Cable for hd tv for best ps3 performance?

celticbhoy27

hi just bought a new hd tv to play my ps3 on 32" lcd, cost enough but the guy in shop was on overdrive trying to sell me add ons from screen cleaner to cables for optimal performance!! ok so my question is he tried to sell me a hdmi cable, said my ps3 would perform better with it!! it was worth 100 bucks so i left it, thought even if what he was sayin was true id buy it cheaper on the net!! so will such a cable improve graphics etc?? also if u could give me a link of where to purchase one id really appreciate it! thanks

guil

dont spend more than 20 on one they are all the same, tesco had them for 7 euro a while ago

Captain Chaos

You do need a HDMI cable to display the PS3 in HD, but do not spend €100 on one. I spent €40 on mine and people say I was ripped off. You can get a HDMI lead anywhere that sells HDTVs or PS3s generally. Just get the cheapest you can find, as there is little difference in quality between them.

celticbhoy27

ok guys thanks for the swift responses, knew that guy was trying to rip me off lol! anyway been lookin on good old faithful ebay! will this one do the trick
http://cgi.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=220300732411

dcukhunter

Ya that 1 should be fine. No point spending 100 bucks when you dont have too.

AtomicHorror

celticbhoy27 wrote: »

hi just bought a new hd tv to play my ps3 on 32" lcd, cost enough but the guy in shop was on overdrive trying to sell me add ons from screen cleaner to cables for optimal performance!! ok so my question is he tried to sell me a hdmi cable, said my ps3 would perform better with it!! it was worth 100 bucks so i left it, thought even if what he was sayin was true id buy it cheaper on the net!! so will such a cable improve graphics etc?? also if u could give me a link of where to purchase one id really appreciate it! thanks

Out of interest, which shop? It's interesting that this particular myth is still doing the rounds. Trying to rip off a customer for over 80 euros is just vile really.

Fnz

AtomicHorror wrote: »

Out of interest, which shop? It's interesting that this particular myth is still doing the rounds. Trying to rip off a customer for over 80 euros is just vile really.

Good idea... name and shame. Unless you're getting a cable longer than a few metres, there's no need to spend much at all. It's a disgusting practice, alright.

Rev. Kitchen

Lidl next week have HDMI cables for 8 euro !!

http://www.lidl.ie/IE/home.nsf/print/c.o.20081103.p.HDMICable

Popeleo

AtomicHorror wrote: »

Out of interest, which shop? It's interesting that this particular myth is still doing the rounds. Trying to rip off a customer for over 80 euros is just vile really.

I don't know where the OP was, but I saw the same nonsense in Currys in the Pavilions S.C., Swords. They had 3 flat screens set up beside each other to compare scart, composite (I think) and HDMI. And this was being used as a sales pitch to get some clueless pleb to buy an overpriced cablefor his new LCD TV.

The salesman was giving it loads but I interrupted him. Told the customer to go to Tesco and buy one instead - they were up to 139.99 in Currys!!! I'm probably not welcome back there Like it matters - overpriced UK-spec gear.

Zonda999

There are philips ones in tesco at the moment for 2.50e!!. Theres a thread on it here. There 1.5metre ones too.

Got two of them today and it works perfectly with my ps3

Popeleo wrote: »

I don't know where the OP was, but I saw the same nonsense in Currys in the Pavilions S.C., Swords. They had 3 flat screens set up beside each other to compare scart, composite (I think) and HDMI. And this was being used as a sales pitch to get some clueless pleb to buy an overpriced cablefor his new LCD TV.

The salesman was giving it loads but I interrupted him. Told the customer to go to Tesco and buy one instead - they were up to 139.99 in Currys!!! I'm probably not welcome back there Like it matters - overpriced UK-spec gear.

I saw that rubbish too the other day.In fairness though, it would have had me convinced if i didnt know about stuff like this

Basq

Didn't have any HDMI cables in the Tesco in Sligo.

Spotted one for a €10 in Zavvi so might just get that!

RonanC

basquille wrote: »

Spotted one for a €10 in Zavvi so might just get that!

I bought one of those recently and it only lasted a week before dropping out/causing sparkles and so on.

Bought an even cheaper one subsequenly on DealExtreme that works perfectly.

AlmightyCushion

I have the €10 one from zavvi and it works a treat, no problems with it.

celticbhoy27

hey guys some chancers alright!! i was in kilkenny in D.I.D electrical. guy was really giving it loads trying to get me to buy it lol! glad i didnt bite, while im not really a genius on technology i knew that 94 bucks for a feckin cable sounded ridiculous lol

Basq

celticbhoy27 wrote: »

hey guys some chancers alright!! i was in kilkenny in D.I.D electrical. guy was really giving it loads trying to get me to buy it lol! glad i didnt bite, while im not really a genius on technology i knew that 94 bucks for a feckin cable sounded ridiculous lol

Yeah, shops specialising in AV equipment tend to screw you on the price of AV cables.

I bought this one on Ebay for €4 last night anyways: http://cgi.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=370092671522

Unregistered.

Captain Chaos wrote: »

You do need a HDMI cable to display the PS3 in HD,

I have to (OCD) point out the fact that componant cables are perfectly capable of doing this also.