As a techie I like looking for and supplying myself with adapter cables. Since purchasing our Flip Video MinoHD (which features a mini-HDMI port), I’ve been curious if I could find an adapter that will convert mini-HDMI to standard definition video, so that I can, potentially, video playback straight from the Flip to any television.
Well, I came across this lovely HDMI cable from Best Buy. Not an adapter cable, per se, but this cable will, no doubt, carry a fierce HD signal at a price of $2,200.
Granted, this cable is 39 feet long, but, at such an insane price, I decided to do some price crunching to see how ridiculously inflated the Best Buy cable compared. I searched for the cheapest, non-auction HDMI cable of similar length (which turns out to be 30-foot HDMI from Monoprice.com for $27) and compared to the above, premium HDMI cable. Then, taking the percentage inflation between the two cables (8,148%), I applied it to every-day items to see how expensive they would be. Here goes…
- A pack of gum: $0.69 / $56.22
- Starbucks Grande Latte: $5.50 / $448.14
- 174-pack box of diapers: $41.54 / $3,384.68
- A one-night stay in a AAA Four Diamond hotel: $159.00 / $12,995.32!!!
By the way, I did find the adapter I was looking for.
