New Xbox 360 Elite Doesn't Include HDMI Cable

[invlem]

Opened up my PS3 120gb today, also no HDMI cable...

Not that it mattered, I bought 10 4 footers from monoprice (any other online cable retailer will work) for $28. (thats 10 cables at $2.80 each).

Just make sure its HDMI 1.3a certified to 340Mhz (10.2Gbps) bandwidth, and you are just as well off as the $100 cables the big box stores will sell you.

 

[netsql]

Jasper?

 

[belardo]

Not a big deal over a $20 video cable. The PS3 (Big or Thin) do not include HDMI cable either.

 

[Guest]

$3 for gold plated connections. Not that you need them if you've ever seen the monster wire vs. coat hanger experiment....

www.monoprice.com

 

[r0x0r]

What I'd like to know is how much of the XBOX360 customer base actually owns a TV with HDMI input. That could explain the decision.

Can't believe people are getting so worked up over a cheap cable though...

 

[captaincharisma]

tell me about it. do people just think Monster makes HDMI cables? go to wallywaorld to get a 20-30 dollar HDMI cable. and there isn't much of a difference between component(RGB) and HDMI to begin with.

 

[joey_sfb]

M$ is good at CATCH 22. Guess what this time!. Unless you have a AMP/receiver that support HDMI input to decode both the video and audio 5.1/6.1 DD/DTS you are going to spend an additional $50 on this that split the HDMI video for your 42 inch TV and audio through an optical 5.1 audio for your older receiver.

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/x/xbox360hdmiavcable/