Cables To Go Velocity Series 40315 HDMI Cable (Blue, 2 meters)
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Customer Review: Don't buy an expensive cable when this works great!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a fantastic cable, and here's a few reasons NOT to buy an expensive cable:
(1) The cable transmits a digital signal. Digital is "on" or "off", there's nothing in between those two signals. Digital is highly resistant to interference, so you don't need gold tips, fancy shielding, etc when all the equipment cares about is: "Hey, is this an 'on' or an 'off' signal?".
(2) Quality control.
(2a) I've read on here how some people get sloppy connections with these cables. One out of a thousand cables is bound to be funky, no matter what the company. Easy solution (or not easy for those immediate-gratification types): Return cable, exchange for another $12 cable. If the next one you get is still sloppy, I'd check your equipment.
(2b) If the more expensive cable makers are charging $100 for the same product, and that extra money goes to "quality control" (not likely, but bear with me), then I want to work there. Seriously, if the quality assurance folks get $80 for each cable they sell... Well, it adds up quick.
(3) I have one. I may not be a celebrity, but I can definitely say that this is a great product that has yet to steer me wrong.
Customer Review: Great Product And Very Inexpensive
Summary: 5 Stars
I just purchased a couple of these cables and gave my friend one as a gift. Being an electronics novice, he purchased a new HDTV and the salesperson convinced him that he needed to pay $118.00 for a similar HDMI cable. I explained to him that he was getting royally ripped off and made him an offer he could not refuse (free cable). He promptly returned the cable and asked for his $118.00 back. I just cannot believe how all of these major electronic retailers get away with ripping off most consumers with these so called special or better cables. At the length that all consumer electronics cables are utilized, there is absolutely no loss, I repeat "NO LOSS" or differences whether you use a $100 cable or a $5 cable. It's all foam just to make the cable look thicker and meaner and great marketing strategies in the part of both the manufacturer and the retailer. And don't go for the gold or silver plating. This is just a sales pitch. Copper is pretty much the standard conductor for all commercial cables but you don't see them hawking copper up. Now platinum, gold or silver make for a better sales pitch for those who don't know an absolute thing about electronics.Customer Review: High-quality, low-cost alternative
Summary: 5 Stars
Okay, folks...we're talking about digital signals here. A digital signal gets there, or it doesn't. This isn't like analog signals where increased resistance or poor shielding of the wire degrades your sound and picture.
This cable does what I need it to do for about 15% of the cost of most of the alternatives out there. My picture looks great, I can get 1080p out of my Playstation 3, and I saved some bucks in the process. I couldn't be happier.
From some of the reviews, you'd get the impression that this cable is exceedingly thin or poorly manufactured. Not true. It does have gold-plated ends, it fits snugly in the sockets--won't pop out from its own weight, but also will come loose instead of dragging your equipment to the floor if someone trips over it.
And I got news for you: I used to work at Best Buy, and stuff like cables have some of the highest mark-up in the store. Yup, most of what you're paying for those $100 cables--probably somewhere around $75--is going straight in to the "Profit" column in the ledger.
Buy these and a couple of BDs or a game for the same price as the big name cables.
Customer Review: Cables To Go HDMI cable review
Summary: 5 Stars
I spent some time reading reviews of HDMI cables. If you do that, you will find that the price differences in cables are mind boggling. It really does appear that retail stores are making up for low margins on electronic equipment by charging outrageous prices for certain peripherals and cables.
I purchased the Cables To Go cables based on reviews which basically said they worked as advertised. They were not the very cheapest but they are much less expensive than the cables found in most retail stores.
When I tested my new OPPO DV-980H upconverting DVD player, I found out that these Cables To Go cables do indeed work as advertised. I initially tested the OPPO DV-980H on a Panasonic Versa HDTV that was supposed to display at 1080p. When I used the HDMI cable suppled by OPPO, the OPPO DVD player would not upconvert to 1080p. So I switched out that cable for one of the Cables To Go cables since they are certified to run 1080p, and the OPPO immediately began to display 1080p. What more can I say, they are reasonably priced, and they work.
Customer Review: Works just as well as much more expensive cables
Summary: 5 Stars
When I bought my new plasma TV (Samsung PN50A550) from a local home theatre shop, the salesman talked me into getting a Monster HDMI cable (the 800hd model, which normally retails for ~$99). I used to sell electronics in another life, so I should have known better, but I wanted to play with my new TV that day. So when I found these Cables-to-Go, I figured they were worth a shot, certainly at the price, and then I'd return whichever was the worst. When I received these, I A-B'd them and the Monster cable back and forth, on PS3 games, on Blu-ray and DVD movies, and on TV (both HD and regular). I could see absolutely no difference between the two cables, which, considering the $90 price difference, meant the Monster cable got returned. Not that the Monster wasn't a very nice cable - it was - very hefty and well shielded, which might be good for someone who gets a lot of interference in their house. But I don't. And I honestly don't know whether the Cables-to-Go cable shielding isn't just as good.
Anyway, long story short - great cables for cheap.