After you decide on that new HDTV you will likely be hooking up additional equipment to it with an HDMI cable. Since you probably got a good deal on the TV and components why would you think twice about just adding the cable from the same store.

Stop right there.

Cables are often high profit items at your local electronics store. My suggestion is to look online for your cables. An excellent choice is MonoPrice.com.

Choose the Correct Length

If you are connecting directly to your TV or home theater equipment a short 3’ to 4’ cable may be adequate. If you are running the cable through the wall make sure you get a long enough cable. An 8’ cable may be enough but a 10’ to 12’ cable is likely a better choice. Now try finding these cables stocked in your local electronics store for less than $30. So let’s look at an alternative.

HDMI Cables

At MonoPrice.com you can find a 3’ cable beginning at $2.52 for the 28AWG gauge cable and $5.17 for their premium 24AWG gauge cable. A 10’ cable is $4.23 for the 28AWG gauge and $8.67 for the premium 24AWG gauge cable. I was able to buy a 3’ premium cable and two 10’ premium cables with 2 day shipping prior to Christmas for a little under $35. That’s pretty amazing when you consider you would be hard pressed to buy one of them at your local electronics store for that price. It is the heaviest HDMI cable I own. It is definitely a quality cable and performs flawlessly.

Network Cables

MonoPrice.com is also a great place to buy network cables especially if you need a long length. A 75 foot Cat6 network cable is under $10 at MonoPrice. If you find the cable at all locally you likely won’t find it for that price.

So when you need quality cables at a reasonable price, check out MonoPrice.com. You’ll be glad you did – and so will your wallet.