Originally Posted by PakiPrince31 How much is the standard shipping at monoprice.com?

YMMV. They don't rape you on shipping like most places, so it's dependent on the size/weight of what you are buying. They basically charge what it actually costs to package & ship, a novel concept.

Anyone have any experience with their in-wall/in-ceiling speakers? The price is pretty hot for something that I'd be using as rear surrounds anyway and they probably doesn't need to be super high-end, though, it would help. I'd be interested in picking some up as they've gotten decent reviews on the site, but I wanted to know if anyone had first hand experience with them. Thanks.

Originally Posted by McNutsack Thank you. This MonoPrice elitism is out of control. MonoPrice's price's are not nearly as good as Amazons, or at times other sites as well. My cord from Monoprice only works on my 360, not my PS3. I got a $2 cord from Amazon that runs both perfectly. Don't fall for MonoPrice hype until you've searched better sites 1st.

I'd like to know where these "better sites" are-- because given their ridiculously low prices and shipping rates, same-day order-and-mail, quality product and exemplary customer service, I just don't see this being possible.

Frankly, I'd pay one dollar more through them than try to nickel and dime myself from some unknown buyer off of Amazon that will probably ship whenever they get around to it the next day.
Monoprice is exactly the kind of company you can rely on for low prices and great customer relations-- so forgive me if you think I'm being "elitist".

Originally Posted by McNutsack Thank you. (...)My cord from Monoprice only works on my 360, not my PS3. I got a $2 cord from Amazon that runs both perfectly. Don't fall for MonoPrice hype until you've searched better sites 1st.

Ever consider contacting Monoprice and having them refund the money?

For me, no complaints on Monoprice, having bought an HDMI cable for my ps3, a Sansa MP3 docking/charging, and I'm about to place an order for a long VGA cable and a powered VGA splitter. It's cheaper than b&m retailers, and I dont like the idea mining for a cheaper price, usually found on some shady looking website, and having some unreliable service from them.

I bought a textbook on the cheap from a referred site from Amazon. I spent $10 shipped, when the book costs $90 in my local college bookstore. I ended up buying the $90 book because the online retailer took 7 weeks to get that book to me.

I'm not an elistist, because if I were, I'd be blowing my money on MonsterCables. I just like the service that I get from monoprice, and if that means I have to spend the extra $1-$3 dollar premium to get it on HDMI, then so be it.

There are sooo many options of HDMI cables on Monoprice I'm looking for just a single cable for an HD cable box. Which one should I get any reccomendations? Is 1.3 the one to get? That should work with any HDMI slot right?

Originally Posted by cag1000 There are sooo many options of HDMI cables on Monoprice I'm looking for just a single cable for an HD cable box. Which one should I get any reccomendations? Is 1.3 the one to get? That should work with any HDMI slot right?

V 1.3 cable is the latest, so you should get those. I suppose any kind of hdmi cable will work. i bought a belkin cable at target for 50 bucks, it works great, but i dont want to pay that much for every cable.
GrilledWitOnions recommended these cables:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2 (10ft cable)
http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2
http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2

Every one says how great their cables work, but dont say wich ones they bought, so try to look at some reviews too.

There are a lot of nerdwires in my apt, and they are nearly all monoprice. All but one worked, and they sent ANOTHER ONE and didn't even ask for mine back.

Everything is color-coded, and I wired my entire living room for less than the 12' HDMI cable they tried to sell me at Best Buy with my tv.

RE: HDMI cable for Cable box, ask your cable provider. Comcast gives them away like lollipops at a bank, at their offices. Just ask.

Question. I'm not too sure how AWG affects anything. Could anyone explain this?

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So as a prospective PS3 buyer, I just need a male to male 1.3a HDMI cable...is that right?

Originally Posted by berzirk So as a prospective PS3 buyer, I just need a male to male 1.3a HDMI cable...is that right?

Correct.

Originally Posted by Interfeci Question. I'm not too sure how AWG affects anything. Could anyone explain this?

IIRC, AWG is basically the thickness of the cable. If you're running a home-theater, your'd want between 12-18 AWG speaker wire. The lower the number, the thicker.

That being said, I've bought my ethernet cables, HDMI cables, and 200 feet of 12 AWG speaker wire from Monoprice, and all is wonderful.

The only minor issue I had with them is when I bought banana plugs. They ended up sending a few packages of "open screw" types, when I wanted (and paid for) closed screw type. They sent replacements the same day I emailed, without wanting/needing the open ones back. They are wonderful.

Dumb question that's probably been asked, but does anyone know when Monoprice generally restocks? I need an iPod sync cable and I refuse to pay 2000% at Best Buy.

Thanks for the heads up.

Obligatory "Monoprice pleasures my nethers" comment.

Originally Posted by Strell Dumb question that's probably been asked, but does anyone know when Monoprice generally restocks? I need an iPod sync cable and I refuse to pay 2000% at Best Buy. Thanks for the heads up. Obligatory "Monoprice pleasures my nethers" comment.

Most items will have an ETA and for the ones that don't may of recently just went out of stock or they're unsure I assume. An example of this would be:

http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2

It shows "Estimated Time Arrival: 10/9/2009" right under the user satisfation rate (Same place you click to purchase normally). If you're on the multiple listings page, it's located on the right side where you can usually add stuff to your cart.

The sync cables look like they say they come in on 10/03/2009, but I don't know if those are the cables you're looking for. I doubt they're different than the one without the ETA since that one is 3.5ft and the other are at 2 or 6 foot. I can say their notification system works pretty well, but sometimes it takes a little while to restock those ones without a specified ETA.

Looking at this one. I gots a fifth gen iPod video, some 3-4 years old.

ETA is N/A, so I was wondering if there was a general timetable here.

Oh well! Thanks for the heads up!

If you're not opposed to a shipping wait, get one from DealExtreme. I ordered one a few months ago. While it's an obvious knockoff, it works great.

Recommendations?
Need 3-6 feet HDMI cable for when I get an HDTV

Take your pick of the HDMI cables they have to offer:

http://www.monoprice.com/products/su...02&cp_id=10240

Any of the 28 AWG cables would work for your needs. Category 2 is tested for higher speeds, though either one would work. Info about the differences:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_1.3

I have numerous of these cables, and they all work like a champ:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2 (10 ft)
http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2 (6 ft)

Same quality as monster?

Monster Cable is so over-hyped, it's ridiculous. HDMI cables either work or they don't.

Just about every AV cable I have at this point is a Monoprice cable, and I've bought hundreds of dollars of cables from them.

From another post of mine, in the Monoprice thread in the DVD forum:

Originally Posted by shrike4242 I've ordered all of the following types of cables from them: HDMI cables RCA component cable RCA composite cables S-Video cables TOSLink optical cables Speaker wire Banana plugs for speaker wire USB cables Ethernet cables USB extension cables AC power cables AC power extension cables All of them have been solid cables with no issues at all. Shipping has always been reasonably priced and quick. I've been buying from them for years and will keep doing so for years more.

Want the best quality though.
My TV right now was made before I was born - never really showed the difference in quality in cables
But HDTVs show it and its driving me nuts. I want full HD when I get my TV!