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I get all my cables from Monoprice. Even for my luxurious headphone setup. :)
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Monoprice is great!! 8)
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i think the only thing a cable needs to be is gold plated and oxygen free.
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The absurdity of HDMI price gouging reaches heights unimaginable...

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/AudioQuest+ ... Id=2383276

Seriously though, the user reviews for this thing are priceless. :lol:
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Awesome infographic man. That's right, any HDMI cable will do. Get the el cheapos, there's absolutely no difference when it's a digital signal.
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ninjainspandex wrote:i must admit the s-video monster cables for my snes do make a huge improvement over my official s-video ones on my hdtv, it got rid of all the checkerboard patterns. so they must be doing something right, but then again i think i only paid $15
That is because it is a analog signal. Analog signals can be improved by better materials (such as gold plating), better shielding etc etc.

Still over priced though haha http://www.monoprice.com/products/produ ... 1&format=2
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Valkyrie-Favor wrote:Awesome infographic man. That's right, any HDMI cable will do. Get the el cheapos, there's absolutely no difference when it's a digital signal.
True in most cases, but not totally true. There are different HDMI standards so you need one that meets the specs for its intended application. ;)
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newegg has some sony hdmi cables for $5 with free shipping.

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Flak Beard wrote:The absurdity of HDMI price gouging reaches heights unimaginable...

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/AudioQuest+ ... Id=2383276

Seriously though, the user reviews for this thing are priceless. :lol:
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Hazerd wrote:Bought me an Amazon basics HDMI cable, does the job.
I've been happy with Amazon cables. They're actually cheaper than Monoprice if you have Prime and you're only buying 1-2 cables. If you're buying more (e.g, 5), then monoprice is probably the way to go.

I'm bumping this thread because if you buy cables, you should test them as soon as you get them. I ordered some HDMI cables a couple of months ago and finally got around to using them just recently. It turns out that one of the cable is bad (video/sound artifacting). Amazon is sending me a replacement cable and a return label for the old one.

So make sure that you test your cables when you get them!
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