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Posted at 11:52 AM on Thursday 12/14/06 by
Ben
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4LinkComm.com has the 6-Ft HDMI Male to DVI Male Gold Plated Cable for $10 with free shipping (USPS). Use it to connect HDMI video devices (such as PS3) to DVI-only input monitors. Search for "HDMI Cable" to find other lenghts and connector combos. [BizRate]
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    c.puncher - Posted 12:07 pm PST 12/14/06 (214 Posts)  Report Spam

    walmart has these for less then the price of a small asian female

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    koolmoe - Posted 12:20 pm PST 12/14/06 (19 Posts)  Report Spam

    These cables can be outrageously expensive. This seems a good deal from a reputable store. I may do this myself even though I already have that cable (for my homebuilt HTPC to the HDTV).
    Be aware these cables do NOT carry sound so you'll need alt sound in/outs to either device.

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    mrmworth - Posted 12:22 pm PST 12/14/06 (62 Posts)  Report Spam

    can i hook my mac mini up to the dvi end of the cable and hook my tv up to the hdmi end? anyone know? thanks in advance.

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    Darkonus - Posted 12:27 pm PST 12/14/06 (205 Posts)  Report Spam

    Or I could order a 10-Ft HDMI Male to DVI Male Gold Plated Cable with Ferrite Cores for a little less ($5.74 + $4.05 ship) $9.79 from Monoprice!

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    calaxa - Posted 1:09 pm PST 12/14/06 (470 Posts)  Report Spam

    #3 Yeah you can but remember that most HDTVs native resolution will be 1366x768. Finding a similar one from the computer might distort picture slightly depending on the characteristics of your TV.

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    BallzNall - Posted 1:16 pm PST 12/14/06 (306 Posts)  Report Spam

    You can get this cable at Monoprice.com for $1.93 + shipping.

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    b.diggs - Posted 2:38 pm PST 12/14/06 (66 Posts)  Report Spam

    I'm not paying any amount of money for Male on Male action. #1, where did you see prices for small asian females? All the ones I've found are pretty spendy.

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    c.puncher - Posted 3:14 pm PST 12/14/06 (214 Posts)  Report Spam

    euthenasia blvd, HK

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    julietkako - Posted 4:58 pm PST 12/14/06 (34 Posts)  Report Spam

    I recently paid over $100 for mine, granted it was "monster" but what make this so cheap, or in my case so "expensive"?

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    malarrya - Posted 5:51 pm PST 12/14/06 (176 Posts)  Report Spam

    Wow great find for the LCD I have. I got a cheap Westinghouse 30" LCD for the bedroom on clearance from BB and it has every connection but an HDMI. BTW after playing with the colors for a bit the Westinghouse looks spectacular, regardless of the brand it is. DVDs play wonderfully through the component cables.

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    kaione - Posted 6:40 pm PST 12/14/06 (25 Posts)  Report Spam

    need one of these on the cheap. i went to my local best buy and picked up an HDMI-DVI adapter for $45.00. Im ordering this one and returning my overpriced adapter for something worhtwhile maybe theyll have asian females in stock! thanks ben!!

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    Darkonus - Posted 7:18 pm PST 12/14/06 (205 Posts)  Report Spam

    BallzNall wrote:
    You can get this cable at Monoprice.com for $1.93 + shipping.
    No you can't! Rolling Eyes
    The DVI/HDMI cable for $1.93 at Monoprice is only a 3-Ft cable.

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    John_Foxen - Posted 8:06 pm PST 12/14/06 (1088 Posts)  Report Spam

    #9 -

    It's a DIGITAL cable. As long as the cable meets basic DVI electrical requirements, the equipment you connect it to is also up to par, and you aren't pushing the specs (running >5 meters), a $5 cable will do exactly the same job as a $100 one.

    Best Buy and their ilk make most of their profit by convincing customers to buy unnecessary and/or ridiculously priced accessories.

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    ghettojiggalo - Posted 8:26 pm PST 12/14/06 (204 Posts)  Report Spam

    whats the diff between gold plated and ferrite cores?

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    bonedawg109 - Posted 9:09 am PST 12/15/06 (17 Posts)  Report Spam

    Ferrite cores are actually on the outside of the cable (those nuggest that you find at the ends of the calbes sometimes). It's called a choke. A choke makes a BAD antenna... which is how you DON'T want your video cables acting, soaking up a whole buncha noise from interferance.

    Gold plated just helps with conduction & resists corrosion.

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