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Apr 24, 2007

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Months ago while researching for the purchase of my first HD monitor, I was horrified to learn about the travesty that is known as retail HDMI cable pricing. Traditional retailers were charging outrageous prices, ranging anywhere from $20-$100, all playing upon consumer ignorance. Digital signal cables either work flawless or don't work, with the only real variables being length and cable gauge. But there were plenty of instances of "creative marketing" trying to justify prices that had little to do with actual performance.

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Amen, brothers. I've recommended them time and again, and I'm sure people think I'm getting kickbacks or something.

I don't think I've bought a single cable from anyone else since I found them two years ago.

And for those who think the cable has to have a brand name on it, here's a great link (via The New York Nerd) to explain why the name on the cable means nothing. friezer on Apr 24, 2007

Count me in as another MonoPrice fan. I get most of my HDMI and other A/V cables there and the rest of my cable needs are met by VPI (http://www.vpi.us/). Laurie 11201 on Apr 24, 2007

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