The Vince Files » MonoPrice http://www.thevincefiles.net My rants, ramblings, and reflections Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:37:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Looking for cheap HDMI cables? http://www.thevincefiles.net/2009/01/03/looking-for-cheap-hdmi-cables http://www.thevincefiles.net/2009/01/03/looking-for-cheap-hdmi-cables#comments Sun, 04 Jan 2009 01:00:59 +0000 Vince http://www.thevincefiles.net/?p=97 a

]]> Whatever you do, DO NOT BUY Monster Cable HDMI cables!  I was just on the Future Shop community forums and was reading through a recent thread on the subject.  Obviously, the mention of MonoPrice.com is against forum rules so you won’t hear of competitors.  Future Shop sells this overpriced stuff and it’s really quite sad that some people actually buy it.

Save your money and just order it online at MonoPrice.

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]]> Today, we retired our old DVD player after 4 years of service.

I still remember reading about this player around 4 years ago and finally buying it here at Visions.  It was one of the first DVD players to feature upconversion from 480i to 1080i and 720p.  These days, upconverting DVD players are common.  I’m glad to have enjoyed upconversion goodness long before people have even heard of upconversion.

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We had this unit going all digital by outputting video through DVI and audio by coaxial.  I still remember upgrading the unit’s firmware with a Zenith firmware that fixes a “white crush” issue over DVI but somehow disables upconversion over component video.

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/audio-video-sources/181770-zenith-dvb-318-lg-7832-dvd-player-merged-thread.html

This past Christmas, Anna got me an 80 GB Sony PlayStation 3!  It was just a matter of time before it would take over from the old DVD player.  We just had to wait for our order from MonoPrice.com for a optical audio cable and a HDMI female/DVI male adapter since our TV can’t accept HDMI inputs.  Yesterday, my MonoPrice order came after only 6 days shipping and we are now enjoying the PS3 in all its digital glory!

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