HDMI cable €1.49 in Dealz

Klingon Hamlet

Here

Kevin!

In before it's a poor quality cable, my 100e gold plated monster cable is far superior - it's not!
With digital signals such as this, it either works or it doesn't -
the quality will indeed be equal to a cable 50 times the price

Riesen_Meal

HDMI cables are always 1.50 in dealz, or any pound shop, no offence OP, but how is this a bargain?

Cheaper on eBay usually.....

slave1

Short run = Any ole cable
Long run = Need to think a bit more about it

Pj!

Oh good. A HDMI cable thread...

eddhorse

Got a few of these about a year ago in Dealz Athlone, had no issues with them, can't go wrong for €1.49

muffler

Fieldog wrote: »

HDMI cables are always 1.50 in dealz, or any pound shop, no offence OP, but how is this a bargain?

Cheaper on eBay usually.....

Link?

Basq

Got one of these cheap HDMI cables before..

.. shortly after, my house burned down and someone inpregnated my cat!

Buy wise, buy Monster! *



















* lol... I don't even have a cat.. but my house did burn down!

eddhorse

So you blame the cable?

Basq

eddhorse wrote: »

So you blame the cable?

Wouldn't you?

PS - cheapest non-auction cable on eBay at the moment (including shipping to Ireland) is €1.76.

welkin

Length?

L1011

Fieldog wrote: »

Cheaper on eBay usually.....

With shipping?

Cantona's Collars

Basq wrote: »

Wouldn't you?

PS - cheapest non-auction cable on eBay at the moment (including shipping to Ireland) is €1.76.

Unless you did something mad and tried to plug it into a wall socket,there's no electricity in HDMI leads,it carries digital signals only.

BTW,tests found that cheap ones work just as well as expensive ones.There's no middle ground with HDMI leads - they either work or don't.

Notch000

2E shop sell em
/thread

Basq

eddhorse wrote: »

So you blame the cable?

zerks wrote: »

Unless you did something mad and tried to plug it into a wall socket,there's no electricity in HDMI leads,it carries digital signals only.

BTW,tests found that cheap ones work just as well as expensive ones.There's no middle ground with HDMI leads - they either work or don't.

Do people round here not know me at all?

.. shortly after, my house burned down and someone inpregnated my cat!

You're taking me insinuating blame on my house burning down and impregnation of my cat as a result of buying a cable?



Are your sarcasm meters broken?

Anyhoo..

jmorrisey

maybe worth stumping up few quid extra and getting something a little better quality wise, got a top of the line one in petes a few years ago and it's still goin strong

Ronanc1

Basq wrote: »

Are your sarcasm meters broken?

Anyhoo..

Maybe his sarcasm meter's using an inferior €1.50 hdmi cable :P

welkin

Notch000 wrote: »

2E shop sell em
/thread

€1.49 is usually cheaper than €2.
/thread

L1011

jmorrisey wrote: »

maybe worth stumping up few quid extra and getting something a little better quality wise, got a top of the line one in petes a few years ago and it's still goin strong

It really isn't.

These would need to break at a phenomenal rate before you'd make back the cost of even a 9.99 one. They either work 100% or they don't at all - there is no in between. If they don't work at all you return them.

machiavellianme

MYOB wrote: »

It really isn't.

These would need to break at a phenomenal rate before you'd make back the cost of even a 9.99 one. They either work 100% or they don't at all - there is no in between. If they don't work at all you return them.

This is true. The HDMI cable is lots of wires making what is in essence 2 unique connections. The signal on each connection is out of phase with the other. When they are reconfigured at the opposite end, any noise picked up along the way will not have other noise with the exact opposite phase so is removed. Hence any HDMI cable that transmits the 2 out of phase signals from one end to the other is just as good as any other HDMI cable.

Signal speed does come into play however, some cables are faster than others. Unless you have a 4k tv, then it shouldn't matter. There are four basic types of HDMI cables:

•High-speed (also called Category 2)
•High-speed (also called Category 2) with Ethernet
•Standard-speed (Category 1)
•Standard-speed (Category 1) with Ethernet

Standard-speed cables are rated to carry up to 1080i but most handle 1080p anyway although they're not required to (3D doesn't come into it, so ignore any salesperson who tells you otherwise).

Fighting Irish

Fieldog wrote: »

HDMI cables are always 1.50 in dealz, or any pound shop, no offence OP, but how is this a bargain?

Cheaper on eBay usually.....

typical thread around here i'm afraid, did you see you get an extra couple of toilet rolls in lidl this week?

Cantona's Collars

jmorrisey wrote: »

maybe worth stumping up few quid extra and getting something a little better quality wise, got a top of the line one in petes a few years ago and it's still goin strong

Got 2 for €5 for 2.5m cables in Lidl a few years ago & still going strong,they are actually better made than the Monster ones as the outside is armoured.

No wonder Peats is closed down,people copping onto the fact that top of the range/overpriced isn't always better.

BionicRasher

zerks wrote: »

BTW,tests found that cheap ones work just as well as expensive ones.There's no middle ground with HDMI leads - they either work or don't.

