HDMI Cables and the like

[TheShaun]

Where is the best place to buy these types of things online? I know I don't need to be spending lots on this stuff. Anyone buy from Deal Extreme?

[OzoneAz]

Don't know about Deal Extreme but you can also check at monoprice.com

[xillion]

+1 on Monoprice.

I've bought from them quiet a few times and I've always bee happy with their products.

The products that I've purchased from DX have always shipped from overseas and they
can take a couple of weeks to arrive.

Monoprice is located close to me in California and I usually get my products in a day.

[DC_MPA]

I buy all I mine on amazon. I never pay more than $5 a cable, free shipping. Always remember that an hdmi cable is digital so a $50 cable and a $5 perform the same. They either work or they don't.

[Ollie4ISU]

Monoprice
Monoprice
Monoprice

I have had great luck with them.

[blary54]

I ordered mine recently from Newegg. Bought the Rosewill cables for $5.00

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16882021128

I also like these $10.00 Cords from Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Mediabridge-Ul...ords=hdmi+cord

[tommyguns]

online would be the best, stores like best buy have such a huge markup on items like that its just sick.

[smalltank]

from time to time my wife hoiks her smartphone hdmi cable to bedroom tv...works great..ebay was really cheap..shipped within the USA NIB

[Paisley E]

I buy all I mine on amazon. I never pay more than $5 a cable, free shipping. Always remember that an hdmi cable is digital so a $50 cable and a $5 perform the same. They either work or they don't.

Same here. I purchase them for my small business and I've always had great results.

[Beartrkkr]

Monoprice.....

[htownmmm]

As others have pointed out, MONOPRICE.

[_JP_]

from time to time my wife hoiks her smartphone hdmi cable to bedroom tv

Hmm... Looks like I need to learn how to hoik.

[BigWill]

Meritline. Comes from China and takes a week, but free ship and ridiculously cheap cables. All the cables I've order are all still in working condition. www.meritline.com

[Phog Allen]

Another chorus member here. Monoprice. What I like about Monoprice aside from the great pricing is the selection of cable adaptersxand gender changers. Another thing I like is that for commonly used items like 1/8" stereo connector cables for connecting mp3 players to your car head unit can be had in a ruggedised version tor only a bit more than the lower priced stuff. I doubt it is heavier gauge wire but the plugs and strain reliefs are much better quality

I too have heard there is no need forcpremium digital cables. They either make the connection or they don't. Does this hold true for iEEE1394/iLink/Firewire cables as well? Monoprice has nice pricing on them.

Cheers, Todd

[heybatter]

Monoprice
Monoprice
Monoprice

I have had great luck with them.

Don't know about Deal Extreme but you can also check at monoprice.com

Monoprice.....

As others have pointed out, MONOPRICE.

+1

[Jawaburger]

I buy all I mine on amazon. I never pay more than $5 a cable, free shipping. Always remember that an hdmi cable is digital so a $50 cable and a $5 perform the same. They either work or they don't.

While I generally agree with the above statement, there is something to be said about the quality of manufacturing. I usually recommend getting a medium priced cable. I used to work for an electronics store (small locally owned, not Best Buy) and have sold and/or installed dozens, if not hundreds, of digital and HDMI cables, and I have seen a lot of the really cheap ones break and/or stop working because they use very inexpensive materials and don't have as much QC. Also, I have seen some of the cheap connectors not stay put. I am certainly not saying you should buy an expensive one, maybe just the second cheapest! You may be hard pressed to see a difference in performance under normal circumstances, but there are noticeable differences in build quality. I suppose it also matters what the cables are being used for.

[NickCutlip]

I bought two HDMI cables a few months ago from http://www.cablestogo.com/

They seem to be working fine.

[jwcarlson]

Anywhere but your local retailer. Unless the HDMI cable goblin comes blowing through my house an hour before the Packers play in a Super Bowl I will never pay "retail" for an HDMI cable.

Same situation with ethernet cables, phone chargers, etc etc...

[zethreal]

I usually buy from newegg, but I'm open to buy from just about anyone that will give me a deal. I've also had good luck with meritline and tiger direct. I've never tried monoprice though.

But definitely go with an online store and not a brick & mortar one. I worked at radio shack and most of our cables were a 200% - 300% markup over cost.

[stobes21]

I like Blue Jeans Cable because they have a ton of great articles about what actually matters and doesn't, offer a great selection of AV cables, and most of all because they took on the trolls over at Monster and won.