress.com/ Cheapest place i found
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