# Sony Charging Extra for HDMI Cables **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 20, 2006, 10:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sony-charging-extra-for-hdmi-cables/19062 "2006-10-20T10:19:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2006, 10:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sony-charging-extra-for-hdmi-cables/19062/1 "2006-10-20T10:19:06Z")
"In related console news, Sony have said that the first 500,000 PS3 systems shipped in North America will include “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby,” the Sony Pictures Entertainment comedy starring Will Ferrell. **This will come of some surprise to prospective PS3 owners considering that Sony have also announced that the console will not ship with a component cable, let alone any HDMI hook-up, meaning buyers wanting to view their PS3 in full-high-def glory must fork out even more cash for the privilege.** U.S. games will be released at previous-generation prices of $59.99 (expect that to translate to £49.99 in the UK, if Sony ever ships anything to Europe), but the bluetooth enabled controllers (with [unremovable](http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35230) batteries) will sell for a sizeable $49.99, provoking more murmurs of discontent in the gaming community. The PS3-branded HDMI cable will also retail at $49.99. Just for your information you can pick these up on ebay for less than 10 bucks. At least you get a nice Blue-ray film bundled-in with your $599 PS3…which you can’t actually watch at full resolution unless you spend more money on ‘optional’ accessories. Even Microsoft bothered to bundle a component output within the 360 premium pack. µ" [http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35240](http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35240) ---
**Author:** ![97FormulaWS-6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/97formulaws-6/32/7384_2.png) [@97FormulaWS-6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97FormulaWS-6)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2006, 10:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sony-charging-extra-for-hdmi-cables/19062/2 "2006-10-20T10:32:58Z")
Nice move Sony… The Component Cable is still a minority same as HDMI; the majority of TVs out there don’t have these inputs; the newer ones do, but the what is new Vs what the population has… it’s part of the marketing/pricing of the unit. Sounds shotty at first, but also realize there is a business prespecive out there for it. ---
**Author:** ![JoesTypeS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joestypes/32/7190_2.png) [@JoesTypeS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JoesTypeS)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2006, 10:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sony-charging-extra-for-hdmi-cables/19062/3 "2006-10-20T10:55:37Z")
XBOX doesn’t come w/ HDMI cables either PS3 will come standard w/ component cables just like the 360. and for $599 it’ll also come w/ a HD drive and 40GB more of storage. ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2006, 11:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sony-charging-extra-for-hdmi-cables/19062/4 "2006-10-20T11:01:11Z")
xbox is coming out with a 100 gig drive for the 360. and that blu ray drive is useless, since nobody is buying bluray now anyways. ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2006, 11:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sony-charging-extra-for-hdmi-cables/19062/5 "2006-10-20T11:01:36Z")
Err… isn’t this really old news? ---
**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2006, 11:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sony-charging-extra-for-hdmi-cables/19062/6 "2006-10-20T11:04:16Z")
> [@JoesTypeS](#): > > XBOX doesn’t come w/ HDMI cables either > > PS3 will come standard w/ component cables just like the 360. and for $599 it’ll also come w/ a HD drive and 40GB more of storage. read the above, no component cables either… ---
**Author:** ![JCuz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jcuz/32/7338_2.png) [@JCuz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JCuz)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2006, 11:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sony-charging-extra-for-hdmi-cables/19062/7 "2006-10-20T11:42:23Z")
Are they going to give us composite cables instead then…I already have a component cable for my ps2 so I can just carry it over. I do no have a hd tv so it does not get much better then. Whats the stat on people who own hd tvs nowadays and play games… is it even at 50% yet? ---
**Author:** ![97FormulaWS-6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/97formulaws-6/32/7384_2.png) [@97FormulaWS-6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97FormulaWS-6)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2006, 11:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sony-charging-extra-for-hdmi-cables/19062/8 "2006-10-20T11:49:16Z")
> [@JCuz](#): > > Are they going to give us composite cables instead then…I already have a component cable for my ps2 so I can just carry it over. I do no have a hd tv so it does not get much better then. Whats the stat on people who own hd tvs nowadays and play games… is it even at 50% yet? compared to the amount of “conventional” tvs out there? no where close. my personal guess, maybe 10% if that. ---
**Author:** ![JoesTypeS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joestypes/32/7190_2.png) [@JoesTypeS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JoesTypeS)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2006, 11:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sony-charging-extra-for-hdmi-cables/19062/9 "2006-10-20T11:52:53Z")
> [@BuickGN](#): > > xbox is coming out with a 100 gig drive for the 360. and that blu ray drive is useless, since nobody is buying bluray now anyways. yeah for an additional $100 and then you can spend another $100 for the HD-DVD drive to play 1080p games…and now you’re @ a ~$700 system Yeah $49 for HDMI isn’t bad considering a HDMI cable @ CC costs $100 ---
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2006, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sony-charging-extra-for-hdmi-cables/19062/10 "2006-10-20T11:53:28Z")
