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HDMI cable

I build the occasional bit of electronic kit, midi controllers etc. I can buy 250 components for the price of 25 from Maplin and that says it all.

What's HDMI?
 
Maplin are real rip-off merchants.

Only ever buy from them if the item is hard to find and/or you need it ASAP.

I've used TV Cables in the past and found them competitive.
 
Ebuyer are charging £6 for a 5m HDMI to HDMI cable.

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/130511

Maplin are charging £50 for 5m HDMI to HDMI cable.

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?criteria=L73BL&DOY=13m12

Am I missing something here?

Yes. You are missing an opportunity - first thing tomorrow get on the phone to Maplin and offer to supply cables at cheap price of £10 (you will buy them from Ebuyer), they will therefore will be quids in by reselling same cables at 500% markup.

HTH

sasguru
 
I went to the local Maplin store to buy an ADSL filter the other day. They were £1 something off the likes of e-buyer, and £8 from the shop.
 
I went to the local Maplin store to buy an ADSL filter the other day. They were £1 something off the likes of e-buyer, and £8 from the shop.
Anyone else had ADSL filters die on them? I have had 2 go completely dead ... can't work out why a solid state bit of kit should have a life expectancy - both supplied by BT and last just over the year!
 
Anyone else had ADSL filters die on them? I have had 2 go completely dead ... can't work out why a solid state bit of kit should have a life expectancy - both supplied by BT and last just over the year!

You just answered your own question.
 
Anyone else had ADSL filters die on them? I have had 2 go completely dead ... can't work out why a solid state bit of kit should have a life expectancy - both supplied by BT and last just over the year!

Mine came from Demon and died after a few weeks. I put it down to silent, invisible lightning occurring twice on different days (it was either that or the little goblins coming back and I promised I wouldn't see them again).
 
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