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bustarhymes
20 Jan 10 17:26
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anyone know any good deals at the moment ? ....i know there are plenty cheap ones out there but wouldn't mind a recommendation from anybody who's bought a cheap one from somewhere ...cheers :)
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Report Whitburn • January 20, 2010 5:28 PM GMT
Amazon - you can't go wrong
Report The Magic Flea • January 20, 2010 5:29 PM GMT
wire you asking?
Report Video_Lounge • January 20, 2010 5:36 PM GMT
is there a big difference beween the £5 ones and the £50 ones
Report Poppydog. • January 20, 2010 5:37 PM GMT
I read somewhere that there's no difference between a
£1 basic and a premium brand £££ HDMI cable, because of what they actually do

Is this true?
Report sidthekid • January 20, 2010 5:38 PM GMT
ebuyer.com
Report Video_Lounge • January 20, 2010 5:39 PM GMT
^^what i was thinking^^

Got a cheapo one for my ps3 a sky HD box oe with one but not sure how good the are
Report Video_Lounge • January 20, 2010 5:40 PM GMT
sorry for the post above keyboard plaing up
Report Almagro is a no no • January 20, 2010 5:42 PM GMT
cheapo keyboard?
Report bustarhymes • January 20, 2010 5:45 PM GMT
cheers guys but i'm gonna splash out and buy a 2m one off ebay for £1.35 ;) free p+p

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/A-2m-HQ-HDMI-Cable-Gold-Plated-for-SONY-PS3-LCD-TV_W0QQitemZ360227980493QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Computing_CablesConnectors_RL?hash=item53df42c4cd
Report rishi08 • January 20, 2010 5:47 PM GMT
asda/tesco do some for abt 3-4quid, i bought mine from play.com i think for 4ish and it works fine
Report Ovalman. • January 20, 2010 5:56 PM GMT
Poundland had them for a quid recently, not sure if their still there.
Report bustarhymes • January 20, 2010 5:59 PM GMT
yeah just seen that on hot deals oval ;) i'm a regular reader over there now thanks to your previous posts :)
Report wasnot • January 20, 2010 6:01 PM GMT
Got one from Amazon last week. 5 metres for £3.78 delivered or thereabouts. Cant tell the difference between that and the "premium" on I got previously for a heck of a lot more. Recommend it.
Report bustarhymes • January 20, 2010 6:03 PM GMT
as i thought, probably not much to tell between cheap/expensive to the "normal" man in the street.
Report Poppydog. • January 20, 2010 6:05 PM GMT
As I mentioned earlier, I'm sure it's something to do with whatever goes through the cable.

It's not like audio or speaker cables, where quality matters
Report Ovalman. • January 20, 2010 6:09 PM GMT
I paid £5 for one out of Argos but I can't compare it to any others. It does the job for the PS3.

Good luck in your quest.
Report gingcat1 • January 20, 2010 6:13 PM GMT
It depends on your audio and movie systems.

If you have a shyte system then a ceap cable will do just fine, although you will still notice a marked difference when you upgrade, however if you have a top cinema system then it is pointless not laying out another £50 for a decent cable to get the most out your system other wise you should just have bought a cheap system and saved yourself a few grand.
Report Occam's Razor • January 20, 2010 6:14 PM GMT
Basically, HDMI sends a binary signal - 0 or I. The bits arrive or they don't, quality is not an issue.

Don't waste your cash on an expensive one.
Report 2smiggy • January 20, 2010 6:32 PM GMT
no difference between any of them

http://www.amazon.co.uk/1-8M-HDMI-Cable-Gold-Connectors/dp/B0017RW94A/ref=pd_sim_dbs_ce_1

this one is 1.8 meters off amazon for 95p and 99p delivery charge
Report bustarhymes • January 20, 2010 6:33 PM GMT
i've bought 2 x 2m ones posted earlier in the thread off ebay £1.35 each free p+p ....can't grumble at that.
Report 2smiggy • January 20, 2010 6:43 PM GMT
not at all !! my friend bought one for €50 in the shop with his ps3, they told him it would give a great picture. cannot tell the difference between his and a one for 5 euros off ebay lol
Report entropy69 • January 20, 2010 6:47 PM GMT
the post made at 19:13 is incorrect

the post made at 19:14 is correct

end of thread.
Report Poppydog. • January 20, 2010 6:48 PM GMT
That's it Occam's Razor
Something to do with binary

I thought I may have been thinking about another type of cable
Report Poppydog. • January 20, 2010 6:49 PM GMT
......oh, and entropy agrees too
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