Pricing for AmazonBasics HDMI cables: Just wondering, anyone know why the 2 meter/6.5 foot HDMI cable costs more than the 3 meter/9.8 foot cable?
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Yes, how dare Amazon! Utilizing the founding principle of our economy! The nerve!! Oh wait, the price hike is over... What a terrible ordeal for a price hike to last two weeks while an item is out of stock. BTW, the price decrease just so happened to coincide with Amazon shipping the cables out again. What a coincidence. And if you want to complain and moan about Amazon's pricing, purchase one of the other cables through one of the other companies. I'm sure Amazon won't mind losing a few whiny customers.
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Maybe because there's a greater demand for 2m cables? I'm trying to figure out what I would use a 3m (10 ft) HDMI cable for and I can't think of a good use. 10 ft. is an odd length.
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These are two seperate cables. Amazon also sells individual cables if you only need one.
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Micro USB is a standard which holds only 5 pins. Samsung recently released a cell phone with a non-standard 11 pin output to handle HDMI output via their proprietary hardware accessories. Therefore, I doubt the Amazon basics cable is 11 pin. I checked, and I only saw 5 pin. Regarding 2.5A+... what exactly are you trying to put through this cable?!?! Standards have 2.1A for tablets - I doubt this cable was designed for much more. If you are looking for an 11 pin cable, check with Samsung, I doubt you'll find anything anywhere else. And, for 2.5+A, I don't think you'll find what you are looking for in a non-standard configuration...
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Short HDMI cable, you can buy amazon's HDMI cable which are good quality and inexpensive. TV is worth the price. The picture quality is incredible and I am very analytic.
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You can purchase from Amazon price 5$ plus shipping fees about 7$ and it costs you about 12$ again. I am asking a favor to provide me this cable for my Samsung.
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There is absolutely no difference between HDMI cables. It is a digital cable (0's and 1's) so don't buy into the marketing of the more expensive cables. Monster Cable sells HDMI cables for $70+ and they are known for bad business practices. Here's one for less than $4: HDMI (2 meter) 6 foot cable HQ 1080P 1.3bAll I know about surge protectors is the higher number of joules, the better.
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the bx2 at costco is cheaper and comes with an hdmi cable. i think they're they same otherwise. i have the bx2.
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any cheap HDMI cable offered from Amazon will do. I bought this TV in early October (from Amazon) and also purchased 2 - $5 dollar cables (also from Amazon). You do NOT need the fancy HDMI cables that cost $100+. For a little reference, advice, see this site, (CNET). http://reviews.cnet.com/hdmi-guide/?tag=pm (i don't work for Cnet or Amazon or any of the vendors, i was in the exact same position as you, and made the mistake once of buying expensive cables. never again, there is no difference in the picture, and my bluray is connected to this tv via a $5 HDMI cable thats 12 feet long. Monster cables that long would run near $200, and it just is not worth the money)
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Why go to RS when Amazon is cheaper? I can't believe anyone here would suggest going to RS.... Amazon has these, for example:Extreme 3 Way Unbalanced HD Digital 1GHz High Performance Coax Cable Splitter - BDS103HEXTREME 3 WAY BALANCED HD DIGITAL 1GHz HIGH PERFORMANCE COAX CABLE SPLITTER - BDS103HB
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monoprice.comlike the above poster said, make sure it's at least a HDMI v1.3b. You can apparently now get v1.4, but that may be unneccesary. If you pay more than $3 for a HDMI cable, you are throwing money away. Never will I forget a friend who was so proud a couple years ago when he paid $100+ for a Monster HDMI cable at Best Buy. Didn't have the heart to tell him he blew $100. But you don't have to make the same mistake!
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If you want to view 3d material you'll need a 1.4 cable. The cables are backwards compatible so even if something in your setup is only 1.3 you'll still be able to use a 1.4 cable. Brand of cables for digital material really doesn't matter. So a $80 premium cable will not carry a better picture then the amazon basics $8 cable.
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the Belkin high speed HDMI cable is 2.0/4K compatible if that helps and on Amazon you can get one for around $12-$13
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Did you go with the TX-SR606? I got it a few months ago and love it. It's a bit large but it handles all audio formats, so I'm happy with it. With HDMI cables (as with speaker cables) name brand means nothing. You will save a bundle if you just go with the cheapest ones you can find. Best Buy tries to sell the Monster brand HDMI cables for a hundred bucks or more. That is robbery. I got my three Belkin HDMI cables at Target for $40 each and I paid too much. Just get anything you see that is version 1.3 or better. As far as Blu-Ray goes, the PS3 is the best thing out there. It's a bit expensive though. So if you're trying to save some money, I have seen some good reviews for the Sony BD-S350. The DMP-BD55K looks nice too, as does the Samsung P2500. When it comes to deciding which one to buy, it all boils down to cost vs. benefit.
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A $5 HDMI cable works just as well as a $500 HDMI cable. The single is they use are digital (1s and 0s). HDMI works or it does not work, nothing in between. Check out MonoPrice.com for cheap cables. Try to avoid big bulky heavy cables (thick) , they might ruin your HDMI inputs and outputs over time.
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Save your money and purchase an Amazon HDMI cable. I use them and they are perfect in every way.
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I just bought a Samsung LN46A630. In addition to the replies posted re this discussion, I called Samsung directly and they recommended a v1.3 cable. I ordered the Premium HDMI v1.3 cable from Amazon ($9.99). Hope to install this weekend.
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Agree on that. I ordered 2 colored, cert Cat2 cables for less than $5 each, plus USPS shipping. Rated for the highest speeds specified for 1.3 HDMI. Cables are shipped out of southern CA.