(Fail) No Wii For The Kids: Hidden Costs Compel Console Return

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xman said:
As usual gaming gets a bad rap. Guy should have done some research. I just bought a 52 inch Sony Bravia cost me $1800.00 was that the total cost no. I needed the following HDMI cable $60.00, wall mount $100.00. You need to look into these things it CLEARLY states on the box whats in there.

 

I don't want to be a douche, but $60 for a HDMI cable?! You can do much better, I'd say spend no more than $8-$12 on a HDMI cable. You gain 0 benefit going from a cheaper cable signal quality wise to a more expensive cable. There was a test on an investigative consumer show here in Canada involving HDMI cables at the $10, $50, and $200 price points. No difference in signal quality between the cables whatsoever.