# Cheap HDMI cables **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 17, 2008, 7:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cheap-hdmi-cables/59884 "2008-12-17T07:32:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 7:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cheap-hdmi-cables/59884/1 "2008-12-17T07:32:15Z")
Can’t beat a 3 pack of 6 foot HDMI cables for 9.99 and free shipping. [http://www.meritline.com/3-pcs-of-6-feet-hdmi-male-to-male-digital-av-cable-28-awg.html](http://www.meritline.com/3-pcs-of-6-feet-hdmi-male-to-male-digital-av-cable-28-awg.html) Buy them now and toss them in that random cable box/drawer for when you need them later and don’t want to pay $20+ each locally. PS: I’ve ordered from this place several times. Their free shipping is slow because it’s ground from the west coast, but I’ve always received my stuff as advertised. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 7:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cheap-hdmi-cables/59884/2 "2008-12-17T07:43:10Z")
saw this on slickdeals last night, placed an order ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 7:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cheap-hdmi-cables/59884/3 "2008-12-17T07:49:15Z")
Come on. Buy monster cable for $219 each. Lol. ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 7:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cheap-hdmi-cables/59884/4 "2008-12-17T07:50:39Z")
> [@boxxa](#): > > Come on. Buy monster cable for $219 each. Lol. :eekdance: where can I buy them? Nigeria?! ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 11:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cheap-hdmi-cables/59884/5 "2008-12-17T11:10:10Z")
BestBuy and Circuit City has some that are high $100’s and lower $200’s. Also, I heard they are selling 120hz HDMI cables too which aparently are just as useless as over priced monster cables. ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 11:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cheap-hdmi-cables/59884/6 "2008-12-17T11:16:40Z")
lol @ 120hz cables… ---
**Author:** ![jimbo13kaz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jimbo13kaz/32/5117_2.png) [@jimbo13kaz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jimbo13kaz)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cheap-hdmi-cables/59884/7 "2008-12-17T12:10:06Z")
[http://matelectronics.com/acatalog/Mat\_Electronics\_A\_V\_Cables\_17.html](http://matelectronics.com/acatalog/Mat_Electronics_A_V_Cables_17.html) bottom of the page, i used to get stuff from this place for work all the time, everything in great condition never had a problem, and they have everything for cheap ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 12:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cheap-hdmi-cables/59884/8 "2008-12-17T12:30:25Z")
^^ I don’t know, they look kind of too bottom shelf… I’d stick with monoprice if you want cheap… the deal posted at the top is decent. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cheap-hdmi-cables/59884/9 "2008-12-17T12:36:46Z")
good deal :tup: ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cheap-hdmi-cables/59884/10 "2008-12-17T12:43:15Z")
I use a 3 dollar monoprice cable. I’m not sure how 3 for 9.99 is any different, does anybody need 3 HDMI cables? ---
**Author:** ![Dex](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dex/32/7210_2.png) [@Dex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dex)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cheap-hdmi-cables/59884/11 "2008-12-17T13:10:09Z")
> [@JustinH](#): > > I use a 3 dollar monoprice cable. I’m not sure how 3 for 9.99 is any different, does anybody need 3 HDMI cables? i need 3. i buy them at best buy though. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cheap-hdmi-cables/59884/12 "2008-12-17T13:10:30Z")
> [@JustinH](#): > > I use a 3 dollar monoprice cable. I’m not sure how 3 for 9.99 is any different, does anybody need 3 HDMI cables? xbox to recevier = 1 dvd to recevier = 1 satellite to recevier = 1 receiver to tv = 1 I’d need 4, assuming I eventually buck up and buy a damn HDMI switching capable receiver. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cheap-hdmi-cables/59884/13 "2008-12-17T13:13:06Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > xbox to recevier = 1 > dvd to recevier = 1 > satellite to recevier = 1 > receiver to tv = 1 > > I’d need 4, assuming I eventually buck up and buy a damn HDMI switching capable receiver. 🙂 Wow, no shit. You can buy a hdmi switcher for like 10 bucks on monoprice. I set one up for my buddy who has a tv with only one hdmi input. ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 1:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cheap-hdmi-cables/59884/14 "2008-12-17T13:23:30Z")
yeah, but watch out for the cheap HDMI switchers, they can hurt image and sound quality a lot. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cheap-hdmi-cables/59884/15 "2008-12-17T13:47:57Z")
> [@JustinH](#): > > Wow, no shit. > > You can buy a hdmi switcher for like 10 bucks on monoprice. I set one up for my buddy who has a tv with only one hdmi input. Yeah, but then I’m just making more of a complicated mess out of my system. 🙂 The idea is to upgrade to an HDMI switching receiver and make it “the master” of the system. Everything goes through it and my TV turns into a simple monitor. Switching between devices is done through just one device for both audio and video. ---
**Author:** ![Dex](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dex/32/7210_2.png) [@Dex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dex)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 1:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cheap-hdmi-cables/59884/16 "2008-12-17T13:59:16Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > Yeah, but then I’m just making more of a complicated mess out of my system. 🙂 > > The idea is to upgrade to an HDMI switching receiver and make it “the master” of the system. Everything goes through it and my TV turns into a simple monitor. Switching between devices is done through just one device for both audio and video. word. that’s the way to do it. my next receiver will be an upscaling pioneer elite receiver and everything will go through it to one output. ---
**Author:** ![BigRon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigRon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigRon)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 2:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cheap-hdmi-cables/59884/17 "2008-12-17T14:05:32Z")
Yeah I am looking at the Onkyo 606 right now Maybe after Christmas when my new sub arrives. ---
**Author:** ![Dex](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dex/32/7210_2.png) [@Dex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dex)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cheap-hdmi-cables/59884/18 "2008-12-17T15:46:17Z")
> [@BigRon](#): > > Yeah I am looking at the Onkyo 606 right now > Maybe after Christmas when my new sub arrives. that’s a great receiver for the money. i haven’t heard it, but i guess it doesn’t sound too great for stereo music, but it fantastic for movies. also, the upconverting leaves a bit to be desired. if you don’t need those features, it will be great. even if you do, there’s a lot of bang for the buck in that model. :tup: