Lindy lets loose another locking HDMI cable
By Darren Murph 
posted Mar 16th 2009 8:10AM
posted Mar 16th 2009 8:10AM
Locking HDMI cables -- ever heard of 'em? Yeah, they're all the rage in the home theater market right now, and given that Lindy has yet to come out with one of its own, well, it definitely had to remedy that. To be fair, the outfit's new Premium Gold HDMI 1.3b Cat 2 Cables don't actually posses the innate ability to clip in, but Lindy's quite clear that you can attach an optional Connector Lock for yank-proof peace of mind. The cables are available with 24K gold connectors and can be purchased in lengths ranging from 0.5 to 20 meters; check 'em right now across the pond for £49.99 ($70) and up.
They fit so tight anyway (that's what she said). Who are these people that are yanking on their HDMI cables? Once a home theater is setup, doesn't it just sit there all stationary?
I agree with Loban, I suppose that there is some reason for this with some complicated custom setup where it would be all but impossible to get to the cords after the installation and you didn't want to take any chances. But why would anyone else have to worry about cables being yanked out when the whole system just sits there? Gremlins? Earthquakes? Geez, how did we live all these years without locking RCA cables connecting the components for our stereos? But at least these are "Premium Gold", and not just "Semi-Precious Silver". Rock on...
There's a need for these, and I'll take 'em. I've always been disappointed in how shallow the HDMI connectors are. It's short n stubby connector works just fine for a USB key, but when you've got the weight of a cable and the HDMI head itself, it just never truly feels IN all the way to me. If you're like me and you like to move things around, plug and unplug while trying out new equipment or new gaming systems, or even upgrading a router or wire, then having an HDMI or even a SATA (External Tivo drive) wire pop out is always a concern.
I'm with Danny B on this one. I'm constantly rolling my equipment rack to get behind there for some reason or another, and the damn HDMI cables like to just fall out of their sockets when I'm rooting around back there. I really wish they had thought of this when they first designed the damned things.
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Gold tipped cables. Ha. You know how much gold is in consumer electronics? None! Everything is soldered internally together with tin, lead and nickel.
It happens a lot! Talk to people that install this stuff for a living and ask them how many times they've had irate customers call them because they lost their picture all of the sudden - from their HDMI Cable popping out.
Another common problem is the HDMI Cable puts a lot of stress on the HDMI Input, and it's fairly common for the HDMI Input to break, or the cable. Don't believe it, do a search on "broken HDMI", or talk to a service tech.
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