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I need three so I could pay $30-$40 a pop at the local store-- or $10-$15
each on eBay from powersellers like HD Maven or StableCable-- both of whom describe VG specs for the cables they sell. Anyone have any experience with these guys? Are the lower price cables any good-- or do I need to bite the bullet and pay through the nose at the local store? |
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"J.H. Holliday" [email protected] wrote in message ... I need three so I could pay $30-$40 a pop at the local store-- or $10-$15 each on eBay from powersellers like HD Maven or StableCable-- both of whom describe VG specs for the cables they sell. Anyone have any experience with these guys? Are the lower price cables any good-- or do I need to bite the bullet and pay through the nose at the local store? www.monoprice.com Great prices, products, and service. Avoid E-Bay. David |
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"J.H. Holliday" [email protected] wrote in message ... I need three so I could pay $30-$40 a pop at the local store-- or $10-$15 each on eBay from powersellers like HD Maven or StableCable-- both of whom describe VG specs for the cables they sell. Anyone have any experience with these guys? Are the lower price cables any good-- or do I need to bite the bullet and pay through the nose at the local store? I bought a dirt cheap 30 foot HDMI cable from a guy on ebay. It works fine. He was not a powerseller. |
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I second.
I've bought a lot of cables from Monoprice, at GREAT prices. www.monoprice.com "David" wrote in message ... "J.H. Holliday" [email protected] wrote in message ... I need three so I could pay $30-$40 a pop at the local store-- or $10-$15 each on eBay from powersellers like HD Maven or StableCable-- both of whom describe VG specs for the cables they sell. Anyone have any experience with these guys? Are the lower price cables any good-- or do I need to bite the bullet and pay through the nose at the local store? www.monoprice.com Great prices, products, and service. Avoid E-Bay. David |
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"J.H. Holliday" [email protected] wrote in message ... I need three so I could pay $30-$40 a pop at the local store-- or $10-$15 each on eBay from powersellers like HD Maven or StableCable-- both of whom describe VG specs for the cables they sell. Anyone have any experience with these guys? Are the lower price cables any good-- or do I need to bite the bullet and pay through the nose at the local store? HDMI cables either work - the signal gets through, or they don't. it's a digital signal being passed through - a computer program if you will. therefore if the signal makes it through, you get the picture intact in all it's quality - buying a more expensive cable will not re-program the data to look better. and you'd know if the signal wasn't making it through - you'd get sparklies - very obvious ones. what you wouldn't get is a slightly inferior picture - regardless of what snake oil salesmen will tell you. -- Gareth. that fly...... is your magic wand.... |
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I can add more support for monoprice.com
I purchased 15ft Gold Plated 24ga HDMI Cables for $23.19 each. They also have great prices on brackets: Low Profile Wall Mount - $19.94 Tilt Mount (Wide Bracket) - $29.42 Shipping charges are very fair too. On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:38:22 GMT, "Stephen Russell" wrote: I second. I've bought a lot of cables from Monoprice, at GREAT prices. www.monoprice.com "David" wrote in message . .. "J.H. Holliday" [email protected] wrote in message ... I need three so I could pay $30-$40 a pop at the local store-- or $10-$15 each on eBay from powersellers like HD Maven or StableCable-- both of whom describe VG specs for the cables they sell. Anyone have any experience with these guys? Are the lower price cables any good-- or do I need to bite the bullet and pay through the nose at the local store? www.monoprice.com Great prices, products, and service. Avoid E-Bay. David |
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"Stephen Russell" wrote in message ... I second. I've bought a lot of cables from Monoprice, at GREAT prices. www.monoprice.com "David" wrote in message ... "J.H. Holliday" [email protected] wrote in message ... I need three so I could pay $30-$40 a pop at the local store-- or $10-$15 each on eBay from powersellers like HD Maven or StableCable-- both of whom describe VG specs for the cables they sell. Anyone have any experience with these guys? Are the lower price cables any good-- or do I need to bite the bullet and pay through the nose at the local store? www.monoprice.com Great prices, products, and service. Avoid E-Bay. David Ditto.... |
