Where can I buy cheap HDMI cable in Toronto?

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I just got a PS3 and I am currently playing with my PS2 component cable at 720p(max my tv can handle) on my tv. The graphics look pretty good so far. I heard the graphics is supposed to look even better with an HDMI cable(I do have HDMI ports in my tv). What's the cheapest store in Toronto where I can purchase one? The cheapest I've see so far is a 3ft one at Canadian Computers for around $19.
 
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Wow, $5 for 3 meters is cheap.

Anywho, if you can't find anything reasonable locally you can always get em from monoprice.com. They have fair prices and fair shipping. I just got myself a nice 25ft cable to hookup my HTPC for ~$30 shipped.
 
I use Monoprice.com a lot also. Decent shipping, nice cables and great prices. You'll want the HDMI cable for upscaling for the DVD. I spent Sunday night watching Star Wars on the PS3 for the first time it looked great!
 
That's another great thing about Monoprice; in terms of cables, they're ALWAYS in stock.

+1 monoprice.com
 
[quote name='game_fanatic']There's the Philip Electronics Warehouse in Markham, $4.99 for 3m. RCSS might have some cheap cables as well.[/quote]

+1 on RCSS if you need it, like, NOW. About $10 for a 6ft cable, or maybe you can get lucky and still find the official Sony HDMI/USB cable combo for the same price ($50-60 everywhere else). It includes a longer, higher-quality cable.
 
it might be worth it to clarify that component cables and HDMI cables are incredibly close in quality--they are both digital signals and therefore it's a case of "the signal is there" or "the signal isn't" with no room for quality degradation. Outputting to 720p, both cables will produce a near-identical image.

Where you will need HDMI is for outputting in 1080p, which component cables can not do. Since your TV can't handle 1080p anyway, the only reason you might benefit from HDMI is replacing five cables (2 audio + 3 video) with one--which is rather nice.
 
[quote name='WillGabriel']it might be worth it to clarify that component cables and HDMI cables are incredibly close in quality--they are both digital signals and therefore it's a case of "the signal is there" or "the signal isn't" with no room for quality degradation. Outputting to 720p, both cables will produce a near-identical image.

Where you will need HDMI is for outputting in 1080p, which component cables can not do. Since your TV can't handle 1080p anyway, the only reason you might benefit from HDMI is replacing five cables (2 audio + 3 video) with one--which is rather nice.[/quote]

Good eye, I didn't even notice he had 720p max resolution :) Very true what is said, you won't notice much, if any, difference. HDMI is great for convenience, but if you're feeling like a cheapass, just keep what you have.
 
[quote name='WillGabriel']it might be worth it to clarify that component cables and HDMI cables are incredibly close in quality--they are both digital signals and therefore it's a case of "the signal is there" or "the signal isn't" with no room for quality degradation. Outputting to 720p, both cables will produce a near-identical image.

Where you will need HDMI is for outputting in 1080p, which component cables can not do. Since your TV can't handle 1080p anyway, the only reason you might benefit from HDMI is replacing five cables (2 audio + 3 video) with one--which is rather nice.[/quote]Component is analog.

And I vouch for Monoprice. Outstanding cables =)
 
[quote name='WillGabriel']it might be worth it to clarify that component cables and HDMI cables are incredibly close in quality--they are both digital signals and therefore it's a case of "the signal is there" or "the signal isn't" with no room for quality degradation. Outputting to 720p, both cables will produce a near-identical image.

Where you will need HDMI is for outputting in 1080p, which component cables can not do. Since your TV can't handle 1080p anyway, the only reason you might benefit from HDMI is replacing five cables (2 audio + 3 video) with one--which is rather nice.[/quote]
Firestorm pointed out one error (Component=Analog, HDMI=Digital), but also, component CAN output 1080p, but your TV would have to be capable of accepting a 1080p signal via component inputs.
 
I've just got a quick question for you guys (I'm a newbie to all of these cables really). My 360 recently died on me (hurray for the RRoD, eh?) and I replaced it with a new Arcade system. The new system has the HDMI output on it, and I'm just wondering what kind of difference the HDMI would give over the VGA cables I am currently using. I picked up the VGA cables so that I could upscale my DVD's, but I'm really just wondering if the HDMI will really do much more than the VGA cables already are.
 
Hm some people say there's a different between VGA (analog) and HDMI (digital), and others say there isn't a difference. HDMI is handy because it handles audio and video in one cable; if you're wondering if HDMI is really that much better, ask a friend to borrow his HDMI cable for a day or so. There should be an improvement with HDMI, but sometimes it ain't so.
 
[quote name='game_fanatic']Firestorm pointed out one error (Component=Analog, HDMI=Digital), but also, component CAN output 1080p, but your TV would have to be capable of accepting a 1080p signal via component inputs.[/quote]

Very true that it can, but the point is moot. HDMI exists simply because of HDCP (OK, and for convenience too). Component doesn't support HDCP, while Blu-ray and other modern hi-def devices don't allow 1080p output without HDCP (at least none that I`ve ever seen readily available). Therefore, you pretty much need HDMI to output 1080p :p
 
[quote name='game_fanatic']Oh it's moot most definitely, I just wanted to set the record straight, just as you are ;)[/quote]

Mana Thirst should just buy a new TV :lol: ;)
 
[quote name='Firestorm']Component is analog.
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You're right - my bad. Still, there won't be a practical difference between the two on a 720p TV (or in fact, on the Xbox 360 regardless. There's only a small handful of games that support native 1080p.)
 
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