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HDMI cable 100 euro. WTF ???

  • 23-12-2010 8:59pm
    #1
    Sandwlch
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    Tried two shops today to buy a short HDMI lead. 50 to 100 euro each. Couldnt believe the cost.
    Then into Argos. Bought one for 7.
    WTF is up? Or have I bought a dud which wont work? Wont be able to try it until next week. Is it not a digital signal which either transfers or doesnt and so 'quality' of the lead doesnt matter. What am I missing ?


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  • #2
    desaparecidos
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,332 ✭✭✭desaparecidos


    Sandwlch wrote: »
    Tried two shops today to buy a short HDMI lead. 50 to 100 euro each. Couldnt believe the cost.
    Then into Argos. Bought one for 7.
    WTF is up? Or have I bought a dud which wont work? Wont be able to try it until next week. Is it not a digital signal which either transfers or doesnt and so 'quality' of the lead doesnt matter. What am I missing ?

    You're not missing much, and made a reasoned purchase.

    A 1 meter HDMI cable which costs more than say 12euro is a waste of money.

    Some people might argue build quality, but build quality is irrelevant on an object which may not be unplugged for years once the TV and set top boxes are in place.

    The build quality of "cheap" hdmi cables is just fine anyway, and would withstand lots of plugging and unplugging.


  • #3
    FruitLover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,534 ✭✭✭FruitLover


    Sandwlch wrote: »
    What am I missing ?

    The fact that cable manufacturers know that there's a sucker born every minute. Luckily for you, you're ahead of the game. Spare a thought for the poor morons who actually do pay a hundred smackers for a digital cable!


  • #4
    Sandwlch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,066 ✭✭✭Sandwlch


    Connected up new Bluray player with my Argos cable this morning. All working excellently in 1080. Glad I didnt spend 100E on a cable (the Bluray player itself didnt cost much more than that!).

    Still amazed that Currys and Maplin were only offering such overpriced (verging on scam) cables. I am sure plenty are buying them thinking they are what is necessary.


  • #5
    Glencarraig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,574 ✭✭✭Glencarraig


    Sandwlch wrote: »
    Connected up new Bluray player with my Argos cable this morning. All working excellently in 1080. Glad I didnt spend 100E on a cable (the Bluray player itself didnt cost much more than that!).

    Still amazed that Currys and Maplin were only offering such overpriced (verging on scam) cables. I am sure plenty are buying them thinking they are what is necessary.


    I bought a blueray player in Currys the other day and got a HDMI cable for 3.99 works grand.


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