Have a middle of the road cable (maybe paid 9.99 for it a few years ago) and it works perfectly on main TV for connection between HTPC but for some reason keeps losing the handshake when I use it between XBOX and another TV in a different room.
So just goes to show this ’either works or won't work' isn't always true.

However my 1.49 cable is just as good as the one my brother in law paid €50 for his 3D TV.

welkin

Your brother in law [mod edit] was probably misinformed by a salesperson

Cantona's Collars

tui0hcg wrote: »

Have a middle of the road cable (maybe paid 9.99 for it a few years ago) and it works perfectly on main TV for connection between HTPC but for some reason keeps losing the handshake when I use it between XBOX and another TV in a different room.
So just goes to show this ’either works or won't work' isn't always true.

However my 1.49 cable is just as good as the one my brother in law paid €50 for his 3D TV.

This post should explain the cables,older cables sometimes aren't compatible with newer equipment.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=86985692&postcount=20

Access

Basq wrote: »

Do people round here not know me at all?



You're taking me insinuating blame on my house burning down and impregnation of my cat as a result of buying a cable?



Are your sarcasm meters broken?

Anyhoo..

Dont fecking lie basq... It was the nsa310 overheating again that took down your house! :-P

Klingon Hamlet

A lot of negativity surrounding my post. People should bear in mind there's naive folk out there duped into spending big bucks. I knew cables were cheap but until today didn't know they had them that cheap in a bricks and mortar shop.

So hopefully someone read my post and saved a few shillings.

Aquos76

On the subject of hdmi leads, here's a text I got from a mate of mine today, talk about guillable, he believes everything that's published in what hifi and other mags like that

Ah grand no bother, thanks for that. Btw, I bought all new hdmi cables for my amp, satellite receiver, and blue ray player, today. I needed to because the amp supports 3d and 4k so technology never stops moving. The older cables which originally cost me over €100 each now obsolete

L1011

Get him to dump his old cables on you and ebay them to similarly gullible people? I'm sure they look quite shiney.

dxhound2005

This one is a bit more and it's not even gold. But free postage.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/StarTech-1m-High-Speed-HDMI-to-HDMI-Cable-HDMI-M-M-/300819890572?pt=UK_Computing_Sound_Vision_Audio_Cables_Adapters&hash=item460a43418c

Klingon Hamlet

Wow.

Patty O Furniture

dxhound2005 wrote: »

This one is a bit more and it's not even gold. But free postage.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/StarTech-1m-High-Speed-HDMI-to-HDMI-Cable-HDMI-M-M-/300819890572?pt=UK_Computing_Sound_Vision_Audio_Cables_Adapters&hash=item460a43418c

Probably hooks upto a tv worth about €5 million

hotshots85

They do iphone 5 cables for 1.50 too, worth a go

Kajor

I'll probably be deservedly banned for this but I'm going to do it anyway

http://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-K2-Terminated-Speaker-Cable/dp/B000J36XR2

$14,000 audio cable from AudioQuest - I'm posting it for those who haven't read the comments before.


Also, €1.49 cable from deals works a treat, there's no point in being skeptical about it...just buy the damn thing...if it doesn't work then what's €1.49 to you?

dxhound2005

There's a reason for those ridiculously high prices on Ebay and Amazon. There are loads of listings like that.

Normally they are maintaining Search Engine Position.

With eBay, the more items that you sell off a single listing, the higher up the Best Match search results you will appear. Ebay judges "popularity" to be an important criteria for search rankings. But if you cancel your listing, you start again at the very bottom of the search results.

So what they do is create what is called a "Good-till-cancelled" listing, which runs forever. That way, they get massive sales and good search engine results.... then you just leave it there with a high price when you are out of stock.

So... unlike a normal listing that ends in 10 days, Stores listings can run forever.. and you can edit them as required.

Esel

dxhound2005 wrote: »

This one is a bit more and it's not even gold. But free postage.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/StarTech-1m-High-Speed-HDMI-to-HDMI-Cable-HDMI-M-M-/300819890572?pt=UK_Computing_Sound_Vision_Audio_Cables_Adapters&hash=item460a43418c

Hey, you pay for quality in that shop e.g. £10,000 for a car mobile charger.

dodzy

dxhound2005 wrote: »

There's a reason for those ridiculously high prices on Ebay and Amazon. There are loads of listings like that.

Normally they are maintaining Search Engine Position.

With eBay, the more items that you sell off a single listing, the higher up the Best Match search results you will appear. Ebay judges "popularity" to be an important criteria for search rankings. But if you cancel your listing, you start again at the very bottom of the search results.

So what they do is create what is called a "Good-till-cancelled" listing, which runs forever. That way, they get massive sales and good search engine results.... then you just leave it there with a high price when you are out of stock.

So... unlike a normal listing that ends in 10 days, Stores listings can run forever.. and you can edit them as required.

Always wondered about that. Thanks for the clarification hound.

Access

Aquos76 wrote: »

On the subject of hdmi leads, here's a text I got from a mate of mine today, talk about guillable, he believes everything that's published in what hifi and other mags like that

You need new mates! :-D

Vinz Mesrine

I have 2 of the dealz hdmi cables, both have worked perfectly for almost a year. I do laugh at the people spending anything over a fiver on them.