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"The dog from that film you saw" wrote in message ... "J.H. Holliday" [email protected] wrote in message ... I need three so I could pay $30-$40 a pop at the local store-- or $10-$15 each on eBay from powersellers like HD Maven or StableCable-- both of whom describe VG specs for the cables they sell. Anyone have any experience with these guys? Are the lower price cables any good-- or do I need to bite the bullet and pay through the nose at the local store? HDMI cables either work - the signal gets through, or they don't. it's a digital signal being passed through - a computer program if you will. therefore if the signal makes it through, you get the picture intact in all it's quality - buying a more expensive cable will not re-program the data to look better. and you'd know if the signal wasn't making it through - you'd get sparklies - very obvious ones. what you wouldn't get is a slightly inferior picture - regardless of what snake oil salesmen will tell you. -- Gareth. that fly...... is your magic wand.... Quality of the termination attaching the cable to connectors is important. Haven't heard any complaints about monoprice in the quality area. |
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DON'T buy from the local store...way over priced...just make sure the eBay
cables are HDMI certified and not bootlegs ones...eBay's kinda bad about that. Keith http://www.eBuyHD.com "J.H. Holliday" [email protected] wrote in message ... I need three so I could pay $30-$40 a pop at the local store-- or $10-$15 each on eBay from powersellers like HD Maven or StableCable-- both of whom describe VG specs for the cables they sell. Anyone have any experience with these guys? Are the lower price cables any good-- or do I need to bite the bullet and pay through the nose at the local store? |
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"J.H. Holliday" [email protected] wrote in message
... I need three so I could pay $30-$40 a pop at the local store-- or $10-$15 each on eBay from powersellers like HD Maven or StableCable-- both of whom describe VG specs for the cables they sell. Anyone have any experience with these guys? Are the lower price cables any good-- or do I need to bite the bullet and pay through the nose at the local store? Guys, thanks for all the advice! Doc |
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"J.H. Holliday" [email protected] wrote in message . .. "J.H. Holliday" [email protected] wrote in message ... I need three so I could pay $30-$40 a pop at the local store-- or $10-$15 each on eBay from powersellers like HD Maven or StableCable-- both of whom describe VG specs for the cables they sell. Anyone have any experience with these guys? Are the lower price cables any good-- or do I need to bite the bullet and pay through the nose at the local store? Guys, thanks for all the advice! Doc I've gotten a couple nice HDMI cables and from Monoprice.com for just under $5 each. They were 6 feet each which was more then long enough for my use since my HDTV is mounted on a Swivel mount Stand with all my components under it. In fact this is what I got, http://tinyurl.com/2at75g which are some nice cables and currently selling for a high of $4.17 for 1 cable, $3.94 for 2-5 cables and as low as $3.19 for 50+ cables. If you live in CA, NV, or AZ you can get California overnight shipping for a couple dollars more then USPS 2-3 business day service. So if I ordered these 2 cables where I live in California with the overnight shipping and tax, the Grand total is 16.99, with USPS Priority shipping if your not quite is such a rush, it drops down to $14.09 for a couple nice HDMI cables. You really have to be a sucker to buy them in a store and a huge sucker to pay MONSTERS high prices for their cables. There's also a LIFETIME Warranty all ALL of their cables and ALL Non-Electronic Products that they sell. I don't buy cables anywhere else anymore. |
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I buy most all my stuff from newegg.com
HDMI cables under $10 wide selection http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...nd&Order=PRICE Check it out My 2˘ YB On Jul 12, 6:56*pm, "JBDragon" JBDragon at someplace dot com wrote: "J.H. Holliday" [email protected] wrote in message . .. "J.H. Holliday" [email protected] wrote in message ... I need three so I could pay $30-$40 a pop at the local store-- or $10-$15 each on eBay from powersellers like HD Maven or StableCable-- both of whom describe VG specs for the cables they sell. Anyone have any experience with these guys? Are the lower price cables any good-- or do I need to bite the bullet and pay through the nose at the local store? Guys, thanks for all the advice! Doc I've gotten a couple nice HDMI cables and from Monoprice.com for just under $5 each. *They were 6 feet each which was more then long enough for my use since my HDTV is mounted on a Swivel mount Stand with all my components under it. *In fact this is what I got,http://tinyurl.com/2at75gwhich are some nice cables and currently selling for a high of $4.17 for 1 cable, $3.94 for 2-5 cables and as low as $3.19 for 50+ cables. *If you live in CA, NV, or AZ you can get California overnight shipping for a couple dollars more then USPS 2-3 business day service. *So if I ordered these 2 cables where I live in California with the overnight shipping and tax, the Grand total is 16.99, with USPS Priority shipping if your not quite is such a rush, it drops down to $14.09 for a couple nice HDMI cables. *You really have to be a sucker to buy them in a store and a huge sucker to pay MONSTERS high prices for their cables. * *There's also a LIFETIME Warranty all ALL of their cables and ALL Non-Electronic Products that they sell. *I don't buy cables anywhere else anymore. |