> [@97FormulaWS-6](#): > > compared to the amount of “conventional” tvs out there? no where close. my personal guess, maybe 10% if that. actually we are nearing 40% penetration of main tv’s in households ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2006, 11:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sony-charging-extra-for-hdmi-cables/19062/11 "2006-10-20T11:54:35Z")
> [@97FormulaWS-6](#): > > compared to the amount of “conventional” tvs out there? no where close. my personal guess, maybe 10% if that. according to a google search about 25% of the population owns a HDTV with atleast 1 HD input, be it RGBHV, component, dvi or HDMI ok google stands corrected ignore this post ---
**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2006, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sony-charging-extra-for-hdmi-cables/19062/12 "2006-10-20T11:55:43Z")
> [@JoesTypeS](#): > > yeah for an additional $100 > > and then you can spend another $100 for the HD-DVD drive to play 1080p games…and now you’re @ a ~$700 system > > Yeah $49 for HDMI isn’t bad considering a HDMI cable @ CC costs $100 Sorry Joe, you are going to spend more with all the same options for the PS3 vs the Xbox 360. Try again with your cost analysis. ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2006, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sony-charging-extra-for-hdmi-cables/19062/13 "2006-10-20T11:58:04Z")
and the HDMI at CC is prolly monster which is shitola anyways. ---
**Author:** ![Twizted](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/twizted/32/7206_2.png) [@Twizted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Twizted)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2006, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sony-charging-extra-for-hdmi-cables/19062/14 "2006-10-20T12:13:32Z")
> [@BuickGN](#): > > xbox is coming out with a 100 gig drive for the 360. and that blu ray drive is useless, since nobody is buying bluray now anyways. its funny that i was @ bestbuy in the mall where they were selling HDDVD and two different sales reps told me to go with blueray and they dont even sell it there lol. ---
**Author:** ![itsJim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@itsJim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/itsJim)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2006, 12:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sony-charging-extra-for-hdmi-cables/19062/15 "2006-10-20T12:21:03Z")
No TV manufacturer supplies an HDMI cable with there TV, and the majority of Up-Conversion DVD Players don’t supply one either. Why would it be any different with the PS3? ---
**Author:** ![97FormulaWS-6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/97formulaws-6/32/7384_2.png) [@97FormulaWS-6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97FormulaWS-6)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2006, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sony-charging-extra-for-hdmi-cables/19062/16 "2006-10-20T12:22:11Z")
> [@Twizted](#): > > its funny that i was @ bestbuy in the mall where they were selling HDDVD and two different sales reps told me to go with blueray and they dont even sell it there lol. I was there looking for a new reciever, and the guy trying to sell me one had no clue; I told him I needed HDMI switching, Componet Video Switching, and Composite to Component video conversion and switching… similar to the HK AVR745 and what they had that was comparable… he just looked at me like I was speaking russian… ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2006, 12:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sony-charging-extra-for-hdmi-cables/19062/17 "2006-10-20T12:23:14Z")
> [@itsJim](#): > > No TV manufacturer supplies an HDMI cable with there TV, and the majority of Up-Conversion DVD Players don’t supply one either. Why would it be any different with the PS3? My hitachi came with one as well as my pioneer DVD player came with composite, component and HDMI, not like I use what they are supplied with Blu-ray and HDDVD players come with HDMI as it is needed for HDCP playing ability > [@97FormulaWS-6](#): > > I was there looking for a new reciever, and the guy trying to sell me one had no clue; I told him I needed HDMI switching, Componet Video Switching, and Composite to Component video conversion and switching… similar to the HK AVR745 and what they had that was comparable… he just looked at me like I was speaking russian… if you went to BB or CC to find a Receiver with Upconverting and Switching ability you deserve any looks that they give you ---
**Author:** ![JoesTypeS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joestypes/32/7190_2.png) [@JoesTypeS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JoesTypeS)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2006, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sony-charging-extra-for-hdmi-cables/19062/18 "2006-10-20T13:19:08Z")
> [@RuBiCaNT](#): > > Sorry Joe, you are going to spend more with all the same options for the PS3 vs the Xbox 360. Try again with your cost analysis. ummm no it wont Base PS3 = 360 Premium + HD-DVD Add on ($150-200) Base PS3 + $50 cable = $550 Prem 360 + 150-200 Player = $550-600 ooooo So, how are they not priced the same when you include the cost of a comparable drive? ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2006, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sony-charging-extra-for-hdmi-cables/19062/19 "2006-10-20T13:28:00Z")
> [@itsJim](#): > > No TV manufacturer supplies an HDMI cable with there TV, and the majority of Up-Conversion DVD Players don’t supply one either. Why would it be any different with the PS3? Both my Dell plasma and my JVC player came with them. ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2006, 1:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sony-charging-extra-for-hdmi-cables/19062/20 "2006-10-20T13:30:46Z")
> [@97FormulaWS-6](#): > > I was there looking for a new reciever, and the guy trying to sell me one had no clue; I told him I needed HDMI switching, Componet Video Switching, and Composite to Component video conversion and switching… similar to the HK AVR745 and what they had that was comparable… he just looked at me like I was speaking russian… why in the world would u goto best buy or any super store to buy a HT reciever? Stick to dedicated HT stores, they tend to know alot more than the morons at best buy, plus they dont doctor up theyre TVs like the super stores do to make them look good. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sony-charging-extra-for-hdmi-cables/19062.md?page=2)