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1st December 2009, 00:51
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HDMI Cables
Does it really matter if I buy a Tesco Value HDMI cable or do I get the gold plated one for like a tenner more ?
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Same, my eyes are sore already from squinting so hard to see if you can see her kitty-kat
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1st December 2009, 00:57
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simple answer - price is based on quality.
One of the HDMI cables that i've got on the downstairs TV cost just over £30 - and thats a mid-range cable.
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1st December 2009, 01:33
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Really ? All I've read online is that most are over-priced and wont make a difference to the picture at all ? Hmmmmmmmm
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Same, my eyes are sore already from squinting so hard to see if you can see her kitty-kat
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1st December 2009, 01:54
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i got one from game wasnt much at all and i think the picture is crystal clear?
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1st December 2009, 02:03
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tesco and asda ones work just as well as the ones that are more... doesn't make a difference imo when playing ps3.
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1st December 2009, 05:46
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Price doesnt matter really under 1m long. After all the information is just 1's and 0's and gold plated etc doesnt make a difference.
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1st December 2009, 06:38
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikey02VTR
Really ? All I've read online is that most are over-priced and wont make a difference to the picture at all ? Hmmmmmmmm
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That's almost correct... They do make a difference but not enough to pay the silly prices they want! I'd stick with a cheap £20 lead and be done with it!
I've got both a cheap £5 lead and a £45 lead and tbh they are about the same in quality.
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1st December 2009, 07:20
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Ive got a 60 quid Chord one but my sister won it so its ok 
if you want a decent cheap one go for this
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/IXOS--XFT08--1...a72b47ff7b0df3
had one before i got the chord one and was top notch, also thing to remember the shorter the better in cabling especially HDMi leads
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1st December 2009, 09:08
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Thing is its digital and a set bandwidth at that. Its not like old analogue signal that would loose quality over cables. With digital its good enough or not. You could use a really shabby cable and it should make no difference as long as its still good enough to get signal from one end to the other. As long as your cable is good enough as in not dropping data it will be much of a muchness with the most expensive cables out there.
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1st December 2009, 17:38
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Ended up getting a tesco technika gold plated one for £3.72, works perfect so I'm happy !
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Same, my eyes are sore already from squinting so hard to see if you can see her kitty-kat
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1st December 2009, 17:39
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All the same, buy the cheapest providing the casing isn't really thin.
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1st December 2009, 19:29
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ive just got a £5 ebay one and it works perfect
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7th December 2009, 21:06
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yup anything more than £5 and its wasting money tbh, all the expensive ones are just marketing shit for uninformed people
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