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"J.H. Holliday" [email protected] wrote in message
... I need three so I could pay $30-$40 a pop at the local store-- or $10-$15 each on eBay from powersellers like HD Maven or StableCable-- both of whom describe VG specs for the cables they sell. Anyone have any experience with these guys? Are the lower price cables any good-- or do I need to bite the bullet and pay through the nose at the local store? Reminds me of USB cables years ago when USB was gaining popularity. Local storers wanted $30 for a 6' cable. What a rip. Nothing special about a USB cable. Of course, the cable is usually not included with the printer or whatever. I could go to the Big Lots store and buy a 3 pack for $10. On ebay, check the sellers feedback. If it is good and they've sold many of these cables before, I'd say it is okay. |
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"J.H. Holliday" [email protected] wrote in
: I need three so I could pay $30-$40 a pop at the local store-- or $10-$15 each on eBay from powersellers like HD Maven or StableCable-- both of whom describe VG specs for the cables they sell. Anyone have any experience with these guys? Are the lower price cables any good-- or do I need to bite the bullet and pay through the nose at the local store? www.partsexpress.com |
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David wrote:
"J.H. Holliday" [email protected] wrote in message ... I need three so I could pay $30-$40 a pop at the local store-- or $10-$15 each on eBay from powersellers like HD Maven or StableCable-- both of whom describe VG specs for the cables they sell. Anyone have any experience with these guys? Are the lower price cables any good-- or do I need to bite the bullet and pay through the nose at the local store? www.monoprice.com Great prices, products, and service. Avoid E-Bay. David I don't like dealing with folks who require creating an "account" and keep your credit card info on file -- it looks like monoprice falls in that category. -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form . |
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On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:31:36 -0500, CJT wrote:
David wrote: "J.H. Holliday" [email protected] wrote in message ... I need three so I could pay $30-$40 a pop at the local store-- or $10-$15 each on eBay from powersellers like HD Maven or StableCable-- both of whom describe VG specs for the cables they sell. Anyone have any experience with these guys? Are the lower price cables any good-- or do I need to bite the bullet and pay through the nose at the local store? www.monoprice.com Great prices, products, and service. Avoid E-Bay. David I don't like dealing with folks who require creating an "account" and keep your credit card info on file -- it looks like monoprice falls in that category. You are to be commended on being cautious. but... If you use a credit card ANY PLACE, the transaction slip is kept on file for the "statute of limitations" time frame (typically 7 years). Most merchants have 3 days to produce a copy to the merchant card processor in the event of a dispute. Store rooms/warehouses are littered with "Bankers Boxes" of old cash register/credit card tapes. Some bigger stores have switched to those "signature capture" terminals that you sign. THOSE FILES are stored someplace for 7 years. Check out a business on your own. Thing I look for a 1a) Physical location (a Street address of the OFFICE, Not just the warehouse.) 1b) Can I will call (visit the store/warehouse in person (assumes in the area, but proves a legit location) ). 2) Methods of contact OTHER than e-mail. Telephone numbers, Street addresses other than Private PO Boxes) 3) BBB reports, Google search reports (other than site) USE only a Credit Card, Not a DEBIT/Check CARD. Your legal protections on a pure credit cards are different than those that take the money directly from your account. BTW it looks as if you could sent them payment by other means. |
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Steve Urbach wrote:
On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:31:36 -0500, CJT wrote: David wrote: "J.H. Holliday" [email protected] wrote in message ... I need three so I could pay $30-$40 a pop at the local store-- or $10-$15 each on eBay from powersellers like HD Maven or StableCable-- both of whom describe VG specs for the cables they sell. Anyone have any experience with these guys? Are the lower price cables any good-- or do I need to bite the bullet and pay through the nose at the local store? www.monoprice.com Great prices, products, and service. Avoid E-Bay. David I don't like dealing with folks who require creating an "account" and keep your credit card info on file -- it looks like monoprice falls in that category. You are to be commended on being cautious. but... If you use a credit card ANY PLACE, the transaction slip is kept on file for the "statute of limitations" time frame (typically 7 years). Most merchants have 3 days to produce a copy to the merchant card processor in the event of a dispute. Store rooms/warehouses are littered with "Bankers Boxes" of old cash register/credit card tapes. Some bigger stores have switched to those "signature capture" terminals that you sign. THOSE FILES are stored someplace for 7 years. Check out a business on your own. Thing I look for a 1a) Physical location (a Street address of the OFFICE, Not just the warehouse.) 