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Survey: How do you pick a cable?

2007_03_05 hdmi cable survey.jpgIs there really that much difference between digital audio and video cables to justify a price difference of over 30 times? Take HDMI cables as an example. On one hand you can find a brand name cable for $219 versus a no name cable for $7. So that brings us to this question, do you shell out or cheap out?

-Ryan

 
 

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I wouldn't say MonoPrice is no name. Best Buy just seems to believe that a 500% markup on accessories is a good idea and with them selling like hotcakes, they have good reason to. I buy all my cables from MonoPrice. Don't buy into the hype, get high quality cables without paying for the huge marketing budgets of these other cable manufacturers.

posted by Chris on 2007-03-08 12:16:12

I don't remember where I first learned about MonoPrice, but it was one of the best days of my electronic life. (Or something like that.) A couple of months ago I bought a receiver and plasma TV both with HDMI connections. If I hadn't heard about MonoPrice I would have been one of those people pillaged by BestBuy having to buy multiple cables. I'm extremely happy with my $7 HDMI cables!

posted by tlk on 2007-03-08 15:37:20