Posted by Niall Leonard on 01/24/06 14:33

On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 14:18:24 -0000, "purple pete"
<dmrt46NOSPAM@clara.co.uk> wrote:

>Hi, was just in Comets and they wanted 79 quid for a 5M HDMI to HDMI lead.
>The problem is I have just come home and googled to find a HDMI lead - 3M
>for
>around 14.95!!!
>
>Do I really need to pay silly amounts for one of these and if so am i gonna
>notice any diff between the 14.95 one and the 79 quid one?
>
>The Comet one was made by Philips and i think had the word "gold" written on
>the plastic packaging that cuts your fingers to shreds so it must be good
>;-) the other one on the net just looked plain and basic.
>
>Any sensible comments or ideas on this one welcomed
>Thanks
>

Go for the cheap one. Digital is digital and gold connectors will
make no difference at all. In fact whether they make any difference
even to analogue is debatable. I spent loads on fibre-optic leads for
optical digital sound before someone pointed out that coax wire was
just as good for carrying simple 0s and 1s.

Never buy leads etc from the likes of Comet, it's one way they bump up
their profit margins. Look at PC World who charge £15 for a USB cable
any online supplier would sell for £1.99.

nl

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