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DSE Brand Standard HDMI Cable 5 Metre Nickel Series is on clearance for $9.98 @ dick-smith
DSE Brand Standard HDMI Cable 5 Metre Nickel Series $9.98 @ Dick Smith
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Gold and Nickel
Some manufacturers offer HDMI cables in gold or nickel. But the plating on the pins and body of the connectors is the only difference. Gold makes a better electrical connection and does not corrode. However, for cables used indoors with heating and air conditioning, nickel will provide a sufficient connection and may never corrode. The selection of HDMI cables should be based primarily on their bandwidth and length, and then the type of connectors.
So true.
Gold plating really only makes a difference in corrosive environments, or very hot (100 degrees plus) environments. Connectors for those situations don't just say "gold plated", they have a thickness (e.g. 100 micrometers), and a rating for how many insertions a plug can do before the plating becomes ineffective (e.g. 50 insertions). In many cases they also say what is alloyed with the gold too, as pure gold is not ideal for contacts, it is too soft.
Gold plating for connectors in consumer items is almost always a cosmetic thing, which is why they don't give any details.
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OMG…My heart is beating real fast.I bought these today about 2 hours before the sale
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/5m-HDMI-Cable-v1-4-3D-High-Speed-…I was upset because I thought $50 saving thought they were gonna be monster cables at dick smith
Great price for a nationwide B&M store.
standard?! STANDARD HDMI?! I need limited edition, diamond encrusted, espresso making, blessed by the Pope AudioQuest cables…
Got mine today.
Wouldn't fo it over the counter, scanned at $59.
He looked it up to confirm, and let me do a click collect using their laptop ;)
$9.50 delivered on eBay - http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/5m-HDMI-Cable-Digital-v1-4-High-S…
Does nickel make it special? (serious question).