Mint Presents The Truth About HDMI Cables

[cimousa]

It'd be great if many people saw this.

Source: The Rip | MintLife Blog | Personal Finance News & Advice

 

[henry2]

now i know why the big box stores try to sell you the top brand cables for the new model flat screen tvs when you buy them ..

 

[iDan]

lol, I use to work at a computer store and the markup is crazy on cables. You would make more $$ off a USB cable then off of a printer with a whole lot less support.

 

[raylock]

There are several good online vendors for high quality inexpensive cables. I usually use Blue Jeans Cable. Never had a problem with any of them. Now since the Ipad doesn't have any connectors, ......

 

[Edlex]

Best prices for hdmi cables is through monoprice.com

 

[Ghuda]

I thought I did my research when I bought my cables, but in reality I was just reading Marketing Hype. Thanks for this post.

 

[gjperera]

Great post...I had a similar experience with DVI cable, purchased at TigerDirect Store for $30 found a longer cable from the same company (cables to go) on Amazon for $14 and it was twice as long...it's a ridiculous margin.

 

[Rasputina]

I second monoprice, their stuff is awesome. I got all new cables for my speakers and HDMI inputs from them when we got our new receiver.