Why is HDMI so expensive?!

lol i only paid about $2 each for my 6 footers :lol:

i have about 8 all together all over my house

stop buying from best buy. They're only 0.01c on Amazon.

They are expensive at retail stores because accessories is one of the largest ways a retailer, like Best Buy, actually make money. They don't make a lot on flipping TVs, but they make a killing on cables for them, and everything else they sell to make the big stuff work.

I don't really get why tiny lengths of HDMI cables are super expensive with 6ft cables starting at $24 and 3ft cables starting at $15 (like 3ft is long enough, lol?). SrpskiVojnik

hdmi's super cheap your getting ripped off.

Ya I get my HDMI cables for 7 to 15 dollars. Depending on the length of course.

its new..daveg1

[QUOTE="daveg1"]its new..hippiesanta

I don't really get why tiny lengths of HDMI cables are super expensive with 6ft cables starting at $24 and 3ft cables starting at $15 (like 3ft is long enough, lol?). SrpskiVojnik

Here a 6ft cord for 5 bucks and free shipping.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812189053

I don't know if that's even the best deal it's just one of the first ones on the page.

[QUOTE="hippiesanta"][QUOTE="daveg1"]its new..DragonfireXZ95

It costs $40. It's on sale so you get a 96% discount :/

I want to know why it's so cheap and why they're trying to get rid of it. :o

[QUOTE="DragonfireXZ95"][QUOTE="hippiesanta"] this....... remember when "S" video is so expensive.. and now it almost doesn't exist or sold in the price of BigMcFashionFreak

It costs $40. It's on sale so you get a 96% discount :/

I want to know why it's so cheap and why they're trying to get rid of it. :o

As with almost anything, the most informed shopper will get the better price.As someone said earlier, don't pay more than 10 bucks for a standard length HDMI cable. The only time you should be thinking about a more expensive HDMI cable is if you need a really long cable (1.3 HDMI spec compliance is at 45ft I believe) Gold tip plugs aren't neccessary either. Since HDMI is a digital signal it should not matter which type you get. There is no BETTER digital signal, it's all bits.

Stop buying Monster brand cables.

Get em from Amazon.

It's like $5.

$10 for 6FT and it really high quality. Not like them $0.06Chinese cables. I bought 6 of them and they are just as good as Monster cables.

http://www.amazon.com/Mediabridge-Ultra-Ethernet-Certified-Available/dp/B0019EHU8G

How about some 1000$ HDMI cables? http://www.needledoctor.com/Audioquest-Diamond-HDMI-Cable-with-Ethernet :P

Because you're shopping in the wrong places...

$10 for 6FT and it really high quality. Not like them $0.06Chinese cables. I bought 6 of them and they are just as good as Monster cables.

http://www.amazon.com/Mediabridge-Ultra-Ethernet-Certified-Available/dp/B0019EHU8G

Truth_Hurts_U

Aren't HDMI cables like $1 per metre?

I don't really get why tiny lengths of HDMI cables are super expensive with 6ft cables starting at $24 and 3ft cables starting at $15 (like 3ft is long enough, lol?). SrpskiVojnik

i have piles of hdmi cables around the house and never spent more than $5 for any of them and that is including the shipping.

Honestly, it's probably better to by the cheap $1.00 ones. It's a digital signal... the signal can't be any worse on one hdmi cord vs another. The build quality could be lower but I have never had one of these things break.

starwarsgeek112

After buying cheap crappy cables I can tell you now that it makes a dif. Especially now a day when we have 7.1 Master audio running full HD 3D picture. I debated this over and over again with other people saying "but it digital"... Still wont change what my eye's see and ears hear.

[QUOTE="starwarsgeek112"]

Honestly, it's probably better to by the cheap $1.00 ones. It's a digital signal... the signal can't be any worse on one hdmi cord vs another. The build quality could be lower but I have never had one of these things break.

Truth_Hurts_U

After buying cheap crappy cables I can tell you now that it makes a dif. Especially now a day when we have 7.1 Master audio running full HD 3D picture. I debated this over and over again with other people saying "but it digital"... Still wont change what my eye's see and ears hear.

even when i got my new 3dtv and had to upgrade to those hdmi 1.4 type cables all the audio and videophile sites said don;t wate your money on expensive cables.

i went with their advice.

Most electronics shops make their profit from the cables, not the TV's or so.
If you want to pay the right price, you have to look online.

when i was doing my research and deciding how much to spend on cables i went to a ton of sites like high def digest and hdthis and blu-raywhatever.com type sites and every single one of them did benchmark tests that said cable quality makes no difference.

even when i got my new 3dtv and had to upgrade to those hdmi 1.4 type cables all the audio and videophile sites said don;t wate your money on expensive cables.

i went with their advice.

Riverwolf007

$10 for a 6 foot certified cable is not expensive. If you like your cheap Chinese cables then good for you. It's not gonna change the fact that I noticed differences in cables. From color to audio drops.

[QUOTE="DragonfireXZ95"][QUOTE="hippiesanta"] this....... remember when "S" video is so expensive.. and now it almost doesn't exist or sold in the price of BigMcFashionFreak

It costs $40. It's on sale so you get a 96% discount :/

I want to know why it's so cheap and why they're trying to get rid of it. :o

It's just some generic cable. That "cost" of $40 is just a bs MSRP that probably isnt even correct anyway. They aren't just "trying to get rid of it", it's probably intentionally listed that way because it's a 3rd party seller. So they probably want people to think it's a "bargain" due to the insane % off. Really though, cheap HDMI cables are easy to come by for those who look for them. It's not like you have to look hard though...

Just search HDMI on amazon and lots of cheap options will show up in the $2-$10 range. I've bought several of Amazon's own branded cables, as well as a "Fantatic Digital" cable which I got because I like the sturdier nylon outside (it's almost like a jump rope type material on the outside). All of them have been working great for over a year now. I haven't gone all the way down to the cheapest cables sold by 3rd party, I went only with what was sold 1st party on Amazon. No complaints from me on any of them. There is absolutely no reason in the world to walk into a Best Buy and pay $40+ for an HDMI cable.

Monoprice is another place lots of people will recommend.

Better suited for the hardware discsussion boards.