I almost shed a tear for the MIAA, and other such non-sense organizations (like HDMI licensing) when I go the chinese route and avoid stuffing their over-bloated pockets.
Almost.
Almost.
The insanity of HDMI cable prices
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For cheap HDMI cables go to http://www.monoprice.com ,if this has not already been mentioned, best bang for the buck!
As well as bluejeans and new egg, dish hd's sucks, directv's hd is much better, IMHO. But Free HD is even better if you can get it.
Sounds like some BITOG members are also HTF members or AVI science members as well
As well as bluejeans and new egg, dish hd's sucks, directv's hd is much better, IMHO. But Free HD is even better if you can get it.
Sounds like some BITOG members are also HTF members or AVI science members as well
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Originally Posted By: buster
The markup on cables is insane. When I was a teenager working at CompUSA while in college, cables had the highest profit margin. Far greater than any other product in the store.
Best Buy wants $20 for a SATA cable. Monoprice wants $2 for that same cable.
The markup on cables is insane. When I was a teenager working at CompUSA while in college, cables had the highest profit margin. Far greater than any other product in the store.
Best Buy wants $20 for a SATA cable. Monoprice wants $2 for that same cable.
Originally Posted By: PandaBear
It does. That's why even the monoprice HDMI cable is still much more expensive than a monoprice USB cable.
A USB cable only has 4 conductors. An HDMI cable, about 17.
A better comparison would be HDMI vs. DVI--and there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of price difference between the two.
The HDMI license terms are here:
http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/terms.aspx
The royalty fees aren't very high.
It does. That's why even the monoprice HDMI cable is still much more expensive than a monoprice USB cable.
A USB cable only has 4 conductors. An HDMI cable, about 17.
A better comparison would be HDMI vs. DVI--and there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of price difference between the two.
The HDMI license terms are here:
http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/terms.aspx
The royalty fees aren't very high.
I was temped to buy the high dollar Monster HDMI...till after doing some searching the 30.00 cable will do the same job.
A $3.00 cable will do the same job.
I love monoprice, I'm placing an order right now. They also have great prices on other things, like wall plates, antennas and other things.
That said when I need a longer HDMI cable I order from Ebay, they are cheaper yet on the long ones. I have a $12 25 footer for the dish box and a $22 50ft DVI/HDMI cable for the computer.
Monster has good marketing, but I blame the stores for pushing that overpriced [censored].
That said when I need a longer HDMI cable I order from Ebay, they are cheaper yet on the long ones. I have a $12 25 footer for the dish box and a $22 50ft DVI/HDMI cable for the computer.
Monster has good marketing, but I blame the stores for pushing that overpriced [censored].
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