PS3 gloss black

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mine died a few months ago, and hoping that Sony would release gloss black again. unfortunately new ones will be mat :( one annoying thing why don't they bundle hdmi cable nowdays? also thinkk it's high time to drop those coaxials.
 
Psycho Sonny said:
also no reason why sony are trying to save pennies
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at a guess those that can be had for £2.50 wont be as reliable as a company like sony would need, so they'd have to get the good quality cables which come at a much higher price.

another guess is that hdmi manufacturers could be giving sony and xbox money to not supply the cables as if they did they'd lose a lot of sales. i know a lot on hear by cheap cables but people like my parents buy the £40 ones
 
Mammalian said:
at a guess those that can be had for £2.50 wont be as reliable as a company like sony would need, so they'd have to get the good quality cables which come at a much higher price.

another guess is that hdmi manufacturers could be giving sony and xbox money to not supply the cables as if they did they'd lose a lot of sales. i know a lot on hear by cheap cables but people like my parents buy the £40 ones
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your parents obviously follow the flock of consumer marketing then and dont care about the facts, as for reliability - hdmi cables either work or they dont, and ive bought 3 x £1.50 cables and they all worked the exact same as more expensive cables
 
Psycho Sonny said:
your parents obviously follow the flock of consumer marketing then and dont care about the facts, as for reliability - hdmi cables either work or they dont, and ive bought 3 x £1.50 cables and they all worked the exact same as more expensive cables
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no they don't the picture quality on the more expensive cables is much better ;) honestly
 
5punk3monk3y said:
no they don't the picture quality on the more expensive cables is much better ;) honestly
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I couldn't tell the difference between my brother's £18 cable and my £2 ebay cable on a 48" screen. If there's that much of a difference to you, it'll justify spending the extra cash, but if I honestly can't tell the difference, I'll save the extra cash and spend it on beer to really blur the extra details.
 
Psycho Sonny said:
your parents obviously follow the flock of consumer marketing then and dont care about the facts, as for reliability - hdmi cables either work or they dont, and ive bought 3 x £1.50 cables and they all worked the exact same as more expensive cables
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i know £1.50 hdmi cables are just as great as the expensive ones, just making the point as to why sony and ms could possibly not be supplying them as we all know it's just a tiny cost, especially when you consider the discount they'd get for huge purchases.
 
marketing is a very important thing.

take diamonds for example, people pay thousands for a diamond even though they are worthless. marketing says they are rare and precious when they arent, in fact there is enough diamonds to give every single person on the planet 100 times over, the fact is that they are all locked away in the de beers vault and they control the supply, so they charge thousands for something that is worth pennies.

i reckon they dont supply hdmi cables because it is a fairly new standard, the ps4 will definetely come with a hdmi cable, you can bet on it.
 
Zensuji said:
My Jasper 360 of 7 months ago came with an official HDMI lead and optical dongle. Do they not come with the slim xboxes?
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you sure ? my jasper elite bought in january came with neither :(



total rubbish about diamonds above too. lolworthy. clear diamonds are as rare as its made out. not so clear diamonds are common yes but no one wants a grey lump on their finger so theyre used for other things. industrial
 
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"andy" said:
you sure ? my jasper elite bought in january came with neither
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100% sure. I bought an Official HDMI lead about 3 months ago. Just got my jasper box down from the roof to pack up (getting a slim) and there was a sealed OEM (in that green plastic) HDMI lead and dongle as well as a sealed OEM component. Havent touched the box since I unpacked it. This would have been purchased in December time last year.

Cant believe there was one sitting in my roof when I need one *facepalm* sold my spare for a £10 though so its not all bad.
 
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"andy" said:
total rubbish about diamonds above too. lolworthy. clear diamonds are as rare as its made out. not so clear diamonds are common yes but no one wants a grey lump on their finger so theyre used for other things. industrial
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The comment about diamonds sent me on a bit of a research trip. Check out this article http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.09/diamond.html
De Beers does have a vault that holds most of the world's supply, although no specifics on their quality.
There are two companies in America that can synthesize flawless diamonds. So in fact even if De Beers didnt have the huge vault, the supply of diamonds can be infinite.

The most interesting/relevant thing about all this is:
Diamond, it turns out, is a geek's best friend. Not only is it the hardest substance known, it also has the highest thermal conductivity - tremendous heat can pass through it without causing damage. Today's speedy microprocessors run hot - at upwards of 200 degrees Fahrenheit. In fact, they can't go much faster without failing. Diamond microchips, on the other hand, could handle much higher temperatures, allowing them to run at speeds that would liquefy ordinary silicon. But manufacturers have been loath even to consider using the precious material, because it has never been possible to produce large diamond wafers affordably. With the arrival of Gemesis, the Florida-based company, and Apollo Diamond, in Boston, that is changing. Both startups plan to use the diamond jewelry business to finance their attempt to reshape the semiconducting world.
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5punk3monk3y said:
no they don't the picture quality on the more expensive cables is much better ;) honestly
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Deadbeat said:
I couldn't tell the difference between my brother's £18 cable and my £2 ebay cable on a 48" screen. If there's that much of a difference to you, it'll justify spending the extra cash, but if I honestly can't tell the difference, I'll save the extra cash and spend it on beer to really blur the extra details.
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I think he was being sarcastic! :p

(I hope)
 
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