Over the years I’ve published posts about spending too much money on cables. When you go to retail store to buy your electronics those stores typically lower the cost of the gadgets themselves to remain competitive (otherwise you’d just buy online or down the street). However, they tend to recoup that lost revenue in other areas and services such as cables. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve seen a sells rep bring out a $100+ Monster HDMI cable explaining to the customer how much they really need a “quality” cable. I agree! You should have a quality cable. The problem is that it doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg. I’ve got some really low cost HDMI and Ethernet cables over the years that are still in operation to this day without any problems.
Whenever I bring up the topic of low cost cables, someone enviably calls out monoprice.com. Monoprice has become my goto source for low cost/high quality cables of all types. Especially HDMI, USB and Ethernet. The prices are almost too good to be true and the quality of the cables is outstanding!
The point of today’s post is that Monoprice is more than just cables. I wanted to mount a 32″ HDTV on the wall in my office. What I didn’t want to do was pay an arm and a leg for the mounting bracket. This is another source of revenue for retailers. These brackets can easily cost $100 or more. A quick search on Monoprice.com revealed that not only could I get the bracket I needed a fraction of the cost, but it even offered a nifty built-in level. I ordered my bracket, installed my HDTV and I couldn’t be happier. It came with everything to mount the bracket to the wall/studs as well as the necessary screws to attach the TV to the bracket. It came with a variety of different screws for all kinds of wall materials and different TVs.
The next time you want to save money on cables and accessories, check them out!
Dittos Terry. Monoprice has long been my goto for cables and other accessories. In fact the prices are so reasonable (cheap) that I typically purchase multiple cables just to have spares and often give those to friends who need one. Always great to fix someone’s broken, missing or lost cable problem by handing them a new one that costs pennies, but works just fine.
I also love Monoprice. I’m actually looking into mounting the TV in our living room now. Does anyone have ideas/suggestions on the best way to hide cables without putting them inside the wall? I’ve seen plenty of options but I’m curious what specific items people have bought and been pleased with.
Terry I would be careful with the built in levels though, I’ve mounted a couple of TV’s where the level was off.. Always test with a level you know to be true (or true enough).
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