Fear-51 Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 (edited) Im about to be pickin up my 1080p tv next week.. Wondering what cables did you guys get and if you see a diffrence between a cable that costs 25 dollars or like the moster cable one that costs like 80 dollars... Edited February 2, 2008 by Fear-51 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 no, get the cheap ones. it's a digital signal. save your money and buy an extra game or soething to enjoy on the screen :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yusuf M. Veteran Posted February 2, 2008 Veteran Share Posted February 2, 2008 "80 bollars" hehehe. :p There isn't a huge difference between the less expensive and expensive HDMI cables. Personally, I'd just go with the cheap stuff. $80 for a small cable is a rip off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 monoprice.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piggy Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 I got an $18 HDMI to DVI cable and it works perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevoJD Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 $5 HDMI cable I got off Newegg. Works perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted February 2, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted February 2, 2008 ^ What everyone else has said. Cheap cables are the way to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+StevoFC MVC Posted February 2, 2008 MVC Share Posted February 2, 2008 The hdmi cables I use were $6 shipped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sn00pie Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Mine were $13 shipped. eBay FTW! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fear-51 Posted February 2, 2008 Author Share Posted February 2, 2008 Thanks! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argot Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 What length? If its under 5 meters the cheap ones are fine, over 5m and you might have issues with cheap cables and 1080p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fear-51 Posted February 2, 2008 Author Share Posted February 2, 2008 Just from my tv to my ps3... Which is basically right next to it... so probably 5 feet or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted February 2, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted February 2, 2008 Just from my tv to my ps3... Which is basically right next to it... so probably 5 feet or so Order the cheapest off monoprice then. And by the way, the whole "gold plated" thing means squat as well - It's just a selling/marketing tool with the HDMI cables ;) I own two, one a 1m gold plated ?3 cable, and the other that came with my PS3 is a 2.5m non-gold plated ?15 cable made by GAME. Nooooo difference at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olemus Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 i paid ?3 for mine and its perfectly fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamhook Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Mine was 99p off eBay including shipping. Woot. My dad foolishly spent ?50 on one when he got our new amp though, I have no idea why.:|| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neoauld Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 its a digital signal meaning..it either works or it doesnt if the cheap cables work..then they work just as well as the expensive ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonComet Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 its a digital signalmeaning..it either works or it doesnt if the cheap cables work..then they work just as well as the expensive ones While no one needs to spend a lot of money on cables, that's not completely true. If an hdmi cable is bad enough then you may get artifacts that some describe and sparkly dots, or failure to display higher resolutions (which I guess falls into the not working part). In my experience 5-10 dollar cables from places like monoprice work great, but you can get a worse picture if the cable is bad enough. Fear the sparkles, heh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shockz Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 It's all about insulation and transfer rate... getting a higher end cable is going to look better regardless... I laugh at people about how they brag they got hdmi's for cheap... and then see how crappy their signal looks. Better cables means less artifacts and less grainy images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazog Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 It's all about insulation and transfer rate... getting a higher end cable is going to look better regardless...I laugh at people about how they brag they got hdmi's for cheap... and then see how crappy their signal looks. Better cables means less artifacts and less grainy images. Not monster rules again talk? ughh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Not monster rules again talk?ughh No one mentioned Monster but you. It's a fallacy to say that digital = the same no matter what cable. The only reason it's the same for many of you is because you bought the cheapest panel that said HDTV on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fear-51 Posted February 6, 2008 Author Share Posted February 6, 2008 Gamestop\Ebgames has a 9.5 foot HDMI goin for 59.99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROM3000 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 As several people have already mentioned, monoprice.com is the way to go personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason S. Global Moderator Posted February 14, 2008 Global Moderator Share Posted February 14, 2008 i just bought a generic 3' HDMI cable from ebay last week... $5.94 shipped and it works great. hell, my buddy gave me a 6' cable for free a couple months ago... both work great. dont overpay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldgunner Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 I got a 5m one off ebay for about ?15, I sit like 3ft from my 26'' screen and have never had issues. my recomendation? don't go filthy cheap, don't pay stupidly high prices either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrKuro Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 No one mentioned Monster but you.It's a fallacy to say that digital = the same no matter what cable. The only reason it's the same for many of you is because you bought the cheapest panel that said HDTV on it. Its a digital signal, 1's and 0's, transmits or it doesn't... People who think that their expensive monster cable will somehow make those ones and zeros better are just fooling themselves .. I'm sure if monster made USB cables there would be people swearing that they have faster transfer rates and send the pics from their digital camera to their pc with better color and clarity with less grain than the cheap usb cables. research more in the differences between digital and analogue signal transmission digital cables such as HDMI -> I buy from monoprice, as they will do the job the same as any other hdmi cable that meets 1.3 specs.. I know not to waste money on expensive digital cables that will do the same job. my main HDTV-> I gotta have the best, and my Pioneer 6010FD Kuro Plasma is king... some things you have to pay to get the quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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