Gamestop want 100$ for the HDMI cable!

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Gamestop want 100$ for the HDMI cable! - Sep 04, 2006 20:36
Hopefully I' m not breaking old news to everyone but it is still going to be a interesting view of a Xbox 360 HDMI Cable. The GameStop Universal Premium HDMI Cable is schedule for release on December, 1st 2006 for 99.99 dollars

Also its for the Ps3.

I just hope ps3 deliver something a lot cheaper,because it' s not fun to pay 100$ extra just for the damn HDMI cable.
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RE: Gamestop want 100$ for the HDMI cable! - Sep 04, 2006 21:55
its a cable, how can it be that expensive? I was expecting something like 20. That clearly is just takeing advantage of the early ps3 buyes.
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RE: Gamestop want 100$ for the HDMI cable! - Sep 04, 2006 22:07
Yeah...fuck them.
But this is what' s gonna happend.

The worse case scenario is when companies do it like this....

http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/top/sleazy-circuit-city-ripping-off-xbox-360-customers-198065.php

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RE: Gamestop want 100$ for the HDMI cable! - Sep 04, 2006 22:11
I seen that, some people are so stupid, I bet if they paid an extra 10 quid they will get some bottled fresh air.
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RE: Gamestop want 100$ for the HDMI cable! - Sep 04, 2006 22:12
Well,i could understand if for ex my dad saw it andwould pay for it.
But anyone who doesn' t only play Texas hold' em and Table tennis should know it' s a scam.
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RE: Gamestop want 100$ for the HDMI cable! - Sep 04, 2006 23:10
Can' t you get cheaper ones or will they only be certain ones that are compatible with the ps3?.

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RE: Gamestop want 100$ for the HDMI cable! - Sep 04, 2006 23:47
Another pointelss thread by quez - you can buy any HDMI cable you want for your PS3 so FUCK gamestop.

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RE: Gamestop want 100$ for the HDMI cable! - Sep 04, 2006 23:55


ORIGINAL: ]GaNgStA[

Another pointelss thread by quez - you can buy any HDMI cable you want for your PS3 so FUCK gamestop.


Thats what I was thinking but wasn' t sure.

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RE: Gamestop want 100$ for the HDMI cable! - Sep 05, 2006 02:36


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Another pointelss thread by quez - you can buy any HDMI cable you want for your PS3 so FUCK gamestop.


Do you and Quetz have some kinda feud going on because your attitudes towards each other are... pretty rough.

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RE: Gamestop want 100$ for the HDMI cable! - Sep 05, 2006 02:37
Gangsta is a fuck-face,oh wait no...he is a retard,and thus " retarded" .

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RE: Gamestop want 100$ for the HDMI cable! - Sep 05, 2006 02:39
How about fucktard . That word is sooooooo funny!

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RE: Gamestop want 100$ for the HDMI cable! - Sep 05, 2006 02:41
How about if i play in HD on my HDTV and you don' t?
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RE: Gamestop want 100$ for the HDMI cable! - Sep 05, 2006 02:59
How about I go and buy an HDTV AFTER making sure I can play 360 on it without getting any additional cables
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RE: Gamestop want 100$ for the HDMI cable! - Sep 05, 2006 03:00
Hey!!!

I just needed the VGA HD and a VGA adapter.

Costed me around 500 kr vid shipment.

Basically 70 dollars,but nvm


Some people at this site is kind of retarded.
They doesnt think you can get HD if you buy a HD-ready/HD-compitable TV.

Instead they think some companies sell a HD tv without any output.

Now Evil-man is that retarded.

Btw i need to use my DVI-Component Cable for HD over the digital HD box on TV.

That' s not complicated.
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RE: Gamestop want 100$ for the HDMI cable! - Sep 05, 2006 03:13
Right now nobody knows what HDMI cables will work with PS3. Everybody' s assuming that they can use any without thinking about the grades.

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RE: Gamestop want 100$ for the HDMI cable! - Sep 05, 2006 03:23


ORIGINAL: Majikdra6on

Right now nobody knows what HDMI cables will work with PS3. Everybody' s assuming that they can use any without thinking about the grades.


Thats why I asked but someone...(not to mention any names ahem ...gangsta) implied they' ll all work which if true why not bundle it, it wouldn' t take much room, time or money...

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RE: Gamestop want 100$ for the HDMI cable! - Sep 05, 2006 03:25
Fukk Gangsta!
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RE: Gamestop want 100$ for the HDMI cable! - Sep 05, 2006 03:25

Another pointelss thread by quez - you can buy any HDMI cable you want for your PS3 so FUCK gamestop.



Is this official? I mean you cant buy any componet cable for the 360 and make it work? companies have a habit of customizing thigns, its a wonder that Xbox controller is real USB this time!

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RE: Gamestop want 100$ for the HDMI cable! - Sep 05, 2006 03:28


ORIGINAL: Vx Chemical


Another pointelss thread by quez - you can buy any HDMI cable you want for your PS3 so FUCK gamestop.



Is this official? I mean you cant buy any componet cable for the 360 and make it work? companies have a habit of customizing thigns, its a wonder that Xbox controller is real USB this time!


Thats why...errr that gangsta influencing my thinking

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RE: Gamestop want 100$ for the HDMI cable! - Sep 05, 2006 04:47
I checked ebay and you can easily get Gold plated Hdmi cables for under 20 maybe even 10.

Is gold plated all its cracked up to be?
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RE: Gamestop want 100$ for the HDMI cable! - Sep 05, 2006 05:16
HDMI 1.3 is backwards compatible with the old ones.

Quez - try fucking some of them females, it' s much more fun.

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RE: Gamestop want 100$ for the HDMI cable! - Sep 05, 2006 05:44
Not all HDMI cables can carry a 1080p signal. The vast majority of HDMI cables currently available only support the 75MHz 720p/1080i signals. They aren' t even tested at >165MHz speeds and most are catagorized (spelling?) Catagory 1 (or class 1).

If you want to play in 1080p you' ll need a Catagory 2 (class 2) capable cable supporting speeds >165MHz (up to 340MHz).

If you want a 1080p capable HDMI cable you' re going to be paying around $100 or £65 in the UK. It' s possible that they are available cheaper but they' d likely be shit cables.

The thing is, how many people will want to play in 1080p?!

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RE: Gamestop want 100$ for the HDMI cable! - Sep 05, 2006 05:47
Unless you have a screen the size of Joe' s ass, I think not.
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RE: Gamestop want 100$ for the HDMI cable! - Sep 05, 2006 06:18
I don' t think many people wil be playing in 1080p - those TV' s are way to expensive.Maybe in 2008 this will be the new trend , but for now it' s all about 720p (and that' s what PS3 games support mostly).

You can get 3000$/m cable for your speakers if you want to, so I' d say there will be even more expensive HDMI cables for PS3 , but there are cheaper ways to connect your PS3 with your TV and also through HDMI.


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RE: Gamestop want 100$ for the HDMI cable! - Sep 05, 2006 06:21
how about this, I' ll play on 1080p when Sony can make it happen. See y' all 2008.

This gamestop thing really is pretty competitive if they' re silver plated and Cat2. I don' t think there are all that many Cat2 cables out yet though, so I wouldn' t expect really competitive prices from anyone.

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RE: Gamestop want 100$ for the HDMI cable! - Sep 05, 2006 18:14

how about this, I' ll play on 1080p when Sony can make it happen. See y' all 2008.


You can play 360 in 1080p if you have a nice upscanning device - PS3 will mostly upscale to 1080p from 720p - so the native piscture will mostly be 720p