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HDMI Cable scams revealed

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  • N Not Active

    Urgent!!! Please give me code to test HDMI cables and microwave burritos. Must be in VB 6


    I know the language. I've read a book. - _Madmatt

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    OriginalGriff
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    Mark Nischalke wrote:

    urgentz!!! gimme codez 2 tst cables n nuke burritos!!! must be VB 6!!! URGENTZ!!!

    FTFY! :laugh:

    Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.

    "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
    "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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    • realJSOPR realJSOP

      I buy my HDMI cables for $15 at a local electronics store.

      .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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      Rajesh R Subramanian
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      I buy mine from dealextreme for about $10 (which includes shipping all the way from Hongkong :rolleyes: )

      There are some really weird people on this planet - MIM.

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      • W wolfbinary

        Radio shack seems to mostly sell phones these days.

        That's called seagull management (or sometimes pigeon management)... Fly in, flap your arms and squawk a lot, crap all over everything and fly out again... by _Damian S_

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        AspDotNetDev
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        I guess people don't use radios anymore. :rolleyes:

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        • W wolfbinary

          Because disinformation and bad information gets us into bad ways and those who traffic in it are crooks. Willful deception is a con. You'll think differently when it happens to you.

          That's called seagull management (or sometimes pigeon management)... Fly in, flap your arms and squawk a lot, crap all over everything and fly out again... by _Damian S_

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          Lost User
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          You are not making any sense. Of course it sucks to be on the bad end of this. So unless you're at the bad end of this, so what?

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            You are not making any sense. Of course it sucks to be on the bad end of this. So unless you're at the bad end of this, so what?

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            Nish Nishant
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            I hear you Harold. It may be unethical but not illegal. Like those HTML/VB developers of the 90s charging 200 bucks an hour for work that required the intellect and knowledge of a trained 6 year old. :-D

            Regards, Nish


            Blog: blog.voidnish.com

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            • F fred_

              Interesting non-baised article .. http://hdguru.com/hdmi-cable-makers-and-dealers-use-misleading-labels-to-push-needless-expensive-upgrades/2175/[^]

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              Jon Sagara
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              Check out http://www.monoprice.com/[^] for great deals on HDMI cables (and tons of other stuff). I've bought several, and they work great.

              Jon Sagara Some see the glass as half-empty, some see the glass as half-full. I see the glass as too big. -- George Carlin .NET Blog | Personal Blog | Articles

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              • N Not Active

                Urgent!!! Please give me code to test HDMI cables and microwave burritos. Must be in VB 6


                I know the language. I've read a book. - _Madmatt

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                Mladen Jankovic
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                It gives whole new meaning to CMB acronyms - Cosmic Microwave Burritos.

                [Genetic Algorithm Library] [Wowd]

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                • A AspDotNetDev

                  I guess people don't use radios anymore. :rolleyes:

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                  Henry Minute
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                  Me, me me! I use a radio, I do.

                  Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”

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                  • realJSOPR realJSOP

                    I buy my HDMI cables for $15 at a local electronics store.

                    .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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                    "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                    -----
                    "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

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                    Dan Neely
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                    You're still getting ripped off. Buy them a week in advance from monoprice[^] for a fraction of that price.

                    3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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                    • W wolfbinary

                      Radio shack seems to mostly sell phones these days.

                      That's called seagull management (or sometimes pigeon management)... Fly in, flap your arms and squawk a lot, crap all over everything and fly out again... by _Damian S_

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                      puromtec1
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                      Take a look next time a little closer, anything that plugs into a computer is about 300% to 900% over priced compared with what you get from just up the road.

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                      • N Nish Nishant

                        I hear you Harold. It may be unethical but not illegal. Like those HTML/VB developers of the 90s charging 200 bucks an hour for work that required the intellect and knowledge of a trained 6 year old. :-D

                        Regards, Nish


                        Blog: blog.voidnish.com

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                        Mycroft Holmes
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                        Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

                        VB developers of the 90s

                        What, who, me, nooo, never, we wouldn't do that. Besides it was only $95

                        Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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                        • D Dan Neely

                          You're still getting ripped off. Buy them a week in advance from monoprice[^] for a fraction of that price.

                          3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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                          After shipping, does it really matter?

                          .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
                          -----
                          "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                          -----
                          "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

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                          • realJSOPR realJSOP

                            I buy my HDMI cables for $15 at a local electronics store.

                            .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
                            -----
                            "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                            -----
                            "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

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                            Le centriste
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                            2$ on ebay. There is a catch, you have to buy a pack of three. :rolleyes:

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                            • realJSOPR realJSOP

                              After shipping, does it really matter?

                              .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
                              -----
                              "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                              -----
                              "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

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                              Dan Neely
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                              Base rate shipping for a 3' HDMI cable bumped the price from about $2.50 to $5. Monoprice runs a very lean operation. Edit: Unless you're already at the store once you factor in time/gas money even next day shipping (+$20) is arguably cheaper for one cable. Adding additional cables only added an extra buck fiftyish/cable or less at all shipping rates; so unless you need them today monoprice is cheaper for bulk orders even if after factoring in next day shipping costs.

                              3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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