MAFKKA on 27 August 2009
Little love for HDMI
We asked about the lack of HDMI cables in the Elite package, and his answer was interesting. "When we originally launched the Elite, we added the Elite as a third SKU, a premium SKU; we sort of threw the kitchen sink in there." He points out that when the Elite launched, HDMI cables were being sold for $50 or more. Now? You can pick one up for a few bucks. "The perceived value has changed," he claims.
Besides, gamers simply weren't getting anything out of its inclusion. "According to our research, most of the customers who bought the Elite weren't using the HDMI. We've removed it, and pased it on as part of our price savings," Greenberg told Ars.
I find it hard to believe that people play HD games with Composite cables. And if one actually does so, they are truely missing out. The difference is Huge, with a capital H. Though that "research" could've ment that people already had a HDMI laying around, and that they didnt specifically used the included HDMI cable?!
