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Don’t be a dummy. \u00a0Don’t buy expensive cables!<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n High-priced cables are one of the world’s biggest scams. \u00a0Don’t fall prey to it. \u00a0There is no benefit to buying expensive connection cables and speaker wire. Copper is copper and electrons are electrons. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n HDMI\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n HDMI is a digital connection. \u00a0You either get perfect results or you do not get anything at all. \u00a0The reason you see nothing but expensive HDMI cables in the stores is they want you to believe that is the going rate and you have to spend from $60 to $200 to buy one.<\/p>\n You can get a PERFECTLY GOOD cable for much, much less than that. \u00a0I say perfect because it will perform 100% identically to a $70, $200, $300, even a $1000 cable.<\/p>\n How much? \u00a0How about under $5.00 each for an excellent HDMI cable? \u00a0Let’s look at the potential savings.<\/span><\/p>\n Potential savings\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Let’s say you need three cables. \u00a0One HDMI cable from your cable box to your receiver, one HDMI cable from your Blu-ray player to your receiver, and one HDMI cable from your receiver to your HDTV.<\/p>\n Assume the big-box store is selling them for a minimum of $79.99 each, call it $80.00. \u00a0That means you spend at least $240 for three cables.\u00a0 That’s $240 for three miserable pieces of wire with connectors on each end!<\/p>\n Total for three cables= $240.00<\/strong><\/p>\n You can get a good quality HDMI cable for $5.00 or less online.<\/p>\n Total for three cables= $15.00<\/strong><\/p>\n $240-$15= <\/strong>$225 savings<\/strong><\/p>\n Charging $240 for something that can be had for $15 is absolutely obscene!<\/em><\/p>\n If you are offended by this, you should be.\u00a0 A business is entitled to a fair profit but this is outrageous.\u00a0 It’s like paying $240 for three boxes of breakfast cereal!<\/p>\n HDMI cables from monoprice.com are top quality! <\/strong><\/p>\n Where to buy HDMI cables<\/span><\/p>\n Here are some proven retailers that have been used by myself and my readers, to great satisfaction!<\/p>\n Monoprice.com <\/strong><\/p>\n I have long recommended Monoprice.com. \u00a0Here is some pricing for their excellent HDMI cables, all of which come with a LIFETIME warranty:<\/p>\n 3-foot HDMI cable: $3.96 <\/a><\/p>\n 6-foot HDMI cable: $4.88 <\/a><\/p>\n 10-foot HDMI cable: $6.25 <\/a><\/p>\n 15-foot HDMI cable: $16.90 <\/a><\/p>\n 25-foot HDMI cable:\u00a0 $28.60<\/a><\/p>\n Monoprice also has excellent digital audio, analog audio, and video cables.\u00a0 See my review of them here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Amazon.com <\/strong><\/p>\n Amazon.com is also a good source of high quality, affordable HDMI cables.\u00a0 If you have an Amazon account, this may be the easiest way for you to buy them.\u00a0 I also have an affiliation with\u00a0 Amazon so if you order your HDMI cables from the links below, it helps support my efforts publishing this site.\u00a0 It also supports the site when you purchase movies and electronics from the links below the reviews, and ordering anything you want via the Amazon search box in the center column.<\/p>\n Your support in this fashion means I can continue to help you understand consumer electronics, while helping you save money.\u00a0 Please consider using the links and the search box when you make purchases – you will save money on great products and I can expand and improve this website.<\/p>\n
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