It's not fun to hear about people losing jobs these days, but we're not fond of high-end cables around these parts, especially for digital signals like HDMI. The number of purveyors of high-end HDMI purveyors just decreased with the loss of VizionWare, which had a range of amplified HDMI cables suitable for long run lengths. Unlike some
other companies, VizionWare actually had some original tech in its offerings, so it's not at the top of our list of companies we'd like to see go under, but the sole focus on HDMI proved to be too small of a niche to justify its $20M in VC funding. The company's internet storefront is still up for now, but those looking for closeout bargains will be disappointed -- prices start at $20 for a passive 4-ft cable, and active cables starts at $83 for that same length.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Rob @ Oct 15th 2008 10:18PM
What a bloody rip off.
Monoprice.com FTW baby. $2.95 for a 6ft hdmi cable is good enough for me.
Joseph @ Oct 15th 2008 10:34PM
I've seen plenty of bad hdmi cables. Just because it's a digital signal does not mean that any cable will satisfy the bandwidth or distance requirements. Quality or active cables can be nice if you need to span a distance through walls and attic space.
Greg Niblett @ Oct 16th 2008 8:25AM
It's not a rip off.
Their main focus wasn't on standard HDMI cables. They make HDMI heads, which are sent powered over fiber optics so you don't have lag if you're using a projector far away from the audio source and amplification.
Their cables worked very well, they just cost too much money for general usage.
Galley @ Oct 16th 2008 9:04AM
Perhaps if they hadn't made them so ugly!
Eric @ Oct 16th 2008 11:23AM
Could they be in a "bag of hurt?"