Harvey Norman rip off

[SMOKEU]

I went into Harvey Norman and the salesman there was trying to sell my mate a 1m long HDMI cable for $279 as he had just bought a new sound system from them. Why the fuck do they charge such an obscene amount of cash for a short cable?

[sil3nt]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Electronics...287267696.htm?

Sure it wasnt $27.90

[Ronin]

And any number of reviews I have read say the same thing. A $10 cable will do the same job with the same quality.

[Virago]

Yup, that's where they make the real money - the added extras. A cable they buy for $10, and sell for $200 plus.

They're not worth it at any price. Fair Go or Close Up did a test on them, they found that even the AV experts usually couldn't pick the quality difference.

[Owl]

I went into Harvey Norman and the salesman there was trying to sell my mate a 1m long HDMI cable for $279 as he had just bought a new sound system from them. Why the fuck do they charge such an obscene amount of cash for a short cable?

Well that's dropped then!

I purchased a TV there and told the dude to not even bother trying to sell me their $500 HDMI cable. What did he do? Tried to sell me one of course, showing me a comparison between the $500 HDMI cable vs RCA.

I asked if he could show me a comparison between the $500 HDMI and $20 HDMI, but apparently couldn't, because they don't sell those.

[Headbanger]

Thats why I always let them know, "Its all good, I'll go pick up some cables from the Warehouse"

I was in HN in palmy a couple days back, when the sales-lad thought he could sell me a TV he told me told me a blu-ray player on my current TV would be of no benifit, then when he relised I wasn't going to buy a TV he told me a Blu-Ray player on my current TV would be awesome and near the quality of a much more expensive TV....I just needed to pair it up with one of their awesome HDMI cables.

Lmfao.


I went and borrowed a Blu-ray player.....

[hayd3n]

buy a ps3 hdmi cable $40 1 metre long and good enough for blue ray

[marty]

Isn't that what a PS3 is for? Full wireless internet with wireless keyboard, on a 43" screen, thru a $15 HDMI cable, DVD and BluRay with home theatre, all for under $500 (not including the TV of course) - there's a 32" flat screen/Ps3 bundle on Tardme atm for $850.

[marty]

buy a ps3 hdmi cable $40 1 metre long and good enough for blue ray

you got ripped

[wysper]

Over short runs it doesn't really matter. Longer runs 7mtr plus, then it pays to get a decent cable if you want full 1080p or i. Not to mention the rubbish with 3D.

[hayd3n]

must be dearer in dunners

[peasea]

Well that's dropped then!

I purchased a TV there and told the dude to not even bother trying to sell me their $500 HDMI cable. What did he do? Tried to sell me one of course, showing me a comparison between the $500 HDMI cable vs RCA.

I asked if he could show me a comparison between the $500 HDMI and $20 HDMI, but apparently couldn't, because they don't sell those.

Could you not use a piece of string?

[Ronin]

Over short runs it doesn't really matter. Longer runs 7mtr plus, then it pays to get a decent cable if you want full 1080p or i. Not to mention the rubbish with 3D.

If your running that far then there is something wrong anyway.

[YellowDog]

[nothingflash]

Fair Go or Close Up did a test on them

That episode was great. Fair Go asked Company X what the difference is between their $480 cable and a $20 cable and their official response was that the dearer cable is future proofed for technology that hasn't been invented yet.