ONCE, just ONCE, I would like to see an optical cable instead of an HDMI cable for a good price on Woot. Why the endless parade of HDMI and never once have I seen an optical cable. Sigh. I guess I’ll go to Best Buy and fork over $60.
Good if you have a small TV - only spec’d for up to 720p…
Not all HDMI cables are the same - you don’t need to pay $50 for a Monster, but you do need to check that specified bandwidth is adequate for 1080p and look for compatibility with HDMI 1.4a if you care about 3D, audio return, etc.
Not such a good deal, at least today - slickdeals.net had a 2 pack of HDMI cables for $2 with free shipping. Off-brand, but really there’s no difference.
I disagree. If your TV is wall mounted or even if your home theater stuff (or game console) is stashed in the entertainment center, you’re going to need more than 3ft to snake out the back, around corners, and up to the TV’s HDMI plug.
I suppose 3ft would work if you’re only going from one component to the surrond sound system that are in the same compartment or something.