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Forums - Microsoft - Xbox 360 Elite didn't come with an HDMI cable? Who cares!

Cypher1980 on 24 April 2010

I think removing the HDMI cable is an OK thing to do now.

Back in the day I remember that the cheap HDMI cables were 30 bucks. Now that the tech is more available cables can be picked up for a few dollars.

MS basically were getting a huge amount of perceived value by putting the cable in box. Now not so much.

So out it comes !



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NJ5 on 24 April 2010
ironman said:
NJ5 said:
ironman said:
I read this thread in utter disbelief... How much was the price drop from the 360s with the HDMI cable and the ones without? Wasn't it around $100.00? At least $30.00 of that price drop came from not including an HDMI cable, this I guarantee you. So, I basically get an HDMI cable from amazon for nothing, and MS puts an extra $27.00 or so bucks into my pocket...good deal if you ask me. I just don't get what the point of complaining is, I mean MS did drop the price when they deleted the HDMI cable, it's not like the 360 is still the same price, but now does not include the cable.

I'm not really understanding your point. How can $30 of the price drop be related to the HDMI cable? I hope you don't think that the cable costs anywhere near that to produce.

 

Easy, the two happened at the same time, how can you think they are not related? The cable may not cost more than a few bucks, but the markup is pretty decent, even if they weren't to sell it at full market value, what they thought it was worth vs. the price of ones you can get for less than $3.00 is enough to make me glad that they nixed the HDMI cable.  

"They happened at the same time, how can I think they're not related" ?

Can't really argue with such logic.

 



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