1.8m HDMI cable - 99p (+£4 P&P)

[AndyH]

From Amazon (shop I think, not Amazon themselves):

Linky (http://www.thedvdforums.com/jump2.php?url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000L1DEEW/thedvdforums-21)

Labelled as a PS3 cable, but a HDMI cable is a HDMI cable right?

[richieuk]

No free delivery for Marketplace suppliers. Minimum delivery charge is £4 making it £4.99 not £0.99

[AndyH]

Ah, good point - I'll edit the subject, prob not so much of a bargain now.

[whyme]

Rather surprisingly (for me) It might still be a bargain...

Just got my first HD TV (Hannspree 32 inch JT01-E2 model with 2 x HDMI and a VGA amongst other things) and am unimpressed so far, [topic for another thread...]

Need a cheap HDMI cable for the PS3, so thanks OP

Was a bit dismayed that when I asked for four cables, the postage went up to £10 so ~ £14 all in. (2 TVs x 2 HDMI connectors)

However... then I went to PC world site and my jaw hit the floor. They want £25 for a cable. Are they nuts!

Even Novatech want ~£17 (or £14.50 for the mythical [1-2 days delivery] alternative)

Why are HDMI cables so pricey?

They carry digital so assuming bandwidth is OK, its not like they benefit from being 'hi-fi' quality (note I'm an electronics engineer so don't give me the crap about noticing the difference from high quality cables. Bit error rates are all that matter)

Comet want £80 for a 1m cable :cuckoo: :doh: :eek:

[Kryten]

Worth trying Play.com (http://www.thedvdforums.com/jump2.php?url=http://playcom.at/thedvdforums) for HDMI cables too. They are cheap and seem to work ok.

[SadMac]

Rather surprisingly (for me) It might still be a bargain...

Just got my first HD TV (Hannspree 32 inch JT01-E2 model with 2 x HDMI and a VGA amongst other things) and am unimpressed so far, [topic for another thread...]

Need a cheap HDMI cable for the PS3, so thanks OP

Was a bit dismayed that when I asked for four cables, the postage went up to £10 so ~ £14 all in. (2 TVs x 2 HDMI connectors)

However... then I went to PC world site and my jaw hit the floor. They want £25 for a cable. Are they nuts!

Even Novatech want ~£17 (or £14.50 for the mythical [1-2 days delivery] alternative)

Why are HDMI cables so pricey?

They carry digital so assuming bandwidth is OK, its not like they benefit from being 'hi-fi' quality (note I'm an electronics engineer so don't give me the crap about noticing the difference from high quality cables. Bit error rates are all that matter)

Comet want £80 for a 1m cable :cuckoo: :doh: :eek:

You had any luck with those 99p cables? At play the cheapest I can see is still £10, and I consider that to be insane for a 1m cable.

[nwgarratt]

You had any luck with those 99p cables? At play the cheapest I can see is still £10, and I consider that to be insane for a 1m cable.

99p cables are rubbish most of the time. I have seen several and they all have problems with coping with upscaling and not produce sparklies in the picture. This is is due to every single one I tried was poorly constructed. This thing about digital being either working or not working doesn't matter if the cable is crap to start with. A good 1.8m cable for £10 is fine.

[tawsi]

I've used a number of cheap cables (including a 5m one from cpc) for 720p without any problems. I may have just been lucky in the quality of the cables I got. Might not be the same story with 1080p though.

[stapp]

I use the 4.99 one from Lidl. Its great.

[nwgarratt]

I use the 4.99 one from Lidl. Its great.

That is a good one (Silvercrest make) but they don't do it very often. That would be at least £10 normally. It does 720p fine (didn't try 1080)

I am currently using a 1m HDMI cable from Woolworths (not my choice, didn't buy it). It does 720p fine but it can't cope with 1080i. The picture has a annoying shimmering effect.

[whyme]

I should qualify my previous post, since I mostly do agree with nwgarrett really.

Given a cable that is adequately made!, a 'digital' cable will largely work or not work at its rated bandwidth (or think in terms of resolution).

Some cables only claim to support up to 720p, 1080i, or others 1080p

The longer a cable is, the more likely it will be difficult to maintain the low bit error rates at higher resolutions, so to a certain extent the quality of the conductors and connectors is a small factor.

However unlike analog signals there isn't a linear relationship between interference/noise and the quality of the output.

Provided the delivery cable is 'good enough', quality of output will be down to the digital/analog conversion process (or up/down scaler algorithms) NOT the cable.