Bullet Proof SRi
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Registered: 11th Jul 05
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I need a HDMI cable for my PS3, which one should i get, just the official PS3 or is there a better alternative for reasonable money.
Heard about some being really crap, and makeing the picture flicker.
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Ludacris Turbo
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Registered: 28th May 04
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I just got a £5 one off ebay and it works fine!
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smack
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Registered: 7th Jul 04
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play have some real good ones for like £7, when its only for gaming, i belive all hdmi cables are the same and are as good as each other.
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_Allan_
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I have bought several of these for myself and other. Can get them for around £7 sometimes on amazon, ebay etc..
http://www.amazon.co.uk/LINX-HDMI-Cable-Premium-Plated/dp/B000H8TQL4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1232240240&sr=8-1
Even then some will say too much 
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Welsh Dan
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No point in spending stupid money on a HDMI cable, as its a digital signal. Basically, either it works or it doesn't, its not like an analogue signal.
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Graham88
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Cheapest one possible
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coupe_babe
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quote:
Originally posted by Graham88
Cheapest one possible
Cheapest one possible prob wont work at all!
Failure rate in cheap HDMIs is high
Dont spend a fortune, you can get an ok cable for under £10 providing its only a short length your after.
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
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quote:
Originally posted by _Allan_
I have bought several of these for myself and other. Can get them for around £7 sometimes on amazon, ebay etc..
http://www.amazon.co.uk/LINX-HDMI-Cable-Premium-Plated/dp/B000H8TQL4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1232240240&sr=8-1
Even then some will say too much
My Uncle bought a 37" Sony Bravia and DVD Hard Drive from a fancy TV shop near us and I noticed the HDMI cable they supplied with it was a LINX one so they cant be bad 
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ssj_kakarot
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yeah cheapo one, asda sell decent panaonic ones for about £7
theres no difference from an expensive one, when i got my surround system there was a really expensive £70 ish hdmi cable included as a pak makes no difference at all.
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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Cheap one, unless you're sending it over a large distance there is NO difference.
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Pablo
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I use Monster and I can tell the difference between that and the cheaper ones.
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_Allan_
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quote:
Originally posted by Pablo
I use Monster and I can tell the difference between that and the cheaper ones.
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Welsh Dan
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Originally posted by Pablo
I use Monster and I can tell the difference between that and the cheaper ones.
Bollocks you can. 
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Pablo
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The colours are brighter and more defined picture.
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Welsh Dan
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Its a digital signal, so its either black or white, not a shade of grey somewhere in the middle. 
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Pablo
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if you save up your pocket money or ask mummy to lend u some money, you wont be disppointed, maybe the cheap cable i got was bad. But IMO the monster gives me much better results.
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Welsh Dan
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Thanks, but I can afford it myself , just I don't see how you're going to see any difference with the naked eye.
[Edited on 19-01-2009 by Welsh Dan]
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Pablo
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I did 
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Welsh Dan
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No offence , but I think its because you were told that you would see a difference i.e. like a sort of placebo effect.
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John
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Pablo, to be frank, you are talking shit.
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Bart
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quote:
Originally posted by John
Pablo, to be frank, you are talking shit.
+1
The only way I can think you might see a difference is if they have wrapped the power cord round the cheap one several times, you might see some interference or something.
Approx £10 should get you a very good HDMI cable.
*edit* id be interested to hear a good place to buy them online, since I may be looking soon.
[Edited on 19-01-2009 by Bart]
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Butler
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Registered: 2nd Jun 05
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I got a wharfdale one from argos, it was a tenner, i got it with a 10 pound gift card i got for christmas so cant complain
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Tiger
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I got 2, they cost me about a fiver a piece and they perform equal to, if not better than my mates that was £25.
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Eck
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My bro just spent £80 on a Monster HDMI cable to use on his PS3. I'm using a cheapshite £5 quid odds one and the difference doesn't exist.
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cunningham
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Registered: 25th May 05
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i got a monster i seen the diffrence in store
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