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My son brought home an HDMI cable from the local Best Buy to hook up our new DVD player. In passing, I asked him how much he paid, and my jaw dropped when he said over $50 with tax. I quickly jumped on Amazon and found this cable for under 10 bucks with free shipping (gotta love prime). When it arrived 2 days later, it was the exact same cable, minus that annoying sharp plastic container, that I always cut myself on. Plugged it in and you can definitely tell a difference between the red/blue/green cables and this HDMI. 5 stars all the way, and my son is now a believer of the power of Amazon

I couldn't believe it! I hesitated for a long time to buy any HDMI cables that would cost less than $50 per my belief that quality was measured by its price. Was I so wrong. I already own a "Monster 1000HD Ultra-High Speed HDMI Cable 6 ft" which I have attached on my Samsung Blu-Ray player to my HDTV. A week ago I purchased the HP 23" HD LCD Monitor model# w2338h which has an HDMI input for my PC. I also purchased Sony's newest 6.6' 1080p HDMI cable at $40 to attach my new monitor. The picture was simply awesome. Upon reviewing the many reviews here at amazon.com about a "HDMI Cable-2 Meter (6.6 ft) Gold Plated v1.3 HDMI to HDMI Cable with Ferrite Cores" for $7.99, I decided to buy it and give it a try. I figured that if it did not work as good as my Sony cable, it would just be $8 lost. A week later I got this cable and I immediately unplugged the Sony HDMI cable and plugged the $8 HDMI in its place. To my amazement I was shocked in disbelief that such a cheap cable could deliver the same high quality picture to my PC. Yet, I was determined to find a flaw. So I went through the trouble of unplugging my $130 Monster cable from my home theater system and compare it. I found that the $130 Monster cable looked just as good as the $40 Sony cable and as just as good as my newest $8 cable. Interference on any of my 3 cables is non-existent. I am now a believer. Going forward, I will now buy this $8 HDMI cable for all my HD connections.

I had considered going with a competitor (Monoprice), but then I thought wait... let's check Amazon and look for a product that's Prime eligible. Enter HDMI King's cable.

The product works great -- don't even consider going with a higher-priced option when this serves the same need. The salesman at Best Buy will try and talk you into a Monster cable or some other 'name brand' -- don't do it. This will give your PS3 everything it needs to output in glorious HD.

In short, HDMI King cables are TOP QUALITY cables at a BARGAIN BASEMENT price!

I own SIX of these HDMI Cables with Ferrite Cores. They work flawlessly.

People often complain about interference among their HDMI components. NOT with these cables. The FERRITE CORES (and the shielded cables) do their job-- every time.

Believe me when I write I am NO master technician. I put my Home Theater System together after much trial and error. One thing I did RIGHT from the beginning-- shopping around and deciding to buy these cables. Each one has worked perfectly.

I have NEVER received a bad cable from HDMI King. They arrive very quickly too-- as AMAZON FULFILLS ALL ORDERS for the SELLER. (Order with confidence! I have Amazon Prime and each order-- I kept adding new HDMI components-- arrived in less than 2 days!)

Do NOT pay more for other cables! You simply do NOT have to!

We recently purchased a PS3 and wanted to hook it up via HDMI. As I searched for a cable, I came across ones that ranged from $5 to nearly $100. I was quite baffled at the difference and read many reviews for each product. The conclusion I came away with was that a high dollar cable was simply not needed. This seems to be a common ploy with many of the component and HDMI cables nowadays and is simply ridiculous.

We ordered the cable, received it 2 days later via Amazon Prime, and hooked up our new PS3 without any issues or problems with the display, etc. I am very happy that I did not spend over ten bucks and am thankful to all the other reviewers who helped me realize this cable was all that I needed.

UPDATE: I did some additional & extensive research online, including information provided by experts and cable providers in the field (e.g. Blue Jeans Cable) and my assessment above is accurate in regards to cables less than 15 feet in length. The only time you need a higher quality cable is when it will meet or exceed that limit, otherwise the signal will start degrading. The same principles apply to many other types of cable. The degradation can include lines, snow, blurry images, etc.