I was treated to a lecture by a Best Buy employee who was
telling all about millisecond 'signal response time'
differences and soldered vs crimped connections, all the
while holding up a 6' $100 Monster cable.
I listened politely because the kid seemed to truly believe
what he saying, then said, "no thanks, show me cheapest
hdmi cable." Turns out Best Buy doesn't see an hdmi cable
under $60. I ended up getting one at HomeDepot for
about $30. Still too expensive, but running around
shopping gets expensive as well.
All HDTV accessories are outrageously overpriced! Thanks
for putting the truth out there. Gold plating, soldered
connectors, thick insulation, slick packaging and racing
stripes mean squat on a 6' hdmi cable.
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