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HDMI Cable - €3

  • 18-10-2009 7:16pm
    #1
    coldfire1x
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,354 ✭✭✭


    I went in to look for door stoppers and spotted HDMI cable instead :)

    Its a Euro2 kind of new shop called 3-2-1 euro (something like that) in Moore street (Henry Street), near Lidl.

    Towards the back of the shop they had quite a few 1m HDMI cables for €3 each. They are NOT glod plated but as discussed here pelnty of times, there's no point speding lot of money for shorter cables.

    Also saw gold plated AV cables (3 pin ones) for €2. Again good price.


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  • #2
    lucernarian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,235 ✭✭✭lucernarian


    Gold Plated anything is worthless from an electrical point of view. Nearly completely worthless for Analogue (scart) stuff. Definitely worthless for digital based (HDMI) stuff. That's a pretty decent bargain anyway. Now for some 2 or 3 metre HDMI cables...


  • #3
    Atlas_IRL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,857 ✭✭✭Atlas_IRL


    Anyone know where i can get a longer one for a good price?


  • #4
    peejay1986
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,760 ✭✭✭peejay1986


    Atlas_IRL wrote: »
    Anyone know where i can get a longer one for a good price?

    Sorry but I have to laugh at that. I've a corrupt mind haha :P


  • #5
    Iguana Bob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 208 ✭✭Iguana Bob


    Atlas_IRL wrote: »
    Anyone know where i can get a longer one for a good price?
    peejay1986 wrote: »
    Sorry but I have to laugh at that. I've a corrupt mind haha :P



    surgery like that will cost a lot more than €3


  • #6
    bk
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 23,110 Mod ✭✭✭✭bk


    Atlas_IRL wrote: »
    Anyone know where i can get a longer one for a good price?

    Gamestop have 2 meters for €10, not bad for brick and mortars.


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  • #7
    seanos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,459 ✭✭✭seanos


    Was quite pleased with HDMI cables got from eirsec.ie
    3M - €6.49
    5M - €7.99
    10M - €9.99


  • #8
    MartMax
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,667 ✭✭✭MartMax


    seanos wrote: »
    Was quite pleased with HDMI cables got from eirsec.ie
    3M - €6.49
    5M - €7.99
    10M - €9.99

    Dropped them an email this afternoon querying if they have any stock. I haven't received any reply yet. Might give them a ring tomorrow. :confused:


  • #9
    Atlas_IRL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,857 ✭✭✭Atlas_IRL


    peejay1986 wrote: »
    Sorry but I have to laugh at that. I've a corrupt mind haha :P

    Im not asian :D
    bk wrote: »
    Gamestop have 2 meters for €10, not bad for brick and mortars.
    seanos wrote: »
    Was quite pleased with HDMI cables got from eirsec.ie
    3M - €6.49
    5M - €7.99
    10M - €9.99
    mart_max wrote: »
    Dropped them an email this afternoon querying if they have any stock. I haven't received any reply yet. Might give them a ring tomorrow. :confused:

    Cheers lads, mart_max let us know how you get on.


  • #10
    coldfire1x
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,354 ✭✭✭coldfire1x


    mart_max wrote: »
    Dropped them an email this afternoon querying if they have any stock. I haven't received any reply yet. Might give them a ring tomorrow. :confused:

    There, you can buy them from their ebay site.

    http://stores.shop.ebay.ie/Eirsec-Ltd__W0QQ_armrsZ1QQ_fsubZ958771010


  • #11
    MartMax
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,667 ✭✭✭MartMax


    Got a reply late in the evening. So I ordered a 10m long HDMI cable through their ebay site. It's cheaper by €1 too! Finger cross, hopefully will get it on Wednesday so I can play PC games across the room on a plasma tv!


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  • #12
    enfant terrible
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,594 ✭✭✭enfant terrible


    Got a 2M one from ebay for around 2.20 euro, think it took around 10 days to arrive

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2M-Premium-Gold-HDMI-1-3-Cable-For-PS3-HDTV-1080P-K4_W0QQitemZ270416390717QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Computing_CablesConnectors_RL?hash=item3ef612aa3d


  • #13
    garyt24
    Registered Users Posts: 70 ✭✭garyt24


    Atlas_IRL wrote: »
    Anyone know where i can get a longer one for a good price?

    Harvey normans are doing 3m hdmi cables for 10euro in there sales baskets..


  • #14
    khye
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭khye


    mart_max wrote: »
    Dropped them an email this afternoon querying if they have any stock. I haven't received any reply yet. Might give them a ring tomorrow. :confused:

    Hi,

    Just saw your post regarding our HDMI cables...

    Not sure If we already replied to you as your username may be different here on the boards, but just in case I will let you know here..

    We have the 3m, 5m and 10m HDMI cables in stock, we will have the 1.5m cables back in stock in a few weeks also.

    http://www.eirsec.ie/Cables-And-Power/HDMI-Cables/

    Depending on quantities, you can normally save a euro or two by using the eBay shop:
    http://stores.shop.ebay.ie/Eirsec-Ltd

    Hope this is of help,

    Best regards,
    Khye Hickey
    Eirsec Support


  • #15
    MartMax
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,667 ✭✭✭MartMax


    Thanks Khye. I did get a reply late in the evening and placed an order immediately after. Received the cable 2 days later. Works perfectly fine for connecting my PC to a plasma TV 10 metres away! :D


  • #16
    DonkeyStyle \o/
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,145 ✭✭✭DonkeyStyle \o/


    I got a 3m hdmi cable in Power City for €12, which wasn't bad.
    Big respect to Power City for not stocking only the "premium" cables.


  • #17
    Sponge Bob
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,234 ✭✭✭✭Sponge Bob


    khye wrote: »
    We have the 3m, 5m and 10m HDMI cables in stock, we will have the 1.5m cables back in stock in a few weeks also.

    Quick Q, ( thanks for the reasonable pricing by the way )

    Are all of these HDMI 1.3 spec , 1.3a or 1.3b ??

    Are they Category 1 ( Standard) or Category 2 ( High Speed) ??

    Are all labels fully compliant with this ??

    http://www.hdmi.org/news_events/news_archives.aspx#Guidelines

    TIA


  • #18
    khye
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭khye


    Hi,

    All of the HDMI cables we have listed are 1.3b, Category 2

    They are manufactured by a very reputable OEM company who has been in the business more than 10 years now.

    All Certs are available and labels are fully compliant.

    Hope this is of some help..

    ;-)


  • #19
    Sponge Bob
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,234 ✭✭✭✭Sponge Bob


    khye wrote: »
    Hope this is of some help

    Tis indeed , they are the highest general spec currently available while a lot of cables are only category 1 and cannot carry fast and very high def signals reliably . Many shops do not sell category 2 but the 1/4 speed category 1 .

    No HDMI 1.4 gear out yet


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