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3-Pack of 6 Ft HDMI M-M Cables

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3-Pack of 6 Ft HDMI M-M Cables $10 at YesBuy
 
Discuss (26) : History : Tell : Posted 11:36 AM PST 12/2/08 by Ben
3-Pack of 6 Ft HDMI M-M CablesYesBuy.net has the 3 Pack 6ft (2m) Gold-plated Male to Male HDMI Cable for $10 with free shipping. A good generic cable for those looking to save money over the "monster" variety, while maintaining the buzz of "Gold Plated Connectors".
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#1   Bad_CRC - Posted 11:43 am PST 12/2/08 (412 Posts)
ooh, male to male.

kinky.
#2   ckidwell - Posted 11:50 am PST 12/2/08 (51 Posts)
Gold plated...and just how thin is that plating???
#3   cablephil2001 - Posted 11:51 am PST 12/2/08 (791 Posts)
Not V1.3
#4   gfr - Posted 11:51 am PST 12/2/08 (88 Posts)
What's the difference between these and the certified 1.3 cables?
#5   cablephil2001 - Posted 12:04 pm PST 12/2/08 (791 Posts)
#4: I have read that a standard cable do up to 1080i, not 1080P. Don't know if this is true, but cheap cables can distort the signal on a long (9ft or more) run. V1.3 cables don't, and also transmit sound thru HDMI better. These cables (the 3 pack) are cheap cables. You get what you pay for.
#6   coyotejoe - Posted 12:10 pm PST 12/2/08 (49 Posts)
so just as long as ur under 9 ft ur good?
#7   zippy2 - Posted 12:14 pm PST 12/2/08 (237 Posts)
Looks good enough for me. Smile
#8   angrymutt88 - Posted 12:21 pm PST 12/2/08 (482 Posts)
most folks have their players pretty close to their lcd/plasma so this should work for most of those folks. I will only get better cables if I had to go into a wall and up to a flat panel. But I have seen Monster branded cables go for cheap on ebay. I picked up a 16ft hdmi to dvi Monster Cable on ebay for 20 shipped.
#9   mitda - Posted 12:30 pm PST 12/2/08 (880 Posts)
Digital signals don't get "distorted", dumbasses. You're the kind of suckers that Monster is in business for.
#10   infamie - Posted 12:44 pm PST 12/2/08 (53 Posts)
Going to give them a try.
#11   sethook - Posted 12:47 pm PST 12/2/08 (1254 Posts)
You get the 1's and 0's or you don't. Bada bing, bada bang!!!!
#12   kingtz - Posted 12:53 pm PST 12/2/08 (219 Posts)
Actually, even digital signal CAN get degraded over long distances. Read this FAQ here:
http://www.bluejeanscable.com/articles/hdmi-cables.htm

For all practical purposes though, according to CNET, you won't notices any thing for cables shorter than 60-70ft.

That being said, just get ones that are v1.3 compliant, in case you ever get high end AVRs.
#13   Arbor33 - Posted 12:54 pm PST 12/2/08 (47 Posts)
Although the signals dont get distorted you can definitely get interference in the line...
#14   piecolorado - Posted 12:57 pm PST 12/2/08 (128 Posts)
#9 and #11, Digital signals do get distorted when running at high speeds, like in an hdmi cable. Usually it's not enough to change a 1 to a 0, or vice versa, so it doesn't matter. But if the cable is crappy enough, you could get distortions bad enough to flip a bit. When that happens, your picture can get messed up really badly. I don't know if these cables are good enough to avoid that or not, but I'd stick with V1.3 cables. Not from Monster though, as they can cost $50 each if you're not careful. You can find a V1.3 cable for $10 by itself.
#15   Fallout - Posted 1:10 pm PST 12/2/08 (4 Posts)
Well, there has to be a reason for making the changes moving from 1.0 to 3 Speed is one of them. Kinda like USB 1.0 to 0 For example, you need better performance when transferring a 1080P signal than a 480P signal. Distance is also a variable. The 0's and 1's hand writing can get fuzzy especially when there is some interference.
#16   ryviusx - Posted 1:17 pm PST 12/2/08 (299 Posts)
3 pack of 6fts? honestly, how many HDMI device do you have?
#17   devores - Posted 1:52 pm PST 12/2/08 (2 Posts)
I was thinking about getting together with a friend but i guess i need an hdtv first...
#18   tantrum - Posted 2:22 pm PST 12/2/08 (148 Posts)
I like how these cables are still $80 each at Worst Buy. Don't forget the screen cleaner too for another $15.
#19   thundrakkon - Posted 5:20 pm PST 12/2/08 (82 Posts)
My friend and I tested his "Better Cable" HDMI with generic HDMI on a Blu-ray movie. For all intents and purposes, we could not tell the difference in picture quality. For sound quality, we were able to notice a slight difference in one of the louder scenes, but it was very, very slight.

Overall, the average consumer will not notice a difference at all.
#20   mike_storm777 - Posted 7:17 pm PST 12/2/08 (216 Posts)
#11, the correct term is "bada bing, bada boom", my friend.
Also, someone (saw it on CNET, maybe? not sure) tested a monster-branded cable against a cable made from a wire coat hanger and the quality was indiscernible to viewers in a double-blind test. Not sure what that proves, but it's certainly something.
 
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