Video Cables?

Why do Component Video Cables and HDMI Cables cost so much? Is it the
"speaker wire" crap all over again? Are there "budget" Component and
HDMI cables?

TIA,
Dan

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Why do Component Video Cables and HDMI Cables cost so much? Is it the
"speaker wire" crap all over again? Are there "budget" Component and HDMI
cables?

TIA,
Dan

Yes, absolutely yes!
Try www.monoprice.com. You will be amazed at the price difference for
identical quality.

David

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Why do Component Video Cables and HDMI Cables cost so much? Is it the
"speaker wire" crap all over again? Are there "budget" Component and
HDMI cables?

TIA,
Dan

Yes, absolutely yes!
Try www.monoprice.com. You will be amazed at the price difference for
identical quality.

David



When Insight came to hook up my HD DVR I asked the guy if he had any HDMI
cables. He said sure, they're $11. I hadn't even looked anywhere local
yet. (I'm a newbie to HD) I was in Best buy the next weekend and saw some
there the same length for $99. YIKES!

alien

wrote:
Why do Component Video Cables and HDMI Cables cost so much? Is it the
"speaker wire" crap all over again? Are there "budget" Component and
HDMI cables?

TIA,
Dan

Because your looking at the wrong cables The Monster cables will
break you. There are places online to get good quality cables, alot
cheaper.

Keith
http://www.eHDMI.com

wrote on Fri, 11 Aug 2006 15:36:02 GMT:

Why do Component Video Cables and HDMI Cables cost so much? Is it the
"speaker wire" crap all over again? Are there "budget" Component and
HDMI cables?

TIA,
Dan

I recently purchased a Gefen 3-port HDMI switch. Included in switch
equipment bundle are 3 6-ft. HDMI cables they sell standalone for
USD$40.00 each. They are excellent cables. I can't discern a PQ difference
between them and an AR HDMI cable I purchased at BB last year for
USD$85.00.

--
Rob


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On Fri, 11 Aug 2006 10:36:02 -0500, wrote:

Why do Component Video Cables and HDMI Cables cost so much? Is it the

Because consumers think there are really getting something special and
they can get away with charging that much.

"speaker wire" crap all over again? Are there "budget" Component and
HDMI cables?

For component cables you can use ordinary inexpensive composite
cables. Just make sure to get the same color to color connections on
each end. You can also make them out of small coax by installing an
RCA connector on each end.

As others have already said you can find good quality HDMI cables
on-line far, far cheaper than you'll find at the TV stores. Of course
you can also find them at ridiculous prices that may run up to $150


Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com


TIA,
Dan
Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

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Why do Component Video Cables and HDMI Cables cost so much? Is it the
"speaker wire" crap all over again? Are there "budget" Component and HDMI
cables?

Under certain circumstances, cable quality may be relevant for analog
signals. That's because an analog signal degrades gradually. The nice thing
about digital signals is they either work or they don't; nothing in the
middle. So if your cable is cheap but it works, that's as good as it gets.

The component video cables (with the RCA jacks) carry analog signals; the
HDMI cables are a digital signal. (Correct me if I'm wrong.) But I've also
used cheap component video cables and haven't observed a problem.

My conclusion: Go cheap.

On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 23:17:23 -0700, "Talkin Horse"
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wrote in message
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Why do Component Video Cables and HDMI Cables cost so much? Is it the
"speaker wire" crap all over again? Are there "budget" Component and HDMI
cables?

Under certain circumstances, cable quality may be relevant for analog
signals. That's because an analog signal degrades gradually. The nice thing
about digital signals is they either work or they don't; nothing in the
middle. So if your cable is cheap but it works, that's as good as it gets.

The component video cables (with the RCA jacks) carry analog signals; the
HDMI cables are a digital signal. (Correct me if I'm wrong.) But I've also
used cheap component video cables and haven't observed a problem.

I think you will find that you can make up component cables out of
cheap audio cables and get away with 20 or 30 feet. I just used small
coax with RCA connectors and they worked fine as did using the
composit plus audio cheap 6' cables which is what I'm using now.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

My conclusion: Go cheap.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com