1b) Can I will call (visit the store/warehouse in person (assumes in the area, but proves a legit location) ). 2) Methods of contact OTHER than e-mail. Telephone numbers, Street addresses other than Private PO Boxes) 3) BBB reports, Google search reports (other than site) USE only a Credit Card, Not a DEBIT/Check CARD. Your legal protections on a pure credit cards are different than those that take the money directly from your account. No longer entirely true... My debit card provides the same protection as most any credit card. The difference is my local bank provides the coverage instead. But I only use it for ATM cash withdrawals. BTW it looks as if you could sent them payment by other means. -- jer email reply - I am not a 'ten' |
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"Steve Urbach" wrote in message ... On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:31:36 -0500, CJT wrote: David wrote: "J.H. Holliday" [email protected] wrote in message ... I need three so I could pay $30-$40 a pop at the local store-- or $10-$15 each on eBay from powersellers like HD Maven or StableCable-- both of whom describe VG specs for the cables they sell. Anyone have any experience with these guys? Are the lower price cables any good-- or do I need to bite the bullet and pay through the nose at the local store? www.monoprice.com Great prices, products, and service. Avoid E-Bay. David I don't like dealing with folks who require creating an "account" and keep your credit card info on file -- it looks like monoprice falls in that category. You are to be commended on being cautious. but... If you use a credit card ANY PLACE, the transaction slip is kept on file for the "statute of limitations" time frame (typically 7 years). Most merchants have 3 days to produce a copy to the merchant card processor in the event of a dispute. Store rooms/warehouses are littered with "Bankers Boxes" of old cash register/credit card tapes. Some bigger stores have switched to those "signature capture" terminals that you sign. THOSE FILES are stored someplace for 7 years. Check out a business on your own. Thing I look for a 1a) Physical location (a Street address of the OFFICE, Not just the warehouse.) 1b) Can I will call (visit the store/warehouse in person (assumes in the area, but proves a legit location) ). 2) Methods of contact OTHER than e-mail. Telephone numbers, Street addresses other than Private PO Boxes) 3) BBB reports, Google search reports (other than site) USE only a Credit Card, Not a DEBIT/Check CARD. Your legal protections on a pure credit cards are different than those that take the money directly from your account. BTW it looks as if you could sent them payment by other means. They do accept PayPal, and my PayPal account is highly protected by a addition 6 digit Password that always changes using the Hardware SecureID that only YOU would have(VeriSign ID Protection). If I can, I pay by PayPal. Oh and using Credit Cards in person is not really safer, there's also some places that also still do it the old way for one reason or another that's really not all that safe, I have to rip up the carbon Copies in tiny little pieces. I've been buying things on the Internet for YEARS!!! I've never had a single problem. Also normally you can choose if you want that Internet site to keep your Credit Card on file for faster service net time or not. I normally don't, just because hacks into sites and steeling Credit Card info has happened in the past. |
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On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:59:42 -0500, Jer wrote:
USE only a Credit Card, Not a DEBIT/Check CARD. Your legal protections on a pure credit cards are different than those that take the money directly from your account. No longer entirely true... My debit card provides the same protection as most any credit card. The difference is my local bank provides the coverage instead. But I only use it for ATM cash withdrawals. And they can change those terms at any time. To change the law, they must pay off the politicians G. I asked my bank for (and got) a ATM only card, No Visa or Mastercard logo. It is a PIN only debit. The card must be present (and swiped) and I key in the digits. |
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On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:27:02 -0700, "JBDragon" JBDragon at someplace dot com
