9 thoughts on “Expensive HDMI cables are a ripoff”
Excellent Post!! And couldn’t be more truthful. I used to be in the electronics business and people were so often taken in by these scams, it was very frustrating. The other one was extended warranties. People would save $10 on a DVD player by going to the big box, then spend $150 on crap they didn’t need and then leave with a smile on their face.
thanks Jonco I was gonna buy a cable ,now at least I wont get ripped off
When LCD TVs were first coming out, they tried to sell me one of these cables at Best Buy for $129.00. I told the salesman where to put his overpriced cable.
I’m so ashamed. I use Monster cables on my 50″ plasma, but they were $25.00 each on Amazon.
The only inaccuracy in the poster is that the science really doesn’t back up the claims for the standard cables, either.
I agree that Monster Cables are way too expensive, but I wouldn’t buy the cheapest cables either, the materials might not last too long on the cheap ones.
yeah, metal doesn’t last too long
I use a cheap Chinese 4m cable on my plasma that I bought for KES 300 (about $4) in the streets of Nairobi.
Cheap cables might not last as long if you are constantly moving them and re-attaching them to different devices but as you can pick them up for $4 it’s no hardship going to buy another really.
Excellent Post!! And couldn’t be more truthful. I used to be in the electronics business and people were so often taken in by these scams, it was very frustrating. The other one was extended warranties. People would save $10 on a DVD player by going to the big box, then spend $150 on crap they didn’t need and then leave with a smile on their face.
thanks Jonco I was gonna buy a cable ,now at least I wont get ripped off
When LCD TVs were first coming out, they tried to sell me one of these cables at Best Buy for $129.00. I told the salesman where to put his overpriced cable.
I’m so ashamed. I use Monster cables on my 50″ plasma, but they were $25.00 each on Amazon.
The only inaccuracy in the poster is that the science really doesn’t back up the claims for the standard cables, either.
I agree that Monster Cables are way too expensive, but I wouldn’t buy the cheapest cables either, the materials might not last too long on the cheap ones.
yeah, metal doesn’t last too long
I use a cheap Chinese 4m cable on my plasma that I bought for KES 300 (about $4) in the streets of Nairobi.
Cheap cables might not last as long if you are constantly moving them and re-attaching them to different devices but as you can pick them up for $4 it’s no hardship going to buy another really.