I had someone in work the other day buy one for €25, we are 30 seconds away from a Dealz shop, I probably should have told her

jmorrisey

Vinz Mesrine wrote: »

I have 2 of the dealz hdmi cables, both have worked perfectly for almost a year. I do laugh at the people spending anything over a fiver on them.


I had someone in work the other day buy one for €25, we are 30 seconds away from a Dealz shop, I probably should have told her

To be fair, the poorer quality cheaper ones may well work sometimes without problems but some of us want some peace of mind when purchasing stuff like that so dont mind stumping up a few extra quid for better quality

Gamayun

welkin wrote: »

Length?

They're 1m Long. Link

So they're long enough for my TV setup but maybe not everyones e.g. a high up wall-mounted TV with a low stand for the set top box or whatever.

Cantona's Collars

http://www.lidl.ie/cps/rde/xchg/SID-20637FF4-01042A39/lidl_ri_ie/hs.xsl/index_28014.htm

€5.99 2m cable with adjustable ends for awkward installs.

I've about half a dozen HDMI leads in the house,somebody tried to tell me the Sky ones are crap but they work fine.The most expensive ones are 2m long & cost about a fiver for 2 of them.

Kajor

jmorrisey wrote: »

To be fair, the poorer quality cheaper ones may well work sometimes without problems but some of us want some peace of mind when purchasing stuff like that so dont mind stumping up a few extra quid for better quality

I think you're missing the point, you can't have better quality, they work or they don't. I've never bought a "cheap" one that didn't work.

jmorrisey

Kajor wrote: »

I think you're missing the point, you can't have better quality, they work or they don't. I've never bought a "cheap" one that didn't work.

No i believe your missing the point...I get the on/off argument, i really really do.
If i choose to pay a little extra for higher quality components in the lead (especially leads of 3 metres or over) that may be more robust and durable than a more cheaply produced lead then why not accept that as a valid point of view. Cant we all just get along

jmorrisey

jmorrisey wrote: »

No i believe your missing the point...I get the on/off argument, i really really do.
If i choose to pay a little extra for higher quality components in the lead (especially leads of 3 metres or over) that may be more robust and durable than a more cheaply produced lead then why not accept that as a valid point of view. Cant we all just get along

What are you dong with your cables?

jmorrisey

Deleted User wrote: »

What are you dong with your cables?

Tv in one corner of room....couch, table and laptop in opposite corner. I like to have it lying on the ground rather than set up as a trip wire for the family and the almost completely blind dog

jmorrisey

jmorrisey wrote: »

Tv in one corner of room....couch, table and laptop in opposite corner. I like to have it lying on the ground rather than set up as a trip wire for the family and the almost completely blind dog

So where does "robustness" come in? Did you put much thought into your power lead or lead from the aerial/UPC?

jmorrisey

Deleted User wrote: »

So where does "robustness" come in? Did you put much thought into your power lead or lead from the aerial/UPC?

yes, yes i did

machiavellianme

jmorrisey wrote: »

No i believe your missing the point...I get the on/off argument, i really really do.
If i choose to pay a little extra for higher quality components in the lead (especially leads of 3 metres or over) that may be more robust and durable than a more cheaply produced lead then why not accept that as a valid point of view. Cant we all just get along

I think you need to read my post again. Component quality doesn't come into it and certainly not for leads less than 30m unless you're using it for Ethernet? How durable does it need to be in your home? Its not like there's industrial strength requirements to withstand extreme heat, cold, abrasion, stresses, strains etc?

Either way, for a simple cost benefit analysis: if you buy two Eur1.50 cables and leave one as a spare to replace the first one at the end of its lifetime, its still cheaper than buying one Eur5 HDMI cable that probably wont last 2x lifetimes of the cheaper cable. If your blind dog can chew through the cheaper cable, he'll most certainly make his way through an expensive one. At least going for the cheaper option, you'll have a replacement (and money for a 3rd plus 1/5th of a bag of chips).

There is very little noise going to be added at the connectors at each end. These would be less than 1cm in length and should be machined to fit correctly and allow for an optimum signal handshake. Replacing aluminium with copper, gold or even silver wouldn't make any significant difference.

In fact, I cant think of any reason why your cable would ever need to be touched after installation unless you're connecting to a different device at either end. It seems like you are just trying to justify a poor decision to yourself?

Vinz Mesrine

jmorrisey wrote: »

To be fair, the poorer quality cheaper ones may well work sometimes without problems but some of us want some peace of mind when purchasing stuff like that so dont mind stumping up a few extra quid for better quality

They are not better quality. There is no difference between the ones I use from dealz and the ones I sell for €25.

machiavellianme

Vinz Mesrine wrote: »

They are not better quality. There is no difference between the ones I use from dealz and the ones I sell for €25.

That's not strictly true. You can get armoured cables for exterior use for example. Why you'd need them in a residential environment is another issue entirely. The Eur25 ones will have no obvious benefit to ANY homeowner though.