wrote: "Steve Urbach" wrote in message .. . On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:31:36 -0500, CJT wrote: BTW it looks as if you could sent them payment by other means. They do accept PayPal, and my PayPal account is highly protected by a addition 6 digit Password that always changes using the Hardware SecureID that only YOU would have(VeriSign ID Protection). If I can, I pay by PayPal. Oh and using Credit Cards in person is not really safer, there's also some places that also still do it the old way for one reason or another that's really not all that safe, I have to rip up the carbon Copies in tiny little pieces. I've been buying things on the Internet for YEARS!!! I've never had a single problem. Also normally you can choose if you want that Internet site to keep your Credit Card on file for faster service net time or not. I normally don't, just because hacks into sites and steeling Credit Card info has happened in the past. Knuckle buster machines are still used in places without functioning "electronic capture devices" found in the city. OR they are REQUIRED by the BANK *If* your magnetic stripe fails to read in the machine to prove the card was present. They are also used for "Rental deposit", when the merchant does not want to inconvenience the customer with a $$$ HOLD on their account. In California, the law changed so that transactions Authorized at the *TIME OF PURCHASE* will not display more than 5 digits of the account number. *Off-line* transactions (?Knuckle buster?) can still display all digits. It still pays to protect you info :-) In most cases, it is NOT the business (owner) that compromised your info, but a single employee that had access. |
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Steve Urbach wrote:
On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:59:42 -0500, Jer wrote: USE only a Credit Card, Not a DEBIT/Check CARD. Your legal protections on a pure credit cards are different than those that take the money directly from your account. No longer entirely true... My debit card provides the same protection as most any credit card. The difference is my local bank provides the coverage instead. But I only use it for ATM cash withdrawals. And they can change those terms at any time. To change the law, they must pay off the politicians G. I asked my bank for (and got) a ATM only card, No Visa or Mastercard logo. It is a PIN only debit. The card must be present (and swiped) and I key in the digits. There is scam locally here where someone puts a bit of hardware in the card reader that stores the info, they collect it and steal whatever they can. Some gas stations (Wawa stores) have been found to have been compromised.. Eric |
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On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:25:44 -0400, Eric wrote:
I asked my bank for (and got) a ATM only card, No Visa or Mastercard logo. It is a PIN only debit. The card must be present (and swiped) and I key in the digits. There is scam locally here where someone puts a bit of hardware in the card reader that stores the info, they collect it and steal whatever they can. Some gas stations (Wawa stores) have been found to have been compromised.. Eric Here it has been a few Arco self serv pay stations. Close examination of the keypad will reveal the extra overlay. The local Lunardis supermarket had a PIN PAD compromised. What makes this doubly odd is the Pin Pad encrypts your PIN number and passes the encrypted info through the cash register. What got me was the register and the bank were still happy with the data. I have installed these devices and the slightest irregularity makes them fail :/ The Gas station could have been done after hours, but the supermarket had to be an "inside job" by a very savvy person. |
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Steve Urbach wrote:
On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:25:44 -0400, Eric wrote: I asked my bank for (and got) a ATM only card, No Visa or Mastercard logo. It is a PIN only debit. The card must be present (and swiped) and I key in the digits. There is scam locally here where someone puts a bit of hardware in the card reader that stores the info, they collect it and steal whatever they can. Some gas stations (Wawa stores) have been found to have been compromised.. Eric Here it has been a few Arco self serv pay stations. Close examination of the keypad will reveal the extra overlay. The local Lunardis supermarket had a PIN PAD compromised. What makes this doubly odd is the Pin Pad encrypts your PIN number and passes the encrypted info through the cash register. What got me was the register and the bank were still happy with the data. I have installed these devices and the slightest irregularity makes them fail :/ The Gas station could have been done after hours, but the supermarket had to be an "inside job" by a very savvy person. That's what I can't figure, the Wawa's are 24/7. Guess the Wawa folks are not very attentive. Eric |
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On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:59:42 -0500, Jer wrote:
No longer entirely true... My debit card provides the same protection as most any credit card. The difference is my local bank provides the coverage instead. But I only use it for ATM cash withdrawals. But why carry an extra card? I use a credit card for that (writing the withdrawal in my check-book exactly the same way). |
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I am completely ignorant of HDMI. Why would anyone need HDMI cables?
