[Pinger]

I was wondering why Circuit CIty, Best Buys and others are asking $99 and up for DVI Cables? I read that any decent cable is as good as another when it comes to DVI Cables.... Can anyone tell me where they picked up their DVI Cable, only need a 3 foot long cable since the HD box is right under my Samsung HLN 43..

 

[greywolf]

Because somebody who doeasn't know any better will pay it. There are cable companies, a market search, and an internet search box available on this page. Look for a good price.

 

[AkaStp]

> I was wondering why Circuit CIty, Best Buys and others are asking $99 and up for DVI Cables?


Because they only stock Monster and thats what Monster charges.


CompUSA have a 3' Monster DVI cable for $79.

BB have a 6' AR DVI cable for $49. But it seems that they are phasing out AR in favor of Monster.


If you don't want to pay Monster's prices you can shop around for other lower cost brands.

 

[spiff72]

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Originally posted by Pinger I was wondering why Circuit CIty, Best Buys and others are asking $99 and up for DVI Cables? I read that any decent cable is as good as another when it comes to DVI Cables.... Can anyone tell me where they picked up their DVI Cable, only need a 3 foot long cable since the HD box is right under my Samsung HLN 43..

www.ramelectronics.net
www.svideo.com (bought a DVI to HDMI cable from them)

 

[mjones73]

newegg.com, they have a 6 foot cable for like $15 bucks...

 

[Masrhallw]

I bought mine via eBay for $7 including shipping. As long as it is DVI-D (digital) you should be fine. Mine works great.

 

[Jordan420]

Because if that is all they offer many people will buy them & they make a LOT of $$$$ on them.

 

[vman41]

Microcenter sells 6' dual link cables (Belkin, I think) for $30. They don't appear to have ferrite noise suppressors that the cables I get with monitors have, so I'm a little leery of them.

 

[mjones73]

vman41, check this link out...

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...105-813&depa=0

 

[leesweet]

I've bought many cables of all types from Pacific Cables at good prices, with no problems at all (they do custom lengths, also... good for long A/V runs!)

www.pacificcable.com


(As was said, the only thing you'll find in a local store is usually Monster-type or else junk patch cords. Hard to find good quality component or DVI, etc., at a local place.)

 

[mjones73]

DVI is digital, as long as the signal gets there the picture will be fine, there's no need to spend a ton on a cable... Now for analog cables like a component set, you don't want to go cheap...

 

[greywolf]

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Originally posted by mjones73 Now for analog cables like a component set, you don't want to go cheap...

My main TV set has a component cable made of 3 RG59 cable based 6ft composite video cables with colored electricians tape at the ends for identification purposes. The ran me $1.75 each. They work wonderfully well thank you. While brands of DVI cable make no difference, brands of component cable usually make little difference. It's not that hard to make a good cable.

 

[Jim Christian]

Some like the 1080i tested cables at www.ebaystores.com/hdtvsupply

 

[greywolf]

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