Sony looks to help consumers out with new swivel HDMI cables

Sony's launching its own version of the suddenly popular swivel head HDMI cable, with both vertical and horizontal links going on sales this month in lengths of about three or six feet. At $50 and $60, respectively, they solve the need for "costly" 90 degree adapters ($3 or so at Monoprice or other online retailers) and save space on flat panel wall mounts. Of course, if you were planning on wildly overpaying for HDMI cables already, they're really not that bad. It's all about perspective.

[Roberini Posted Mar 3rd 2009 10:04PM]

At those ridiculous prices, Sony is not helping me at all. Monoprice FTW baby.

[chodaboy19 Posted Mar 3rd 2009 11:06PM]

The are swiveling the wrong way.

[HC Posted Mar 4th 2009 12:18AM]

At least its a start for a major company to realize there is something wrong with the design of HDMI and its cables...

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2009 12:41AM]

How about one that just stays plugged in??

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2009 12:47AM]

what a rip off, nothing to see here, move along...

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2009 2:18AM]

So let me get this right..

I can buy a 15' HDMI 1.3a cable at monoprice for like $5 and $3 for the adapter. That's $8 total and why again should I pay Sony $50-$60?

LOL.. Helping consumers my ass.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2009 8:37AM]

Still, a lot cheaper than a Pioneer plasma..............

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2009 11:58AM]

If they build the TV to have the HDMI ports in the right position to begin with, e.g. HDMI ports should point downwards instead backwards, you don't need any adapter.

So, they deliberately design the TV with wrong port position. Then try to sell you a special cable to rip you off. Good business plan.

[HC Posted Mar 5th 2009 12:54AM]

Are you kidding me? I have a television with the HDMI ports facing downwards and it's just as bad as having them straight up. One of my cables kept sliding out a bit so the signal would be lost till I put it back in, another cable head became loose because it was a thick 24AWG cable and couldn't fit in the space given.

They needed to have HDMI have a locking feature from the start, or screws like DVI and VGA.