alkem |
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Howard Brazee wrote:
On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:59:42 -0500, Jer wrote: No longer entirely true... My debit card provides the same protection as most any credit card. The difference is my local bank provides the coverage instead. But I only use it for ATM cash withdrawals. But why carry an extra card? I use a credit card for that (writing the withdrawal in my check-book exactly the same way). I apologize if I led someone to believe I have more than one card, I don't, I just have the one debit card. Cash is my trusted friend, and theirs. -- jer email reply - I am not a 'ten' |
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Steve Urbach wrote:
On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:59:42 -0500, Jer wrote: USE only a Credit Card, Not a DEBIT/Check CARD. Your legal protections on a pure credit cards are different than those that take the money directly from your account. No longer entirely true... My debit card provides the same protection as most any credit card. The difference is my local bank provides the coverage instead. But I only use it for ATM cash withdrawals. And they can change those terms at any time. To change the law, they must pay off the politicians G. Maybe, but this debit card draws from a checking account at my credit union, which is a chartered federal bank. They're welcome to try. I asked my bank for (and got) a ATM only card, No Visa or Mastercard logo. It is a PIN only debit. The card must be present (and swiped) and I key in the digits. My one debit card has the Visa logo, but it won't work as a credit card because that's a free feature I choose not to have - like yours, pin transactions only. -- jer email reply - I am not a 'ten' |
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Steve Urbach wrote:
On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:25:44 -0400, Eric wrote: I asked my bank for (and got) a ATM only card, No Visa or Mastercard logo. It is a PIN only debit. The card must be present (and swiped) and I key in the digits. There is scam locally here where someone puts a bit of hardware in the card reader that stores the info, they collect it and steal whatever they can. Some gas stations (Wawa stores) have been found to have been compromised.. Eric Here it has been a few Arco self serv pay stations. Close examination of the keypad will reveal the extra overlay. The local Lunardis supermarket had a PIN PAD compromised. What makes this doubly odd is the Pin Pad encrypts your PIN number and passes the encrypted info through the cash register. What got me was the register and the bank were still happy with the data. I have installed these devices and the slightest irregularity makes them fail :/ The Gas station could have been done after hours, but the supermarket had to be an "inside job" by a very savvy person. Rigged ATM terminals and hand readers have been around for a while now. I recommend covering the key pad with one hand while the other keys in the pin to shield from security cameras that are often nearby - if someone has access to the video record and point-of-sale record, you're screwed. And, cash is your friend. A few merchants subtract their merchant fee from my cash receipted purchase, typically 4%. They enjoy my return patronage. -- jer email reply - I am not a 'ten' |
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On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:54:53 -0500, Jer wrote:
My debit card provides the same protection as most any credit card. The difference is my local bank provides the coverage instead. But I only use it for ATM cash withdrawals. But why carry an extra card? I use a credit card for that (writing the withdrawal in my check-book exactly the same way). I apologize if I led someone to believe I have more than one card, I don't, I just have the one debit card. Cash is my trusted friend, and theirs. I don't usually carry cash. It's not guaranteed in case I loose it. The only advantage debit cards have over credit cards is with the population that treat them differently (not putting the amounts in the check book, etc.). I'm not in that population, so I like having my money earning interest, and my purchases earning me points (which I use to get discounted gasoline). |
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wrote in message ... I am completely ignorant of HDMI. Why would anyone need HDMI cables? alkem To hook up two products that have HDMI connectors. Recently manufactured TVs and various tuners and DVD players use this kind of cable - - it delivers both picture and sound in digital form. You get the best programming your equipment can possibly produce using this kind of hookup. |
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I wouldn't say you are ignorant (of HDMI), just not, maybe made aware of its benefits. Collectively, we are exposed to new technologies - some of us embrace it, others, for their own purposes, let it pass by. HDMI offers totally UNCOMPRESSED video and audio. If you subscribe to cable or satellite TV, ALL of these signals are compressed. You may like what you see and hear; however, if a purest, sortof, you might like, better, pictures and sound from an uncompressed source. This, uncompressed video and audio, is only possible in the digital domain (infinite, at least WIDE bandwidth available in the analog domain notwithstanding). The weakest links in a chain can be numerous. If one link can be made totally free of artifacts - noise for example - and ones drive is to produce the best picture (and sound) humanly possible, that link is developed to the nth degree. HDMI is one of those links. HDMI has a variety of versions, each 'better' than the previous. If you accept the fact that HDMI is a good thing, your "why...need HDMI cable?" is the simple means to make, fashion HDMI connectivity. Another link is the current crop of 1080P displays, a format that goes back to SONY and NHK work 20+/- years ago. Assuredly, picture resolution will not stop here. HDMI Ver 1.3 offers extremely DEEP, shall we call it, color resolution. How wide can our eyes and brain distinguish? I do not know. So, if you purchase a display with HDMI inputs, and an HDTV source with HDMI outputs, use them. For one thing, the cable bundle is smaller and neater than dressing the 3 coax lines needed for component video! Maybe a long answer to a short and sweet question, your call. Wayne On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:24:46 -0400, wrote: I am completely ignorant of HDMI. Why would anyone need HDMI cables? alkem |
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