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HDMI lead for Xbox? Best price/quality ratio

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  • Fonz_2
    Fonz_2 Posts: 393 Forumite
    aliEnRIK wrote: »
    http://whathifi.com/Review/ThatCable-HDMI/

    I recently purchased 3 of the above for my XBOX, Blu-Ray, and Sky-HD box and the quality is much much better than the standard ones provided by the likes of Sky etc.

    Great value for money.
  • maxtweenie
    maxtweenie Posts: 1,302 Forumite
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    edited 21 February 2010 at 2:16PM
    I bought a 1m one from Amazon for 80p delivered earlier this week. Delivered in 2 days. Connected the Xbox to a Samsung LCD TV and the picture and sound quality are very good.

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/1M-HDMI-Cable-Connectors-verison/dp/B001TQQKNU/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1266758169&sr=1-5
  • Marty_J
    Marty_J Posts: 6,594 Forumite
    I can get very expensive HDMI cables for next to nothing, and I still buy the $3 ones from eBay. It doesn't make the slightest bit of difference.
  • Inactive
    Inactive Posts: 14,509 Forumite
    spankymonkey wrote: »
    i was looking for one for a little while for my ps3, as i needed a 3metre length.
    hughes was around £35. i went to my local westgate house store (co-op) and got 1 there for £19.99, it has gold connectors and has been great up to now!

    I think that you mean gold plated connectors, which you will be pushing in to a nickel plated socket, so you will gain nothing.

    You may just as well buy cheap nickel plated cables.
  • custardy
    custardy Posts: 38,365 Forumite
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    Inactive wrote: »
    I think that you mean gold plated connectors, which you will be pushing in to a nickel plated socket, so you will gain nothing.

    You may just as well buy cheap nickel plated cables.

    well i get the gold plated ones for £1.60,how cheap can i go? :D
  • maxtweenie
    maxtweenie Posts: 1,302 Forumite
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    custardy wrote: »
    well i get the gold plated ones for £1.60,how cheap can i go? :D


    I only paid half that. That makes me twice as cheap as you! :p
  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
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    custardy wrote: »
    well i get the gold plated ones for £1.60,how cheap can i go? :D


    Cheap gold plated ones would end up worse as the cr*p bonding process will mean it literally breaks down over time
    :idea:
  • custardy
    custardy Posts: 38,365 Forumite
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    well since gold plate doesnt matter......
  • deanos
    deanos Posts: 11,241 Forumite
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    aliEnRIK wrote: »
    Cheap gold plated ones would end up worse as the cr*p bonding process will mean it literally breaks down over time

    How can it end up worse its a digital signal ;)
  • Richie-from-the-Boro
    Richie-from-the-Boro Posts: 6,945 Forumite
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    Assuming it's under 2 meters in length, any £3 HDMI v1.3 cable will do, the rest is are a rip off
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