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HDMI Cable

omerin · 2009-08-09 10:18:37

got a mail shot from 7 day shop for cheap gold plated hdmi cables. haven't bought one but for under £3 maybe worth a chance? link

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got a mail shot from 7 day shop for cheap gold plated hdmi cables. haven't bought one but for under £3 maybe worth a chance?

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#2 09-08-2009 11:19am

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could a mod please correct the type error on the title. thanks

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#3 09-08-2009 11:50am

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yes and it will cost you about 8 quid for delivery unless they have changed their shipping charges recently.

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#4 09-08-2009 11:59am

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These are good prices here

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#5 09-08-2009 12:09pm

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omerin wrote: »

got a mail shot from 7 day shop for cheap gold plated hdmi cables. haven't bought one but for under £3 maybe worth a chance?

All HDMI cables, regardless of price, give exactly the same signal quality - whether you pay €3 or €50. (It can be worth paying more in some very rare cases - but these are few and far between.)

It should be possible to get a cable at reasonable cost, locally. I know that Aldi and Lidl have them from time to time.

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#6 09-08-2009 12:13pm

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The quality of the cable(gold plating etc) doesn't really matter unless you're using a cable over 2m long. After that you start to get losses in quality, but quite negligible losses. There really isn't much difference between any of the cables.

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#7 09-08-2009 12:18pm

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omerin wrote: »

got a mail shot from 7 day shop for cheap gold plated hdmi cables. haven't bought one but for under £3 maybe worth a chance?

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yoshytoshy wrote: »

These are good prices here

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#8 09-08-2009 12:26pm

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Just media are based in finglas/Dublin. And allow payment by paypal and pickup.

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#9 09-08-2009 1:05pm

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€6.95 in Tesco seems a good enough deal to me

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#10 09-08-2009 6:55pm

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€6 in tesco if you need one right now or €3 shipped from dx if you can wait.

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#11 10-08-2009 5:57pm

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€4 off games and accessories on cdwow today, means you can pick this cable up for €2.99

http://www.cdwow.ie/games/Miscellaneous/GIOTECK-HDMI-CABLE-PS3-XBOX360/product/view/9839711

1.5 metre flat transfer cable providing optimal picture quality with true HD signal up to 1080p

Heavy duty shielding for improved signal integrity while rejecting EM and RF interference

High Bandwidth producing sharper textures, superior shading definition and detail
24k gold contacts for maximum digital signal transfer and corrosion resistance

Picked up 2 the last time they were on offer, very happy with them.

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#12 10-08-2009 6:38pm

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The HDMI cable on cdwow mentions gaming, is this cable specifically designed for gaming, I just need one to connect DVD player to TV

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#13 10-08-2009 8:33pm

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Cdwow one looks tempting. Any idea how it compares with 7dayshop one?

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#14 10-08-2009 10:22pm

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7.49 in argos

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/5349694/c_1/1|cat_14573554|Television+and+audio+accessories|14573563/Trail/searchtext%3EHDMI.htm

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#15 11-08-2009 7:41am

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actually spotted some philips hdmi cables for 2.99 in tesco in coonagh in limerick. It was one of those displays hanging off the shelves to the left of the tvs etc

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#16 11-08-2009 7:45am

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k123456 wrote: »

The HDMI cable on cdwow mentions gaming, is this cable specifically designed for gaming, I just need one to connect DVD player to TV

It doesn't matter what it says on the cover, a HDMI cable is a HDMI cable. They can't be "designed for gaming" or "designed for movies" or anything else because they all have to follow the same standards and carry the same signal, simple as.

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#17 11-08-2009 7:59am

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dunworth1 wrote: »

7.49 in argos

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/5349694/c_1/1|cat_14573554|Television+and+audio+accessories|14573563/Trail/searchtext%3EHDMI.htm

That's only 0.75m long, ridiculously short - I got one ages ago and it's pretty much useless as whatever you're connecting needs to be extremely close to the TV...

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#18 11-08-2009 9:14am

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I have a0.75 one and its fine. My TV is beside my PS3 so...

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#19 11-08-2009 9:59am

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Don't buy gold plated cables unless you're plugging them into correspondingly gold plated sockets on your appliance.

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#20 19-08-2009 2:59pm

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alastair_doom wrote: »

€4 off games and accessories on cdwow today, means you can pick this cable up for €2.99

http://www.cdwow.ie/games/Miscellaneous/GIOTECK-HDMI-CABLE-PS3-XBOX360/product/view/9839711

Picked up 2 the last time they were on offer, very happy with them.

i ordered 2 of these and no sign of them yet
when i login to my cdwow account it says 'backdated'
anyone else getting the same thing?

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#21 19-08-2009 3:22pm

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Just to add, the only time you'd need to spend a lot of money on a HDMI cable at present, e.g. €20+, is when you need a length of cable over 5m. Low priced HDMI cables are generally insufficient in these conditions and you will need to invest money in a quality cable that is guaranteed to transmit the signal over such lengths.

I also echo the points made by recycler1 and amacachi. Save money, when buying HDMI cables under 5m, and ignore all the marketing bull that comes from companies like Monster Cable and from sales staff in stores, e.g. gold plating, etc, as it's simply another way for you, as a consumer, to be ripped off.

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#22 21-08-2009 2:12am

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There's already lots of threads on where to get cheap HDMI cables. Cheapest I've found is Deal Extreme at $4.61 delivered, thats about €3.24.

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#23 21-08-2009 8:47am

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If anybody has a link to a source for the cheapest 5m or 10m hdmi cable with proof of quality, that would be worthwile info to post up here.

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#24 21-08-2009 10:44am

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I paid €45 for a 10m cable in Expert Electrical.

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#25 21-08-2009 10:46am

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Tesco usually has Philips branded HDMI cables for about 5 squid.

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#26 21-08-2009 2:56pm

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Bought one in Strabane this morning for the amazing price of 99p. In fairness its only 1 metre long but will be adequate for what I need it for

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