Comments on: How Much Are HDMI Cables?

By: Derrick

Derrick — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:44:58 +0000

edit:

I did some quick research and turns out it wasn’t just digital, it was HD; a better format than DVD. It was still expensive, though.

By: Derrick

Derrick — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:15:21 +0000

@jeff:

There actually was a digital VCR back in the mid/late nineties; even had Dolby Digital audio. But production costs and the cost to consumers were prohibitive and the idea was trashed. It was being developed parallel to the DVD format. I believe Victor Company of Japan (JVC) was pioneering the effort. The cheaper production costs, higher profit margin, and packaging of DVD pretty much sealed the fate of the digital VCR.

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By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 03:58:49 +0000

@Sam: Good call, here it is: http://reviews.cnet.com/hdmi-cable/?tag=rb_content;rb_mtx

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 03:14:40 +0000

Great discussion. Please refer to CNET review of HDMI cables.

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:26:41 +0000

@jeff: Actually I have tested them both and saw no difference. There might be a few reasons for that: signal source was not stretching any sort of bandwidth limitations and the length of the cables themselves. Perhaps the more expensive cables are better over longer distances due to the the fact that they have better shielding, but for shorter distances, there is no way you can justify the prices of Monster cables; its simply a rip-off.

And digital VCR was supposed to be DVR, oops!

By: jeff

jeff — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:08:20 +0000

my question to you Ben would be have you tested the more expensive cable with your $8 dollar cable? If not how can you make such a bias statement. I would also love to know when they started making digital VCR’s I need to get one.

By: Frank

Frank — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:50:50 +0000

That’s a good point, I got a free one from Comcast.

By: TheBabblingHousewife

TheBabblingHousewife — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:41:44 +0000

You can also get cables pretty inexpensively via your cable company

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By: Pete @ biblemoneymatters

Pete @ biblemoneymatters — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:42:46 +0000

I’ve been a huge proponent of cheaper cables for a long time. I get all my cables at monoprice.com. I got my HDMI cable there for $5. At best buy? Close to a hundred for the same type cable.