LED-infused HDMI cables add some light to your home theater

by Ross Miller posted Apr 4th 2009 at 1:33AM

We know what you're thinking: you've decked out your gaming rig with a translucent case and a string of LEDs inside, and gave similar treatment to the wall just behind your display ... so why not add that special glow to your connection, too? Enter these HDMI 1.3 cables from Donya, available in only the finest of patriotic colors -- red, white, and blue. It'll set you back 999 yen (about US $10) plus an unknown amount for shipping, but if you're impatient, we're sure there's a little DIY weekend project to take from this.

[Via Akihabara News]

Filed under: Cables

Tags: hdmi, hdmi 1.3, Hdmi1.3, led

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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Jack Cox @ Apr 4th 2009 6:57AM

That's just what I want, bright blue lights shining in my face while trying to watch a movie
It would also help shine a light on the dust bunnies hiding behind the stereo so all my friends can see that I'm a slob and never dust back there.

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MI @ Apr 4th 2009 11:01AM

Dear God,k deliver us from extraneous LEDs!

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iouttolunch @ Apr 4th 2009 2:02PM

Light pollution or bling bling, you decide ;)

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NoAndThen @ Apr 4th 2009 3:17PM

This is just dumb. People want dark theater rooms. And certainly not red or blue light- the damn cable box bothers me enough as it is.

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EQC @ Apr 4th 2009 4:54PM

The funny thing is, it's actually a reasonable price at $10.

For all the whacked out places/companies selling regular 6-foot HDMI cables for $50-$100, it'll be funny to walk into a store one day and see that the only reasonably priced cable has a useless/bothersome light on it. Perhaps that'll be Best Buy's way of up-selling you to Monster:

"You see sir, if you want a $10 cable, it's gonna have this blinding LED on it. Monster cables, on the other hand, don't emit light and only cost 7 times more!"

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Deathwish238 @ Apr 4th 2009 6:58PM

This is stupid...

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Brat81 @ Apr 5th 2009 10:07AM

how is a blue led going to kill your eyes when it's sitting in the unit BEHIND the unit ?

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